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HR Committee Renamed
APTA’s Executive Committee recently approved the name change of the Human Resources Committee to the Workforce Development Committee to reflect the growing shift in the committee’s scope of work from one focused mainly on HR policies and regulations to one that more broadly supports the current and future workforce, from emerging students to the front line, mid-level managers and executives. [More]
Community Development Is Subject of Panel at Legislative Conference
A March 13 General Session focusing on the connection between public transit investment and community development is on the schedule of this year’s APTA Legislative Conference, March 12-14 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. [More]
Apply for Emerging Leaders, 2018
APTA is accepting applications through March 27 for the Emerging Leaders Program, previously known as the Early Career Program, for young public transit professionals and those who have recently changed careers to public transportation. [More]
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AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
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Commuter Rail Continues to Make PTC Progress
Commuter rail agencies continue to make significant progress on implementing PTC and are on schedule to meet the congressional deadline of December 2018, according to APTA’s recent updated analysis based on information available as of Dec. 31, 2016. [More]
Industry Logs Nearly 8 Billion Trips in First Nine Months of 2016
Public transportation agencies nationwide reported providing nearly 8 billion trips on all modes in the first nine months of 2016, APTA recently reported. [More]
FTA Delays Funding Decision on Caltrain Electrification Project
FTA has delayed a decision on whether to approve a $647 million Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) that originally was intended to advance Caltrain’s core capacity electrification project to the next step. [More]
Consortium to Fund New Flyer Hydrogen Buses to AC Transit, OCTA; Project Sponsored by State's 'Cap and Trade' Program
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Oakland, CA, and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) will each receive 10 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell buses from New Flyer through the state Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium. [More]
VIA's New Safety Message Builds on Area's Heritage
Just as Texans would never forget the Alamo or deny their Spurs pride, VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio wants its riders to add one more thing to their “never do” list: Don’t chase the bus. [More]
Flint MTA Honored for Jobs Partnership
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA), Flint, MI, recently received the Innovation in Transportation Award from the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce for a new program that transports 300-400 new employees the 39 miles from the Flint/Genesee area to jobs in neighboring Howell/Livingston County. [More]
McDonald Transit to Operate Service in Lake County, FL
McDonald Transit, a division of RATP Dev, will begin operating public transit services for Lake County, FL, March 6 under a three-year contract with the county commission that includes four additional one-year renewal options. [More]
Congress Members Tour Proposed GO Triangle Light Rail Route
Reps. David Price and G.K. Butterfield (both D-NC) recently joined local elected officials, business leaders and education leaders for a bus tour of GoTriangle’s proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project corridor. [More]
Incentive Pay in South Bend
The South Bend (IN) Public Transportation Corporation (Transpo) has introduced an incentive pay program to help the agency attract and retain full-time service line employees for vehicle cleaning, fueling and maintenance. [More]
Cubic, TfL Honored for London Fare Payment System
The contactless public transit fare payment system created by Cubic Transportation Systems and Transport for London (TfL) recently received its ninth award since 2015: the London First Award for Innovation, presented by London First, a nonprofit organization that promotes business interests in the English capital. [More]
Time to Get Ready for 2018 Ballot Initiatives
If your agency is planning a ballot initiative for 2018, Election Day will be here before you know it. [More]
San Francisco Opens First 'Protected Intersection'
The city of San Francisco recently completed work on its first “protected intersection,” which San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee called “a step towards making San Francisco streets safer and accomplishing our Vision Zero goal of reaching zero traffic deaths.” [More]
Artfully Created Bus Shelters
Tolar Manufacturing Company recently created custom art glass panels for 15 bus shelters the company previously built for Hall Area Transit in Gainesville, GA. [More]
Industry Briefs
Here are some brief news items from around the public transit industry. [More]
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE |
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Who's Doing What in the Industry
Passenger Transport announces the following hirings and promotions in public transportation agencies and business members. Items appear in People on the Move as space permits.
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