STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: September 23, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 2
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the adoption of a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for the Dallas Streetcar System; and (2) the City Manager to sign the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Federal and state law now requires that all public transit agencies prepare and adopt a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) for their transit systems. The City of Dallas, as owner of the Dallas Streetcar System, is subject to this PTASP requirement and the PTASP must be adopted by the City Council.
In the past, safety planning for the Dallas Streetcar was managed through a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) which only required approval by the City Manager. The streetcar SSPP was prepared in April 2015 to coincide with the beginning of service. There have been minor revisions to the SSPP since 2015 with the most recent changes being made in December 2019. The SSPP will remain in effect until a PTASP is adopted.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority are also public transit agencies in the area and are therefore required to prepare a PTASP for their respective systems. The Dallas Streetcar is operated by DART under an interlocal agreement (ILA) with the City. This ILA tasks DART with the preparation of the PTASP on behalf of the City. As DART manages the operation of their light rail system and the Dallas Streetcar, the PTASP for both systems will be very similar.
Approval of this item will allow the City to adopt the PTASP and come into compliance with state and federal regulations.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On May 28, 2014, City Council authorized the...
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