Transit Security Training and Education Overview Eva Lerner-Lam President, Palisades Group USA Presented to The Education and Technology Transfer Subcommittee of the Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection Committee TRB 2004 Annual Meeting January 12, 2004

Overview Current Strategies Future Outlook and Challenges Recommendations

Pre-9/11 Security Training and Education focused primarily on localized, non-suicidal, petty crimes: graffiti, vandalism, robberies, assault and battery

Post-9/11 Security Training and Education expanded to include large-scale, suicide attacks and weapons of mass destruction and cyber-terrorism

Post-9/11 Response “Connecting Communities” Involving the Customer in alert status and process “Empowered” transit to engage with other first responders in training, tabletop and field exercises and practice drills

Current Initiatives Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration Centers for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorist Events Federal Transit Administration National Transit Institute Web resources at http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Security/Default.asp Transportation Research Board Transit Security Program at: http://www4.trb.org/trb/crp.nsf/All+Projects/TCRP+J-10

Current Initiatives Trade and Professional Associations Labor Unions American Public Transportation Association American Society of Civil Engineers Institute of Transportation Engineers Labor Unions Amalgamated Transit Union USDOT Joint Program for ITS Teleconference Technical Training T3

Future Outlook and Challenges Urgency of on-going drills and practice Many training curricula are still in development Funding for Security Training and Education is severely budget-constrained Additional burden on existing operations staff

Recommendations Integrate security education and training into standard operating procedures, in same manner as “Safety First,” but recognize the clear distinction between Safety and Security; Safety is not Security and Security is not Safety. Leverage existing and potential partnerships at all levels and across relevant disciplines Publish and encourage the use of “best practices” using traditional training venues as well as distance-learning platforms