Photo by Mitchell Wood
Representatives of the Suzhou Transportation Bureau from China, seated at left, recently met with APTA staff to benchmark U.S. strategies for improving public transportation management, alleviating traffic congestion, integrating other transportation modes (including bike-sharing programs) with public transit, and incorporating GPS and other technologies in buses that help improve on-time performance. APTA staff discussed the state of the industry and shared other traffic management and emergency management best practices from member public transit agencies.