The role of transit in emergency evacuation.

Author(s)
Committee on the Role of Public Transportation in Emergency Evacuation; White, R.A. (chair) & Transportation Research Board 2008 Executive Committee Officers; Miller, D.L. (chair)
Year
Abstract

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. (Author/publisher)

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Library number
20090106 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB, 2008, X + 283 p., ref.; Special Report SR ; No. 294 - ISBN 978-0-309-11333-5

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