Transit Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The objective of this project is to support the efforts of University of Denver to improve rail transit systems by developing a Transit Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that can be applied to rail transit operations and can improve capital and operating efficiencies. The grantee collected data in the Pacific Northwest, the first region sampled, a research team traveled to New York City (NYC) to collect data on NYC transit workers to document the affects of accidents on operators an thus, the impact on transit operations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Research Program, National Research, Operations and Maintenance

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $74481.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Colbert, Lisa

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Colorado, Denver

  Department of Planning and Design
  Denver, CO  United States 
• Start Date: 20091021
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100301
• Source Data: RiP Project 34697

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Injuries; Light rail transit; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Rail transit facilities; Railroad crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Railroad operations
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01486784
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jul 18 2013 1:00AM