The Mineta Transportation Institute has released a report evaluating the security awareness tips campaigns aimed at the public, along the lines of the “See Something, Say Something” initiative, of five San Francisco-area transportation agencies.
Exploring the Effectiveness of Transit Security Awareness Campaigns in the San Francisco Bay Area finds:Â ”none of the five agencies analyzed for this [...]
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New Study Indicates Difficulty In Evaluating Effectiveness Of “See Something, Say Something”-Like Citizen Tips Campaigns
September 17th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: City Preparedness · Preparedness Reports · See Something/Terrorism Tips · State Preparedness · Transportation Preparedness
‘Seeing Something & Saying Something’ Friday Night On Amtrak: National Anti-Terror Tips Program Asking Public For Help Begins Rollout On The Rails With New Posters
August 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments
On the Amtrak train back to New York City Friday night from Washington, I saw something and said something — but this tip was good news.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just begun rolling out a national “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign, and I saw its new advertising posters in many of [...]
Tags: City Preparedness · County Preparedness · Department of Homeland Security · See Something/Terrorism Tips · State Preparedness · Transportation Preparedness
Rider Tweet Helps Capture Boston Subway ‘Flasher’ — Despite The Fact That Transit Police Were Not Yet On Twitter
August 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
I’m posting another story from today’s Boston Globe, because it is a good example of Twitter as a useful public safety tool, and it illustrates how a good number of government entities are late to the social media party.
The article explains how a Twitter tweet led to the arrest of a man accused of exposing [...]
Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Transportation Preparedness
New U.S. Transportation Security Head Asks Flying Public: “Talk to TSA: I Want To Hear From You”
July 17th, 2010 · No Comments
John Pistole, the new head of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) used his inaugural post on the TSA’s blog to ask the flying public for feedback. In the post, “Talk To TSA: I Want To Hear From You,” Pistole writes:
What better way to start my first blog post than to let you know I am [...]
Tags: Transportation Preparedness
TSA Offers Summer Travel Tips For Flyers; Following Them May Be The Most Useful Contribution To Airline Safety Citizens Can Make
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has just issued its annual “Summer Travel Tips” for flyers. According to Blogger Bob from The TSA Blog (a trailblazer, by the way, in government blogging):
Summertime isn’t officially here yet, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s summer as soon as the pools are open. So, in preparation for this holiday weekend [...]
Tags: Transportation Preparedness
America’s Waterway Watch Offers Citizens Around The Waterfront A Way To Contribute To Community, Nation’s Preparedness
April 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment
A major aim of this blog is to highlight ways that average citizens can get involved in the emergency preparedness and response activities of their community and their nation. One of these useful and fulfilling opportunities is America’s Waterway Watch, a combined effort of the Coast Guard and its Reserve and Auxiliary components, which enlists [...]
Tags: Transportation Preparedness · Volunteer Opportunities
As White House Works On Improving Surface Transportation Security, Don’t Forget Rider Involvement
April 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The White House last week released a “Surface Transportation Security Priority Assessment”. Phil Leggiere summarized the findings in Homeland Security Today:
Although progress has been made in improving surface transportation security, US ground transportation remains poorly organized and unacceptably vulnerable, according to a report issued late last week by the Obama administration.
The report, titled, Surface Transportation Security Priority [...]