Categories: Bus, Security and Safety, Technology

The high-definition LCD screens are installed on board near the entry stairwell and continuously stream live video feeds from existing security camera...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218766/new-york-city-transit-unveils-security-monitor-screen-bus-pilot

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Categories: Rail, Security and Safety

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...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218664/feds-open-public-comments-on-rail-transit-worker-safety-rule

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Categories: Bus, Rail, Security and Safety

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...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218655/denver-increases-transit-police-force-focused-on-goal

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Categories: Rail, Security and Safety

The TTC’s campaign comes as a new internal audit report shows fare evasion at an all-time high.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218652/toronto-latest-agency-to-enhance-fare-compliance-measures

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Categories: Safety

Pro-Straint is known for high-quality restraint chairs that enhance safety in law enforcement and correctional facilities.

https://www.government-fleet.com/10218566/pro-gard-products-expands-portfolio-with-pro-straint-restraint-chair

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Categories: Management, Rail, Security and Safety

The OCTA, which owns the track through San Clemente, worked in partnership with Metrolink, which operates regional passenger rail service, to build a...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218459/southern-californias-rail-line-set-to-resume-service

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Thought leader and 21-time best-selling author Seth Godin recently shared in his daily blog a sentence that captured our attention “more and better aren't...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218369/moving-from-traditional-transit-to-modernized-transit

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Work Truck and Heavy Duty Trucking have continued their collaborative efforts to dive into the current safety strategies employed by medium- and heavy-duty...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10216397/participate-in-work-trucks-2024-safety-study-today

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Categories: New Mobility, Technology

The review will be conducted by an objective third party and overseen by a committee, which will include local stakeholders, including affected business owners.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10217972/pittsburgh-to-examine-reasons-for-monongahela-incline-issues

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In reading news reports of several bus-pedestrian knockdowns/fatalities that have been reported in several locations around the country, I noticed they all...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10217202/bus-pedestrian-incident-what-trip-was-it

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