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Task force backs safety and cleanliness measures, funds for operator protection and training
Summary
Task force members voted to advance a set of safety and cleanliness recommendations including protective barriers, improved lighting and communication systems, expanded coordination with health and human-services agencies, and dedicated funding for de-escalation and violence-mitigation training specific to transit employees.
The Transit Transformation Task Force voted on a package of measures aimed at improving safety and cleanliness for transit riders and frontline workers.
Caltrans staff summarized the recommendations, which included installing physical protective measures for bus operators, improved lighting and surveillance at stations, emergency communications systems, and expanded coordination with health and human services agencies for responses to people experiencing homelessness or behavioral crises. Hunter Owens said the recommendations came from technical working groups and subject-matter experts who repeatedly raised safety and passenger…
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