Transit System Resilience - Development Efforts & Challenges (Paperback)

Public transit systems, which receive funding from the federal government, are vulnerable to catastrophic events, as demonstrated by the impact Hurricane Sandy and other events have had on transit systems. These events highlight our reliance on transit systems for access to jobs, medical care, and other services, as well as the cost of recovering from these events. Building resilience -- the ability to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the risk of catastrophic events -- is one strategy to help limit the nation's fiscal exposure to catastrophic events. This book examines how DHS and DOT help transit agencies make their systems resilient; actions selected transit agencies take to make their systems resilient; and challenges transit agencies face with making their systems resilient. It also addresses the progress the Department of Transportation has made allocating, obligating, and disbursing the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act surface transportation funds; how the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) new Public Transportation Emergency Relief program compares to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) and Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) emergency relief programs; and the extent to which FTA and FEMA have implemented their memorandum of agreement to co-ordinate their roles and responsibilities when providing assistance to transit agencies.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2015
Editors:	Kayla Hodges
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	77
ISBN-13:	978-1-63482-567-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-63482-567-5
Barcode:	9781634825672

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