CTA Platform Personal Security
Description
Help buttons installed on rail platforms that will activate a flashing blue strobe light. A camera will focus on the location and the image will be available at the control center. The Chicago Police Department shares radio channel 1, allowing for emergency response. There will be camera views at emergency call phones.
Status
Planned
Timeframe
Short
Stakeholders
| Chicago Police Department |
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| Chicago Transit Authority |
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Inventory
| Chicago Transit Authority Communications Infrastructure |
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| Chicago Transit Authority Control Center |
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| City of Chicago 911 CAD |
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Services
| PS01–Emergency Call–Taking and Dispatch |
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| PS04–Mayday Notification |
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| PT05–Transit Security |
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Interfaces
| Source | Flow | Destination | Status |
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| Chicago Transit Authority Control Center | emergency evacuation coordination | City of Chicago 911 CAD | Existing |
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| Chicago Transit Authority Control Center | secure area surveillance control | Chicago Transit Authority Security Equipment | Planned |
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| Chicago Transit Authority Control Center | transit emergency coordination data | City of Chicago 911 CAD | Existing |
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| Chicago Transit Authority Security Equipment | secure area surveillance data | Chicago Transit Authority Control Center | Planned |
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| City of Chicago 911 CAD | emergency evacuation coordination | Chicago Transit Authority Control Center | Existing |
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| City of Chicago 911 CAD | transit emergency coordination data | Chicago Transit Authority Control Center | Existing |
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| City of Chicago 911 CAD | video images | Chicago Transit Authority Control Center | Existing |
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