TRACS (Advisory Committee)
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety will hold a full committee meeting on March 23, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 24, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), 2424 Piedmont Road, NE, 2nd floor Training Room, Atlanta, GA. This meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public seeking special accommodations, should make a request to Iyon Rosario, Office of Safety and Security, Federal Transit Administration; (202) 366-2010 or at TRACS@dot.gov. Members of the public may submit written comments or suggestions concerning the activities of TRACS at any time before or after the meeting at TRACS@dot.gov; or to U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Safety and Security, Room E43-435, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, Attention: Iyon Rosario.
Information from the meeting will be posted on FTA's public website (http://fta.dot.gov/) on the TRACS Meeting Minutes page. Written comments submitted to TRACS will also be posted at the above web address.
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), Work Group 11-01 01 (Task 11-01): Voluntary Close Call Reporting System, held a 1 day meeting on November 3, 2011. The meeting was held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, Washington, DC 20005. This meeting was open to the public. Meeting notes will be posted by the first week in December 2011.
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), Work Group 11-01 (Task 11-01): Voluntary Close Call Reporting System, will hold a 1 day meeting on November 3, 2011. The meeting will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005. Members of the public who wish to attend are directed to make a request to Iyon Rosario, Office of Safety and Security, Federal Transit Administration; (202) 366-2010; or at TRACS@dot.gov. If you require special accommodations please contact our office via TRACS@dot.gov or the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Safety and Security, Room E43-435, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20590, Attention: Bruce Walker or Iyon Rosario.
Information from the meeting will be posted on FTA's public website (http://fta.dot.gov/) on the TRACS Meeting Minutes page.
Meeting Notes from the August 23-24, 2011 Meeting of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), Work Group 11-01 (Task 11-01): Voluntary Close Call Reporting System have been posted.
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), Work Group 11-01 (Task 11-01): Voluntary Close Call Reporting System, held a 1½ day meeting on August 23-24, 2011. The meeting was held at the Federal Highway Administration Training Center, 1310 North Courthouse Road, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22201. This meeting was open to the public. Meeting notes will be posted by mid-September.
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), Work Group 11-01 (Task 11-01): Voluntary Close Call Reporting System, will hold a 1½ day meeting on August 23-24, 2011. The meeting will be held at the Federal Highway Administration Training Center, 1310 North Courthouse Road, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22201. Members of the public who wish to attend are directed to make a request to Iyon Rosario, Office of Safety and Security, Federal Transit Administration; (202) 366-2010; or at TRACS@dot.gov on or before the close of business August 18, 2011. If you require special accommodations please contact our office via TRACS@dot.gov or the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Safety and Security, Room E43-435, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20590, Attention: Bruce Walker or Iyon Rosario.
Information from the meeting will be posted on FTA's public website (http://fta.dot.gov/) on the TRACS Meeting Minutes page.
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) held its second meeting on April 27-28, 2011. The meeting was held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 1201 K Street, NW, Washington DC. This meeting was open to the public. TRACS members discussed the DRAFT letter reports for the first two taskings that were assigned by Administrator Peter Rogoff, during the TRACS meeting of September 9, 2010. The final reports will be delivered to FTA on or about May 15, 2011. During this meeting, Mr. Rogoff issued two new taskings to the Committee that address recommendations for a non-punitive close-call reporting system and recommendations to improve prescription and over-the-counter drug policies in the transit industry. The TRACS has formed two new work groups to address these issues. Mr. Rogoff also announced that FTA is seeking additional nominees from the world of academia to serve on TRACS. A Federal Register Notice, Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), [Vol.76, No. 81] was published, on April 27, 2011. Nominees who have done academic research in the safety field are encouraged to apply at TRACS@dot.gov before May 27, 2011. Meeting minutes will be published when available.
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety will hold its second meeting on April 27, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and April 28, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 1201 K Street, NW, Washington DC. This meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who wish to make an oral statement at the meeting or are seeking special accomodations, are directed to make a request to Iyon Rosario, Office of Safety and Security, Federal Transit Administration; (202) 366-2010; or at TRACS@dot.gov on or before the close of business April 20, 2011. Provisions will be made to include oral statements on the agenda. Members of the public may submit written comments or suggestions concerning the activities of TRACS at any time before or after the meeting at TRACS@dot.gov; or to U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Safety and Security, Room E43-435, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, Attention: Iyon Rosario.
Information from the meeting will be posted on FTA's public website (http://fta.dot.gov/) on the TRACS Meeting Minutes page. Written comments submitted to TRACS will also be posted at the above web address.
The Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) held its first meeting on September 9-10, 2010, at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, 999 9th Street, NW, Washington DC 20001. The meeting was open to the public.
Information from the meeting is posted on FTA's public website (http://fta.dot.gov/) on the TRACS Meeting Minutes page.
On December 8, 2009, U.S. DOT Secretary Ray Lahood announced members of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). The TRACS will provide information, advice, and recommendations on transit safety and other issues as determined by the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The TRACS is composed of diverse interests in order to cooperatively address transit safety and other issues by identifying the best solutions based on agreed upon facts, and identifying proposed regulatory provisions to implement those solutions.
The committee will provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation and the FTA Administrator on all matters relating to the safety of U.S. public transportation systems and activities.
Contact TRACS
Or by telephone at the FTA Office of Safety and Security:
- Bruce Walker, 202–366–9109
- Iyon Rosario, 202-366–2010
- Esther White, 202-366-0198
TRACS Membership
The individuals who are initially serving on TRACS were chosen from among applicants from all geographic regions in the U.S., representing state and local transit agencies, state safety oversight organizations, transit employee unions, industry associations, and other stakeholders. Qualifications sought for TRACS members included expertise in the field of safety or rail transit operations or maintenance, and representation of stakeholder interests that would be affected by rail transit safety requirements. Applicants were also evaluated based on policy experience, leadership, and organization skills, region of the country, and diversity characteristics.
TRACS members currently are:
- Amir S. Ahmed, Oklahoma State University School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stillwater, OK
William Bates, Amtrak Conductor, United Transportation Union (Local 1933) Legislative Representative and Vice Local Chair, Richmond, VA - Eric Cheng, Programs Manager, Federal Railroad Crossing Safety Improvement, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Salt Lake City, UT
- Diane Davidson, Director of The Center for Transportation Analysis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN
- James Dougherty, Chief Safety Officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA), Washington, DC
- Bernadette Fowlkes-Bridges, Executive Director of the Office of Safety and Risk Management, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), Baltimore, MD
- Grace Gallucci, Deputy Executive Director, Research, Analysis and Policy Development, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, IL
- David Genova, Assistant General Manager for Safety, Security Facilities, Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver, CO
- Georgetta Gregory, Rail Safety Group, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Sacramento, CA
- William Grizard, Director State Management Programs, American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Washington, DC
- Leonard Hardy, Manager of Operations-Safety Division, Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) , San Francisco, CA
- Henry Hartberg, Senior Manger-Safety (Bus and Rail), Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART), Dallas, TX
- Susan Hausmann, Transit System Safety and Security Manager, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, TX
- Rick Inclima, Director of Safety, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED), Washington, DC
- Jackie Jeter, President/Business Agent/Safety Officer, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Washington, DC
- Linda Kleinbaum, Deputy Executive Director of Administration, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York, NY
- Richard Krisak, Assistant General Manager Rail Operations, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA]
- Tamara Lesh, Deputy General Counsel, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TRIMET), Portland, OR
- Pamela McCombe, Director of Safety, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (Greater Cleveland RTA), Cleveland, OH
- Phyllis McDonald, Associate Professor & Director of Research, Public Safety Leadership, John Hopkins University, Columbia, MD
- Alvin Pearson, Assistant General Manager, Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA), Memphis, TN Karen Philbrick, Director of Research, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose, CA
- Nagal Shashidhara, Director, System Safety and Quality Assurance Programs, Light Rail Operations, New Jersey Transit, Newark, NJ
- Ed Watt, Director of Health and Safety, Transport Workers Union of American (TWU), New York, NY
- George Young, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Louisburg, NC
