REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 21, 2020
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BELINDA McMILLAN HAENER, Administrative Manager
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Approval and implementation of the Public Transit Agency Safety Plan as required by the Federal Transit Administration (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the Department of Transportation/FAX Public Transit Agency Safety Plan (PTASP), as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and authorize the Director of Transportation or designee to execute and file all necessary documents on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The FTA has published a final rule for PTASP, as authorized by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This final rule requires operators of public transportation systems that receive federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 to develop PTASPs based on the Safety Management System (SMS) approach. Operators of public transportation systems will be required to implement the safety plans. The development and implementation of safety plans will help ensure that public transportation systems are safe nationwide.
BACKGROUND
The public transportation industry remains among the safest surface transportation modes in terms of total reported safety events, fatalities, and injuries. Nonetheless, given public transportation service complexities, the condition of transit equipment and facilities, turnover in the transit workforce, and the quality of policies, procedures, and training, the public transportation industry remains vulnerable to catastrophic accidents.
This rule outlines requirements for that would carry out explicit statutory mandates in MAP- 21, which was reauthorized by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) and codified at 49 U.S.C. section 5329 (see attached), to strengthen the safety of public tra...
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