Who Feels Safe on Your Transit System: How Transit Agencies Collect and Disaggregate Personal Safety and Security Data (Emerging Leaders Program)

Public transit aims to serve people of all identities with safe, accessible mobility options. As a society, we are increasingly aware of the challenges that people who face gender- and race-based violence—including people of color, women, and non-binary people—experience in public spaces like transit. In particular, it is important to investigate and address these shortcomings through a lens that considers the intersection of rider identities. Our capstone project focuses on understanding how transit agencies are collecting harassment data, whether they are disaggregating by identities including gender and race, and what they are doing with their findings. Our goal is to help connect the dots across the various entities and efforts making strides in this space and to help identify current best practices for inclusive and representative information-gathering efforts. You'll walk away from our presentation equipped with an understanding of why and when to collect and disaggregate harassment data, examples from transit agencies doing this work, and resources for implementation at your own agency. Consultants and vendors can learn how to support transit agencies in their efforts.

Presenters:

• Ryan Chelski, Sound Transit
• Hazel Scher, Swiftly, Inc.
• Kirsten Tilleman, WSP USA
• Natalie Westberg, King County Metro