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Metro Transit forms internal and interagency working groups; barriers and training proposed after six operator assaults in 2025
Summary
Metro Transit reported that internal and interagency groups reviewed six operator assaults this year and recommended mitigations including operator barriers, retrofits budgeted in 2026, and expanded de-escalation training; unions and police participated in the review.
Brian Mulrooney, Metro Transit chief of operations, updated the Transportation Commission on June 25 about actions Metro is taking after a series of assaults on operators earlier in 2025.
Mulrooney said Metro formed two working groups: an internal group (three Metro staff and three Teamsters Local 120 representatives) that reviewed six physical assaults that occurred in 2025 and an interagency group including Metro, Teamsters, police and a mayor’s office representative to coordinate follow-up.
The internal review used a structured evaluation and a “risk mitigation register” to rate each incident before and after…
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