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13 CHAPTER 3 INCORPORATION OF SECURITY INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS This section discusses the need for adding security to the transportation planning process and describes the limited evidence of progress in this direction as well as potential roadblocks to further and broader progress. WHY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY IS IMPORTANT Historically, terrorist events in the United States have been rare.
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downtown convention centers located above major transportation facilities; and – Snipers killed people at random in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in September and October of 2002. • Indirect attacks.
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In summary, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and other terrorist threats prove that the United States is not immune to terrorism, and the threat of terrorism (and surface transportation-related terrorism, in particular) is not a problem confined to the aviation industry.
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• Federal response agencies such as the FBI; and • Elements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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• Traffic modeling for evacuation plans • Airport facility planning • Emergency preparedness • Statewide assessments of critical assets and vulnerable facilities • Coordination with E-911 services According to the survey, 79% of MPOs are working on emergency operations plans for their area. Examples of changes made by many MPOs include the following: • The technical advisory committee of an MPO is working very closely with local transportation planning agencies to develop its regional emergency transportation routes.
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Recovery Recovery efforts include both short-term (response) activities such as emergency notifications and first response as well as longer term activities such as restoring business continuity by providing traveler information, temporary and permanent re-routing of services, and reconstruction.
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how to introduce and incorporate security considerations and strategies into the transportation planning process. There are a number of reasons why the incorporation of security remains a more difficult goal to attain than does that of safety.
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Unavailability of Security Data Safety data, in particular data on crashes (though not entirely adequate in many respects) , are far more readily available than are security data.
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Need to Safeguard Sensitive Information The discussion raises yet another issue associated with security that is not a factor with other aspects of the planning process. Ensuring that security against terrorist or similar threats is maintained depends on the control of sensitive information within a small group of persons on a need-toknow basis.
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