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Past Events

SMS Workshop and Safety Seminar - Regulatory Update on Safety Management Systems

As part of the 2017 APTA Rail Conference, this workshop and safety seminar co-sponsored by the Transportation Research Board will cover the vision of safety regulators in promoting Safety Management Systems (SMS), different oversight roles that a regulator can play, research needs, and how...

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 that will feature a recent Transit Cooperative...