APTA and Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), an organization that promotes safety awareness at rail crossings, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen their collaboration on transportation safety issues and to co-develop new educational materials.

The MOU calls for both organizations to ensure their policies and positions on rail and public transit safety are consistent, create and distribute safety education and awareness materials to improve safety for rail passengers and the general public, collaborate on technical committees affecting rail and transit safety, and share materials on websites and social media feeds.

“Safety is the number one priority for our industry,” said APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy. “As public transit grows, we must provide more safety resources to all stakeholders—riders, pedestrians, and public transit employees—in ever more creative and effective ways so that the message sinks in.”

OLI and APTA also agreed to create educational materials for bus drivers operating public transit vehicles at highway-rail grade crossings.

“OLI and APTA are natural allies in transit safety,” said OLI President and CEO Joyce Rose. “Our partnership goes back more than a decade. This new agreement deepens our commitment to our shared missions and accounts for new issues and resources that didn’t exist when our alliance was born.”

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Operation Lifesaver President and CEO Joyce Rose and APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy finalize an agreement to strengthen collaboration between the two organizations.