Pittsburgh Region Transit Taps Consultant for Monongahela Incline Review
Talson Solutions will review recent incline contracts, as well as current procedures and protocols. They will start their work this month.
Talson Solutions will review recent incline contracts, as well as current procedures and protocols. They will start their work this month.
The informative session will be moderated by Scott Belcher, executive director for ACES Mobility Coalition and feature Coalition for Reimagined Mobility’s Allante Whitmore, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s Doug Jamison, and Beep’s Mark Klein.
The new rule enhances safety in the rail industry by generally requiring and emphasizing the importance and necessity of a second crewmember on all trains.
The city is exploring, and will soon begin piloting, emerging technologies designed to detect weapons carried by travelers into the transit system.
The grants will fund a variety of crossing safety and trespass prevention public education projects, which also will be conducted in conjunction with the nonprofit safety group’s observance of “See Tracks? Think Train!” Week, September 23 to 29.
By leveraging Hayden AI’s mobile perception platform installed on buses for transit zone enforcement and Mosaiq Insights, Snapper’s analytics platform, the partnership will unlock insights for transit agencies from new and existing data sources.
The high-definition LCD screens are installed on board near the entry stairwell and continuously stream live video feeds from existing security camera infrastructure onboard buses.
Under the NPRM, transit agencies nationwide would be required to create a protection program geared at personnel who work on or around the tracks, implement comprehensive training for workers, and ensure unsafe acts and conditions are reported.
RTD continues to hire officers for its Transit Police Department, with a goal to have 119 officers on staff by the end of 2024. In August 2022, the agency had 19 sworn officers.
The TTC’s campaign comes as a new internal audit report shows fare evasion at an all-time high.
The OCTA, which owns the track through San Clemente, worked in partnership with Metrolink, which operates regional passenger rail service, to build a 200-foot-long wall at Mariposa Point, to safely re-establish service on the track.
Emergency legislation, passed unanimously by the DC Council and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, includes a provision requiring anyone stopped for fare evasion to provide their true name and address, allowing police officers to issue civil citations.
The report, which is part of AECOM’s ongoing Future of Infrastructure thought leadership series, investigates the latest industry trends and outlines best practices for the successful delivery of HSR systems around the world.
In 2024, crews will be performing an estimated $6.5 million in repairs and maintenance. Through the end of May, crews will focus on 13 rail stations across five lines, as well as improvements at three bus turnarounds.
The plan includes surging State personnel to assist NYPD bag checks, a new program bill that would permit transit bans for individuals that assault other passengers, adding new cameras to protect conductor cabins, and more.
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