Transit Systems Are Not Well-integrated Into Local Emergency Plans
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 20:35
in Mathematics & Economics
Millions of people each day rely on transit, yet few urban area emergency plans have focused on its role in an emergency evacuation. Transit systems could play a significant role in transporting car-less and special needs populations in times of emergency, but these groups are inadequately addressed in most local emergency plans and evacuating them could easily exceed limited transit resources.