Metrolinx looks for input on transit security and Transit Safety interactions with the community

The transit agency is launching a community survey to explore what ‘guardianship’ means as safety continues to be a priority for every passenger, community member and transit staff member. Here’s how to take part and be heard.

(Editor’s note on June 17, 2021- Feedback from this community survey will be addressed and discussed during a June 30 virtual townhall, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. Registering is easy – just go here.)

Metrolinx has launched a community survey to define what safety on transit lines means for community members.

Used as important feedback for the Transit Safety Division, including the officers who are the public face of that team, here’s some background.

Diversity, Inclusion, Accountability, and Trust

The Transit Safety Division is a key part of the mantra that at Metrolinx, safety never stops. As the vanguard in protecting travellers, they are responsible for the security of people and property on the Metrolinx transit network, including GO Transit and UP Express. The mission is to ensure the safety and well-being of customers while fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, accountability, and trust.

A customer looks at his phone. — Metrolinx is looking for community and customer feedback on what safety and security means for public transit. The conversation will help shape the future. In this file image, a customer stands and looks at his phone as he waits for a GO train at Oakville station. (Matt Llewellyn photo)

Over the last year, the way Metrolinx collectively thinks about safety, security, and inclusivity has changed – and continues to evolve and improve.

Transit Safety is building a plan to transform the way Metrolinx protects and engages with customers and communities. As part of this journey, the transit agency has launched a community survey to insure a shared vision of safety and security for all.

How to get involved

Officers look down the platform. — Transit Safety constables look down the platform as a GO train pulls away in this file photo. (Matt Llewellyn photo)

This survey will help define what ‘guardianship’ – the mantra of Transit Safety officers – means to customers and communities. This includes how travellers and community members engage with Transit Safety officers and staff. The feedback will also help inform future engagement plans – including a public town hall, to be held virtually, at the end of June. You can register for that now, and here’s how.

Between lockdowns and stay at home orders, it has probably been a while since many have last stepped aboard GO Transit and Up Express, but this conversation is important and needed.

Click here to learn more and take the survey.

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