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Transit Security Challenges and
Strategies
2016 Digital Technology and Railway Security Workshop
May 4th, 2016
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Over 11 billion trips are taken each year on public transit in the United States: **This is more than 16 times the number of trips taken in domestic air travel Public transit is, by design, an open infrastructure Public Transit is a national critical infrastructure Public Transit is a “First Responder” Public Transit is a primary target of terrorist activity
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• Open Infrastructure and culture
• Over $2 billion spent by transit since 9-11 – $6 billion in needs identified
• Development & Adoption of Standards
• Research and Technology implementation
• Customer and employee complacency
Public Transit Security Challenges:
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Key Operations Strategies and Measures • Training employees
• Security Technology
• Law enforcement resources
• Drills (field and table-top)
• Public Awareness
• Industry collaboration and Intelligence Sharing
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Suspicious Package Training
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Transit Security Technology
• Increased video surveillance/ partnerships for
sharing , videos infrastructure
• Tunnel intrusion detection systems, lasers
• Chemical detection systems
• Centralized Command Centers
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Law Enforcement Resources • K9s
• Police patrols
• Robots
• Inspections 7
Drills and Exercises
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Active Shooter Drill
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Public Awareness
Tapping the 400,000 transit employees and over 32 million daily riders to increase security awareness.
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Industry Sharing and Collaboration
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APTA Security Standards
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PT-ISAC and Cyber Reports
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APTA Contact Information:
Randy Clarke
Assistant Vice President – Public Safety, Operations & Technical Support
202-496-4815 [email protected]
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