Webinar: Transit Agency Practices Interacting with People Who Are Homeless
People who are homeless often use public transit vehicles or facilities as shelters to stay out of the weather and be safe. Transit agency staff trying to manage the various impacts of homeless riders should plan to attend this webinar (2 p.m. EDT) that will feature a recent Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report, Transit Agency Practices Interacting with People Who Are Homeless.
The webinar will explore effective practices, approaches, and outcomes within the transit industry regarding interactions with people who are homeless, through discussion of:
- Public library experiences
- How transit agencies have interacted with people who are homeless over time
- Findings from a survey of transit agencies
- Case examples in six cities, including:
- Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Ft. Worth, Texas)
- Metro Transit (Madison, WI)
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (Oakland, CA)
- SEPTA (Philadelphia, PA)
- Valley Metro (Phoenix, AZ)
- WMATA (Washington, DC)
The National Transit Institute (NTI) will host the webinar. FTA sponsors both TCRP and NTI to develop and apply innovative solutions and adapt technologies and approaches that help meet the demands placed on the nation’s public transit systems.