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Metro Transit to retrofit 1,300 buses with safety partitions for drivers

TUKWILA, Wash. — King County Metro Transit is retrofitting as many as 1,300 buses with partitions as part of an initiative to improve safety conditions for bus drivers. On Tuesday, Metro Transit ...
Houston Public Media

METRO transit authority shifts focus away from bus rapid transit to safety and cleanliness

A METRO bus rider waits outside of a bus shelter in September 2023. On a warm Wednesday morning before the Fourth of July, about a dozen people waited for a bus at the Hillcroft Park & Ride in Gulfton ...
TwinCities.com

Metro Transit safety plans include more fare inspectors, security officers, cleaners

Metro Transit is earmarking funds for increased safety and cleanliness on board buses and light-rail trains, officials said Wednesday. Though a recent homicide on a Green Line train in St. Paul ...
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King County transit union leaders give update on new safety task force

King County transit union leaders gave a preview of a new multi-agency task force that seeks to keep transit operators and passengers safer. The Transit Safety and Security Task Force is expected to ...
KING5

Sound Transit increases security presence to combat safety concerns

SEATTLE — In Sound Transit’s annual safety report, the agency documented more than 180 incidents of assault against transit workers on Link light rail in 2024 alone. The number of incidents reflects ...