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Union County Transportation Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theresa Torres, Human Services Agency, Transportation Director, 704-283-3598
ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt the Union County Transportation Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) as presented.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Since July 20, 2020, the Federal Transit Agency (FTA) has required certain operators of public transportation systems, that are recipients or sub-recipients of FTA grant funds, to develop safety plans that include the processes and procedures necessary for implementing Safety Management Systems (SMS). The PTASP plan requires that transit agencies 1) designate an Accountable Executive and a Chief Safety Officer, 2) document the agency's SMS processes, 3) implement an employee reporting program, 4) create performance targets based on safety performance measures established in FTA's National Public Transportation Safety Plan (NSP), 5) create criteria to address all applicable requirements and standards set forth in FTA's Public Transportation Safety Program and the NSP, and 6) create a process and timeline for conducting an annual review and update of the safety plan. NCDOT and the FTA require the PTASP to be reviewed by staff and brought to the Board of County Commissioners for approval annually regardless of whether revisions are made.
In 2024, the FTA released major updates to the PTASP which have been incorporated in the attached document.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None. However, if the plan is not approved, the County’s Transportation system will be in noncompliance, which could result in financial penalties in upcoming Federal and State grant funding.