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21 RESPONSIBILITY In general, transit agencies are responsible for either maintaining 100% of their bus stops or none at all during both extreme weather and regular service. Of those surveyed, 22 (69%)
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22 CASE EXAMPLE: NJ TRANSIT CORPORATION DEPENDS ON STATE DEPARTMENT Of TRANSPORTATION NJ Transit Corporation (known as NJ Transit) is a state-owned public transportation system that provides bus service throughout the state of New Jersey.
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23 CASE EXAMPLE: TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION DEPENDS ON CITY Of TORONTO MONITORING The city of Toronto is responsible for Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC's) snow removal at bus stops: Levels of Service for Winter Maintenance Activities The maintenance of a safe and reliable municipal transportation system is based on three main elements: de-icing, snow ploughing, and snow removal.
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24 Transit system personnel, 11, 38% Combination, 11, 38% Other public employees, 3, 10% Outside Contractors, 3, 10% Private Property Owners, 1, 4% FIGURE 17 All agencies: What personnel perform maintenance during extreme weather events? Source: Thomson Consulting.
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25 One agency (3%) that used a combination of transit personnel and others reported that it hires temporary employees during extreme weather events.
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26 Transit system personnel, 6, 67% Combination, 1, 11% Other public employees, 2, 22% FIGURE 20 Small agencies: What personnel perform maintenance during extreme weather events? Source: Thomson Consulting.
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27 bus stops and others do not, and depend on other public agencies to clear them. The agencies have standards to identify what sort of storm is approaching, such as a blizzard or hurricane; however, the responses require a balance of resources, costs, and the severity of the individual storms.
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