[sustran] Terrorism, Transit and Public Safety

[Todd Alexander Litman]

Dear Colleagues,

Thanks very much to those who provided comments on my paper, "Terrorism, 
Transit and Public Safety" (http://www.vtpi.org/transitrisk.pdf). (Note 
that this is a different URL than what we used earlier.)

I appreciate feedback, even when I don't agree with it. I realize that 
terrorism is an emotional issue which raises important moral and analytic 
questions, and that people legitimately have different opinions about the 
best response. The feedback I received helped identify ways in which my 
paper was unclear and could be misunderstood. I certainly never intended it 
to imply that transit terrorism risks are unimportant and can be ignored. 
On the contrary, my analysis is based on the premise that all life is 
precious, and so all risks should be considered, and my research highlights 
the value to society of insuring that transit travel is safe and attractive 
to users.

I have expanded and tried to improve the clarity of analysis in my paper. 
I'd greatly appreciate your suggestions for improving it. I want to keep 
this paper short, but I would be glad to add more specific information on 
ways that individuals and officials can reduce transit terrorism risks.


Sincerely,
Todd Litman, Director
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
1250 Rudlin Street
Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
Email: litman at vtpi.org
Website: http://www.vtpi.org