TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY - A DESIGN FRAMEWORK

• NCJ Number: 38932
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 186 pages
• Contract Number(s): FHWA-1974-75
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Transportation
• Corporate Author: Southern California Assoc of Governments
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS STUDY ANALYZES TRANSIT CRIME DATA FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION, EXAMINES SAFETY AND SECURITY DEFICIENCIES IN TRANSIT DESIGN AND RECOMMENDS WAYS IN WHICH THEY CAN BE AMELIORATED.

Abstract

THE STUDY CONTAINS A DEVELOPMENT OF SECURITY AND SAFETY OBJECTIVES IN THE OPERATION OF MAJOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS, AND AN ASSESSMENT OF CRIME PATTERNS AND SAFETY PROBLEMS FOR SELECTED REGIONAL TRANSIT CORRIDORS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CRIME PREVENTION BY PHYSICAL DESIGN OF TRANSIT FACILITIES, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REFERENCE DOCUMENT FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY DESIGN CRITERIA IN TRANSIT FACILITIES WERE ALSO CONDUCTED. SOME SPECIFIC DESIGN AREAS EXAMINED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PARK-AND RIDE FACILITIES, PARKING STRUCTURES; SITE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPING; ILLUMINATION LEVELS; PASSENGER BOARDING SAFETY; SUBWAY AND ELEVATED SYSTEMS; STATION VISIBILITY; CLOSURE AND MONITORING; TRAFFIC AND PARKING CRITERIA; AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...DMC