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4 <br /> 1 Slide #3 <br /> Developing Community-Based Public Safety Programs Nationwide <br /> {D Metro <br /> 1 <br /> SEPTA <br /> 3ii 7--AS2 <br /> 3 Jimmy Price said when thinking about homelessness, there is one underlying question <br /> 4 faced by transit agencies: How do we balance the impact of our services while maintaining our <br /> 5 social responsibility to provide transit services to all riders, housed or not. He said over 700,000 <br /> 6 individuals experience homelessness each night across the nation, and over 11,626 people were <br /> 7 homeless in North Carolina during the 2024 Point-In-Time Count. He said unhoused individuals <br /> 8 may use public transit for shelter from the elements and if people feel unsafe, they will stop using <br /> 9 transit. He said GoTriangle modeled the Transit Ambassador Program after some of the agencies <br /> 10 on the slide above that have developed a proactive approach to increasing and improving the <br /> 11 safety of transit systems. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br />