FTA issued guidance that may limit agencies’ ability to integrate TNCs into their demand-responsive paratransit services, potentially reducing service availability and increasing costs.
The automatic camera enforcement technology will help to record incidents and license plate information of cars passing open streetcar doors as riders get on and off.
BART reported its safety and security initiatives supported a 17 percent decrease in overall crime from the previous year, with violent crime down 11 percent over the same period.
The recent FTA notice of the proposed policy statement on the applicability of drug and alcohol testing for TNCs under the taxicab exception brings to light some critical safety issues in the use of TNCs.
The in-house detective bureau will help the agency to directly perform investigations on thefts and any other criminal activity that may occur on its property.
