Leveraging ITS to Enhance Transit Security Eva Lerner-Lam, President Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. Presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of ITS America Rhode Island Warwick, RI September 17, 2003

PALISADES Transit in the Nation’s Service Nearly 10 billion annual passenger trips 556 public transportation operators in urban areas; 1,260 organizations that provide public transportation services in rural areas; and, 3,660 organizations that provide public transportation services to the elderly and disabled people.

PALISADES Transit is a Target… Armed Assault Hostage Taking Chemical Release On Board Explosive on Board Chemical Outside Explosive/Sabotage Outside

PALISADES Transit is also Critical for Evacuation and Recovery Dependable, multi- agency, multi- jurisdictional communications systems are essential Added responsibilities for employees

PALISADES Transit Performs Well Under Stress 9/11 August 14, 2003 Blackout LA Olympics Loma Prieta Earthquake Every day crises 7-stage color-coded warning system

PALISADES What’s Important 1.Knowing our Vulnerabilities 2.Having Plans (Plan A, Plan B, etc.) 3.Training, Drilling and Practicing

PALISADES How Can ITS Help? 1.Knowing our Vulnerabilities Surveillance video, data systems Surveillance video, data systems Detection IT firewalls, chemical sensors Detection IT firewalls, chemical sensors Trend analyses data collection /analysis Trend analyses data collection /analysis “Connecting the dots” models and simulations “Connecting the dots” models and simulations

PALISADES How Can ITS Help? 2.Having Plans Planning must be multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency, so interoperable communications is essential Planning must be multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency, so interoperable communications is essential National ITS architecture, standards and protocols provide strong framework

PALISADES How Can ITS Help? 3.Training, Drilling and Practicing Evacuation instructions Evacuation instructions ATIS for employees and customers

PALISADES ITS Depends on the People Who Spec the Devices 9/11 helped galvanize multi-agency, multi- jurisdictional coordination at the local level Communications, communications, communications = ITS

PALISADES Looking to the Future… 1.Keep up the good work! 2.Leverage human cooperation…to leverage ITS…to enhance transit security 3.Understand that ITS for transit is not so much “the technology” but “getting data to flow” 4.Voila! “ITS = Getting data to flow = enhanced transit security”