Welcome to the
Florida Transit Safety and Operations Network (FTSON)
The purpose is to provide resources and a platform for discussion of safety and operational challenges, opportunities, and initiatives impacting public transportation providers in Florida.
Leading practices are those activities which consistently create safe conditions and can be replicated by others to produce those same results. Organizations such as CUTR, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) routinely publish leading practices. These best practices are often borne out of the ingenuity of transit safety practitioners. Please use the contact form if there are leading practices you’d like to contribute to the website, or would like to request addition of best practices in a particular area. The transit safety listserv also serves as a resource for sharing leading practices among practitioners at Florida transit agencies.
This research is funded by the Florida Department of Transportation and is being conducted by the National Center for Transit Research at the Center for Urban Transportation Research. This report summarizes the data findings from…
Fixed route transit systems provide a valuable transportation service for many of our citizens. As users depend on bus transit to access to the essentials of life, maintaining transit service is a critical issue. Given…
In this study, researchers at the National Center for Transit Research performed a multi-topic comprehensive examination of bus operator-related critical safety and personal security issues. The goals of this research effort were to: Identify and…
Rule Chapter 14-15.017, Florida Administrative Code references the Safety and Security Oversight Program Standards Manual for Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems. Additional guidance is available on the FDOT Fixed Guideway Transportation System Online SSO Document Management System.