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APTA Presents Awards for Bus Safety and Security
APTA Chair Peter Varga and APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy announced the winners of the 2014 Bus Safety and Security Excellence Awards during the Opening General Session. The presentation also marked the 100th anniversary of APTA’s safety and security awards.
The awards recognize bus systems with the top safety and security programs. APTA presents Certificates of Merit and Gold Awards. Gold Award winners are featured in the photos below. Certificate of Merit winners follow:
* Bus systems with fewer than four million passenger trips annually: Certificate of Merit for Safety, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, Burnsville, MN.
* Bus systems with more than four million and fewer than 20 million passenger trips annually: Certificate of Merit for Safety, Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, KY.
* Bus systems with 20 million or more passenger trips annually: Certificate of Merit for Safety, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC; Certificate of Merit for Security, MTA New York City Transit.
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Private companies providing contracted transportation management and services: Gold Award for Safety, National Express Transit, for its work with Solano County Transit, Vallejo, CA. |
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Bus systems with fewer than four million passenger trips annually: Gold Award for Safety, Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority, Parkersburg, WV. |
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Bus systems with more than four million and fewer than 20 million passenger trips annually: Gold Award for Safety and Gold Award for Security, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/Metro, Cincinnati, OH, the first agency ever to receive both awards. |
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Bus systems with 20 million or more passenger trips annually: Gold Award for Security, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD. |
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Bus systems with 20 million or more passenger trips annually: Gold Award for Safety, Pace Suburban Bus, Arlington Heights, IL. |
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