1. MAP-21 The Board’s New Role in Safety
Jim Keane
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey General Manager, Operations Safety
New York and New Jersey

2. The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Aviation
Tunnels & Bridges Bus Terminals
Ferries
Marine Terminals
Transit Systems
Industrial Parks
World Trade Center
Airports
> John F. Kennedy (JFK)
> Newark Liberty (EWR)
> LaGuardia (LGA)
> Stewart (SWF)
> Teterboro (TEB)
> Atlantic City (ACY)
PATH Rail
> Maps & Stations
> Fares
Bridges & Tunnels
> George Washington Bridge
> Holland Tunnel
> Lincoln Tunnel
> Bayonne Bridge
> Goethals Bridge
> Outerbridge Crossing
Bus Terminals
> Port Authority Bus Terminal
> George Washington Bridge Bus Station
> Journal Square Transportation Center
Alerts & Advisories
E-ZPass
Ferries
Passenger Cruise Ships

3. The Port Authority of NY & NJ CBTC Installation Underway
Transit Systems
AirTrain JFK
AirTrain Newark
PATH
Oversight
ATSOB
FRA
Track Length
8 miles
3 miles
13 miles
Technology
Steel Wheel /
Steel Rail
Rubber Tire /
Straddle Beam
Monorail
Train Control
Automatic –
Moving Block
Fixed Block
Manual –
CBTC Installation Underway
Stations
10 Stations
8 Stations
13 Stations
Station Type
Enclosed
Platform
(HVAC)
Open Platform
Top Speed
60 MPH
28 MPH
55 MPH
Employees
+/- 210
+/- 180
+/- 1000

7. The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Safety Board
PA Board of
Commissioners
Executive
Director
Port Authority
Safety Board
Permanent Members
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Security Officer
Chief Capital Planning
Chief Engineer
General Counsel
Deputy General
Counsels
Director Public Safety
Director Operations
Services
General Manager,
Operations Safety
Supplemental
Law Department
Designated Attorney
Line Department
Directors
Facility Managers
PAPD Commanding
Officers
PAPD Accident
Investigators

9. The Port Authority of NY & NJ AirTrain Safety Oversight Board
PA Board of
Commissioners
Executive
Director
Port Authority
AirTrain Safety Oversight
Board
Permanent Members
Director PATH
Chief Security Officer
Director World Trade Center
Redevelopment
Construction
General Manager, Operations
Safety
Expert Consultant
Transportation Resources
Associates (TRA)
PANYNJ Created
State Safety Oversight
Agency
Per “Informal NTSB
Recommendation”
FTA Model
49 CFR Part 659
TRA Involved
14 Jurisdictions
Nationwide

10. MAP-21 The Board’s New Role in Safety
Risk and Liability
Liability, Liability, Liability

11. Transit Board Members Key Issues
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Transit Board Members Key Issues
Accountable Executive
Transit Agency Safety Plans
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Documentation, Documentation…
Liability, Liability, Liability
Transit Asset Management Plan (TAM)
State of Good Repair (SGR)

12. Transit Board Members Key Issues
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Transit Board Members Key Issues
The Use of Safety Management Systems (SMS) ensures public transit agencies have strategic decision-making process to proactively identify, prioritize, and control emerging safety risks before risks become critical system failures…

13. Transit Board Members Key Issues
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Transit Board Members Key Issues
A quote to keep in mind…
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished...
Oscar Wilde

14. Transit Board Members Key Issues
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Transit Board Members Key Issues
Safety Management Systems (SMS)…a must read for Transit Board Members:
ACRP – Legal Research Digest 19
legal issues related to developing safety management systems and safety risk management at U.S. Airports

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26. Transit Board Members Key Questions
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Transit Board Members Key Questions
What is your level confidence in…
Your Safety & Risk Management Team?
Do they communicate both good and bad news to you?

27. Transit Board Members Key Questions
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Transit Board Members Key Questions
How much do you really know about...
Safety, Safety Management Systems (SMS)
How much Residual Risk is assumed?
MAP-21 Changes in Exposures? Agency and you...

30. Distracted Operators Predatory Legal Firms
Distracted Bus Operator
Predatory Legal Firms

31. MAP-21 The Board’s New Role in Safety
Jim Keane
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey General Manager, Operations Safety
New York and New Jersey