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Adopt a Resolution Approving Updates to the City of Lodi Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
February 4, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Interim Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution approving the annual updates to the City of Lodi Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and authorize the Interim Public Works Director to execute and certify the updated plan.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of Lodi's PTASP is required to maintain eligibility for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding and was developed in accordance with FTA's final rule for PTASPs (49?CFR Part?673), as authorized under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act. The rule requires transit operators to implement a Safety Management System (SMS), a top-down, organization-wide approach to managing safety risks. SMS includes hazard identification and mitigation, ongoing performance monitoring, and safety promotion through staff training and communication.
The existing PTASP was adopted by City Council on June 17, 2020, and last updated on November 6, 2024. This update reflects operating data from July 2022 through June 2025 and includes revised Safety Performance Targets (SPTs) and measures, clarifications to safety event definitions per 2025 FTA guidance, updates to the organizational chart, and additional safety measures. New measures include de-escalation training and procedures for reporting and mitigating assaults on transit workers.
The updated PTASP establishes safety performance targets of zero fatalities, zero major events, and zero Transit Worker Assaults per 100,000 miles. Based on actual data from July 2022 through June 2025, the system recorded zero fatalities, one reportable injury (major event), one reportable collision (major event), zero pedestrian collisions, two non-physical Transit Worker assaults, and three Transit Worker Injuries. Average distanc...
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