Author : Transportation Research Board
Release : 2008-12-09
Genre : Transportation
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The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation write by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008-12-09. The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. TRB Special Report 294: The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation explores the roles that transit systems can play in accommodating the evacuation, egress, and ingress of people from and to critical locations in times of emergency. The report focuses on major incidents that could necessitate a partial to full evacuation of the central business district or other large portion of an urban area. According to the committee that produced the report, transit agencies could play a significant role in an emergency evacuation, particularly in transporting carless and special needs populations, but few urban areas have planned for a major disaster and evacuation that could involve multiple jurisdictions or multiple states in a region, or have focused on the role of transit and other public transportation providers in such an incident. The report offers recommendations for making transit a full partner in emergency evacuation plans and operations, while cautioning emergency managers, elected officials, and the general public to be realistic in their expectations, particularly in a no-notice incident that occurs during a peak service period.