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USDOT announces federal funding for projects boosting public transport safety
TIN news: The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a $7m federal funding for projects that demonstrate novel and innovative approaches to improving safety of public transportation workers and passengers.
The Safety Research & Demonstration (SRD) programme will support research on new technologies and safer vehicle designs to decrease the potential for accidents.
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said: “The safety of our transportation systems is the Department’s number one priority.
The Safety Research & Demonstration (SRD) programme will support research on new technologies and safer vehicle designs to decrease the potential for accidents.
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said: “The safety of our transportation systems is the Department’s number one priority.
"We believe this grant opportunity will lead the way on developing technological innovations and design modifications in areas of critical safety needs, particularly for bus operators."
“With these new grants, FTA is funding research on cutting-edge technologies to improve the performance of public transportation, making a safe mode of travel even safer for passengers as well as those who keep the trains and buses running.”
The SRD programme will offer technical and financial assistance to transit agencies to pursue new approaches to avoid safety hazards, including exploring technologies that prevent collisions as well as those that protect transit bus operators from assault.
FTA acting administrator Carolyn Flowers said: “The research we are funding will not only highlight new ways to ensure safety throughout our public transportation systems, but it is also intended to improve the safety culture at transit agencies.
“We believe this grant opportunity will lead the way on developing technological innovations and design modifications in areas of critical safety needs, particularly for bus operators.”
The SRD programme is one of FTA’s public transportation innovation programmes authorised under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which established requirements to improve the safety of public transportation systems across the country.
The SRD programme will offer technical and financial assistance to transit agencies to pursue new approaches to avoid safety hazards, including exploring technologies that prevent collisions as well as those that protect transit bus operators from assault.
FTA acting administrator Carolyn Flowers said: “The research we are funding will not only highlight new ways to ensure safety throughout our public transportation systems, but it is also intended to improve the safety culture at transit agencies.
“We believe this grant opportunity will lead the way on developing technological innovations and design modifications in areas of critical safety needs, particularly for bus operators.”
The SRD programme is one of FTA’s public transportation innovation programmes authorised under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which established requirements to improve the safety of public transportation systems across the country.