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COVERAGE OF THE APTA 2012 BUS & PARATRANSIT CONFERENCE |
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Scenes from the 2012 APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference |
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The Bus Display outside the Long Beach Arena showcased buses and paratransit vehicles in a variety of body types, engines, and fueling options. |
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Conference participants flocked to the Bus Products & Services Showcase to learn about the newest, most innovative bus technologies. |
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APTA and Easter Seals Project ACTION partnered for the third annual Walk & Roll event on May 8, promoting accessibility with a walk around several blocks of downtown Long Beach. |
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Lindsey Robertson of the Eno Transportation Foundation, left, and LaShawn Gillespie of Foothill Transit in West Covina, CA, networked between sessions at the conference. |
APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy displayed a new brochure during his address to the Mobility Management Workshop held in Long Beach following the Bus & Paratransit Conference. The Partnership for Mobility Management, of which APTA is a founding partner, hosted the workshop. |
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More than 100 students from area universities attended the conference. Two sessions focused specifically on their needs: “Showcasing Careers in Public Transportation” and “University Research Projects,” where three college students presented their transportation research projects. |
Contestants in the International Bus Roadeo walked across the atrium of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center following the competition. |
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Speakers in the May 6 Opening General Session included, from left: seated, APTA Vice Chair Flora M. Castillo; FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan; and Long Beach Transit Board Chair Barbara Sullivan George; standing, APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy; California state Sen. Alan Lowenthal; Frank Alejandro, chief operating officer, Los Angeles Metro; and LBT President & CEO Laurence W. Jackson. |
A “pirate” threatened Chicago Transit Authority operator Carl Haymore in one scenario during the seventh annual Customer Service Challenge. Seven bus operators competed in the May 7 event. |
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