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ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Sept. 11 has become
“the new Friday the 13th" for travel and trans
portation, said a risk management specialist at
George Washington University.
Because of the trauma and mayhem caused
by the terrorist attacks two years ago Thursday
in New York City and the Pentagon, some people
will not fly or ride the train around this time ever
again-
“It's going to be a sensitive day,” said Tyra
Hilliard, assistant professor at the Department of
Tourism and Hospitality Management at George
Washington University. “People are ... particu
larly wary of normal activities that occur on that
day,” similar to how some feel about their
actions on Friday the 13th.
Law enforcement and transportation agencies
are trying to reassure the superstitious public
Daniu Shanken • THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
People flee lower Manhattan across the Brooklyn Bridge
in New York, Tuesday, Sept 1 1, 2001 following the ter
rorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
with an increased presence at logical targets and
continued heightened security.
The federal government is not expected to
increase the threat level for Thursday’s anniver
sary. The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Web site puts the level at yellow, or ele
vated, which is midway on a five-level scale.
Nevertheless, employees at transportation
facilities in Maryland are keeping their guard up.
“We’ve been operating at a high level of alert
since 9/11,” said Cpl. Gregory Prioleau,
spokesman for the Maryland Transportation
Authority Police.
To increase safety for Maryland residents,
MdTA Police created the Homeland
Enforcement and Traffic team, or HEAT,
Prioleau said. They also share information with
other agencies: local, state and federal. Bridge
security will increase. Prioleau said, and toll col
lectors under MdTA have been distributing fliers
to remind people to call the state’s tip line, (800)
492-TIPS, about any irregularities they see.
“People will see a greater presence of offi
cers,” Prioleau said, on roads
Baltimore/Washington International Airport and
the Port of Baltimore.
The Washington region’s smaller airports,
which are still suffering from flight restrictions
imposed after the attacks, are keeping a closer
eye on things this week, said Wendy Carter,
manager of Montgomery County, Md., Airpark.
“We’re policing ourselves,” she said. The
Airpark has also asked that the local police add
surveillance this week.
Despite the best efforts of security experts,
some travelers still will perceive some sites in
the region as potential terrorist targets on the
second anniversary of Sept. 11, including
Baltimore/Washington International Airport and
Baltimore, a port city.
“The various jurisdictions responsible for Port
Security are on their toes,” said Richard Berkow,
Port of Baltimore spokesman, in an e-mail to
Capital News Service. "They are professionals,
sophisticated, very alert and well-equipped.”
The atmosphere this week regarding trans
portation and travel will have more to do with the
economy and “nothing to do with fear,” said
Abraham Pizam, dean of the Rosen School of
Hospitality Management at the University of
Central Florida.
Even so, residents should be watchful, said Sgt.
Thornnie Rouse, spokesman for the Maryland
State Police.
“If they did it two years ago,” Rouse said, “it
can happen again.”
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