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Public Transit Agencies Win Top Safety, Security Honors
APTA presented the annual Bus Safety & Security Excellence Awards during the conference to recognize public transit agencies for innovative programs dedicated to improving safety and security for their employees, passengers and the public.
“Congratulations to these public transportation systems for implementing successful, innovative safety and security programs that serve as a model to the rest of the industry,” said Doran J. Barnes, APTA chair and executive director, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA. “Safety and security are the top priority in the public transportation industry.”
Barnes and Acting President & CEO Richard White presented the awards. The agencies pictured below received Gold level awards.
Certificates of Merit winners follow.
The Certificate of Merit for Safety Excellence: For bus systems providing more than 20 million trips annually, the certificate was awarded to Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and Maryland Transit Administration; and for bus systems providing more than 4 million and fewer than 20 million trips annually, the certificate went to Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, MO.
The Certificate of Merit for Security Excellence: For bus systems providing more than 20 million trips annually, the certificate was awarded to Chicago Transit Authority; for bus systems providing more than 4 million and fewer than 20 million trips annually, the certificates went to Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, OH, and Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Cincinnati.
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For bus systems with fewer than 4 million passenger trips annually, the Gold Award for Safety went to Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority, Birmingham, AL.
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For bus systems with more than 4 million and fewer than 20 million passenger trips annually, the Gold Award for Safety went to Greater Bridgeport Transit, Bridgeport, CT.
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For bus systems with more than 4 million and fewer than 20 million passenger trips annually, the Gold Award for Security went to Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Kansas City, MO.
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For bus systems with 20 million or more passenger trips annually, the Gold Award for Safety went to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.
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