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Member Review of Draft Documents

APTA invites all stakeholders to review and comment on draft documents in development.  The APTA Standards Development Program publishes documents through a consensus-based process and the public review period is a critical part of the development process.

The next commenting period starts on October 19th and closes on October 29th.

Commenting Instructions

View the latest set of documents in development by APTA’s working groups. Reviewers may submit comments as often as they like during the review period. Start your review today!

  • Reviewers should scroll down to the bottom of this page
  • Select the name of the document to review more details, download or provide a comment
  • Select Document Actions to “Add a Comment”
  • Comments are accepted from APTA members or nonmembers
  • Reviewers should contact standards@apta.com if you experience any problems with providing your inputs
TitleCategoryWorking GroupAbstract
Rail Transit Grade Crossing Warning System Design Criteria, Installation, Maintenance and TestingRail Transit SystemsRail Grade Crossing Working GroupThis document provides guidance for rail transit agencies for designing, installing, maintaining and testing highway–rail transit grade crossing warning systems and includes minimum requirements for highway–rail transit grade crossing warning devices, highway traffic signs and other highway traffic-control devices.
This document is being sunset because it is obsolete. It is now best practice to have safety and emergency management-related policies in a separate document from security-related policies that may contain security-sensitive information (SSI). The current best practices are reflected in other APTA Recommended Practices.
Trash/Recycling Container Placement at Public Transportation Passenger FacilitiesSecurity and Emergency ManagementInfrastructure Security Working GroupThis document establishes minimum standards for handling sensitive security information (SSI) in a transit agency environment.This recommended practice provides considerations to help agencies select and deploy trash and recycling containers at public transportation passenger facilities.