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Public Review and Comment

Public 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 current review period starts on September 1, and ends on September 30.

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
  • To review the documents without commenting, download the “current draft”
  • 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
  • For additional guidance download this Step-by-Step Guide. 
TitleCategoryWorking GroupDescription
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Transit Bus Foundation Brake Lining Classification

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Bus Transit SystemsBrake & Chassis Working GroupThe B&C Working Group has recommended withdrawal of this document, as it is no longer relevant to the industry.
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Transit Bus Brake Shoe Rebuild

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Bus Transit SystemsBrake & Chassis Working GroupThe B&C Working Group has recommended withdrawal of this document, as it is no longer relevant to the industry.
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Rail Transit Grade Crossing Warning System Design Criteria, Installation, Maintenance and Testing

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Rail 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.
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Emergency Signage for Rail Transit Vehicles

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Rail Transit SystemsVehicle Inspection & Maintenance Working GroupThe VIM Working Group has recommended withdrawal of this document, as it has been combined with the Low-Location Exit Path Marking document into one consolidated standard, titled APTA RT-VIM-S-028-26, “Emergency Signage and Low-Location Exit Path Markings for Rail Transit Vehicles”.
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Low-Location Exit Path Marking

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Rail Transit SystemsVehicle Inspection & Maintenance Working GroupThe VIM Working Group has recommended withdrawal of this document, as it has been combined with the Emergency Signage for Rail Transit Vehicles document into one consolidated standard, titled APTA RT-VIM-S-028-26, “Emergency Signage and Low-Location Exit Path Markings for Rail Transit Vehicles”.
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Trash/Recycling Container Placement at Public Transportation Passenger Facilities

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Security and Emergency ManagementInfrastructure Security Working GroupThis recommended practice provides considerations to help agencies select and deploy trash and recycling containers at public transportation passenger facilities.
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Development and Implementation of a Security and Emergency Preparedness Plan (SEPP)

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Security and Emergency ManagementInfrastructure Security Working GroupThis document is being withdrawn 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.