Thoughts on the Construction of Urban Public Transport Emergency Prevention and Control System in China—learning from the United States

During the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), there are still some shortages in the emergency prevention and control of urban public transport system in China. This paper summarized problems of COVID-19 epidemic emergency prevention and control measures in urban public transport area, systematically analyzed the top-level guidance documents such as laws, regulations, standards and specifications for urban public transport epidemic prevention and control in the United States, and learning measures selection and cooperation mechanism of urban public transport system epidemic prevention and control. Finaly, this paper proposed some thoughts and suggestions on the construction of the emergency prevention and control system of urban public transport system in China, including mproving the top-level design, establishing the coordination mechanism, establishing the emergency financial system, developing emergency planning by classification, and strengthening traffic data analysis.