Morning Sessions
Welcome and Introductions
SMS Implementation Strategies, Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Presented by: Lynn Spencer, Director of System Safety, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight; and Ream Lazaro, FTA’s Bus Safety Program
Florida Transit Agency Presentations
Presenters: Jim Egbert, MCAT; Paul Goyette, Lee Tran; and Theo Bakomihalis, PSTA
SMS Perspectives from “Accountable Executives”
Presenters: Jim Egbert, MCAT; Steve Myers, GM, Lee Tran; and Steve Berry, LYNX
SMS Implementation Panel with All Presenters – Q/A
Afternoon Sessions
Securing Bus Transit Systems from Security Risks (Including Acts of Terrorism)
Presenters: Curt Secrest, TSA; and Kevin Gaddis, WMATA
Update on FTSN Research Projects
- Strategies to Prevent, Reduce and Mitigate Bus Collisions
- Presenter: Brian Pessaro, CUTR
- Examination of Passenger Assaults on Bus Transit Systems
- Presenter: Lisa Staes, CUTR
Florida Transit Safety Network Committee Reports (Where We’ve Been/Where We Want to Go)
- Collisions Committee – Chair: Colin Mulloy, JTA;
- Federal and State Lighting Requirements
- Presenter: Bob Westbrook, FDOT
- Fatigue Committee – Chair: Don Worrell, StarMetro
- Bus Operations and Passenger Safety – Chair: Stephen Berry, LYNX
- Distracted Driving Committee – Chair: Jim Egbert, MCAT
- Rural Committee Organization – Chair: Ed Clark, St. John’s County COA; Bob Westbrook and Victor Wiley, FDOT
- Safety Training Committee – Chair: Paul Goyette, Lee Tran
Selected Topics in Substance Abuse Management
Presenter: Diana Byrnes, CUTR
Closing Session – Observations from FTSN members and Summit Guests