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 rclarke@apta.com

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