Boston Safe Fleet Transition Plan: Current Fleet Analysis and Proposed Tiers Framework

Details

• Creators:
  Brodeur, Alyssa ; Epstein, Alexander K. ; Herman, Arielle ; Truslow, Grace
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Vital Strategies ; Boston Transportation Department ; Boston Public Health Commission
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Vehicle fleets
  • Vehicle safety
  • Best practices
  • Technological innovations
  • Countermeasures
  • Transportation safety
  • Vision Zero
  • Safe Fleet Transition Plan
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-BOS-25-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Boston (Massachusetts)
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  As a leader in adopting fleet safety technologies and countermeasures, the City of Boston partnered with the USDOT Volpe Center to develop a Safe Fleet Transition Plan (SFTP). The SFTP formalizes a set of best-practice vehicle-safety technologies for all City vehicles to prevent and mitigate crashes, in direct support of Vision Zero. The plan proposal has been developed with input from Boston Central Fleet and Boston Fire Department fleet representatives, is modeled on a planning framework implemented since 2017 by the City of New York and includes prioritized safety countermeasure implemented across the over 2,000 Boston fleet units. Categorization of safety technologies was based on technology maturity, results of pilot testing, strategic initiatives, and NYC Fleet program actions such as recent executive orders.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88893/dot_88893_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.42 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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