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Denver RTD Opens Multimodal Union Station Bus Concourse
Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) and its partners welcomed hundreds of guests May 9 to ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the Union Station Bus Concourse—part of the multimodal Union Station Transit Center. [More]
Caltrain Opens Grade Separation in San Bruno
Caltrain commuter rail marked the completion May 10 of a grade separation project in downtown San Bruno, CA, that improves safety by elevating the train tracks over three streets. The railroad has served the city for 150 years. [More]
APTA Productivity Report Released at Infrastructure Event
APTA joined several other organizations at a May 15 event during Infrastructure Week, May 12-16, to release its latest research measuring for the first time the positive impact of public transportation on productivity. [More]
HMM Acquires Coast & Harbor
Hatch Mott MacDonald, based in Pleasanton, CA, recently acquired Coast & Harbor Engineering, a professional engineering firm that focuses on coastlines, port and harbor infrastructure, and navigation-related projects. [More]
May 22 DOT Webcast
DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx will speak at a May 22 webcast highlighting the major public transportation priorities and new programs in the administration’s four-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, known as the GROW AMERICA Act. [More]
Coast RTA, Norton-Dew
The Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority (Coast RTA), Conway, SC, has named Julie Norton-Dew its interim general manager/chief executive officer following the departure of Myers Rollins. [More]
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COVERAGE OF THE 2014 APTA BUS & PARATRANSIT CONFERENCE |
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Leaders Explore Latest Advances in Bus Industry
The nation’s leading public transportation policymakers, experts, and analysts shared their insights into what’s ahead for bus and paratransit operations during APTA’s annual Bus & Paratransit Conference in Kansas City, MO, May 4-7. Brief reports of their General Session remarks follow. [More]
From Cow Town to Uptown: Kansas City's Transformation
The Host Forum at the APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference, “From Cow Town to Uptown,” showcased a diverse panel of Kansas City leaders who discussed the city’s remarkable transformation over the past decade. [More]
Advocacy Campaign Gains Traction Nationwide; APTA's Initiative Supports Federal Authorization for Transit
Quick! Think “public transportation.” What comes to mind first? If you answered “growth,” you’d be among the vast majority of Americans who said it is their top priority, according to a recent Pew Research Foundation poll. [More]
APTA Presents Awards for Bus Safety and Security
APTA Chair Peter Varga and APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy announced the winners of the 2014 Bus Safety and Security Excellence Awards during the Opening General Session. The presentation also marked the 100th anniversary of APTA’s safety and security awards. [More]
SEPTA Wins Grand Champion Award in Bus Roadeo
If driving a bus full of passengers while keeping track of increasingly congested streets, watching out for distracted pedestrians and drivers, and maintaining a calm, pleasant, and customer-friendly demeanor was an Olympic event, APTA members would win the Gold every day. [More]
What's New with Buses
The 2014 APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference, May 4-7 in Kansas City, MO, brought together nearly 760 bus and paratransit professionals for educational sessions and networking opportunities, more than 300 vendors and exhibitors, and 340 participants for the International Bus Roadeo. The program also featured graduation ceremonies for the first class of the Early Career Program, the Business Member Networking Breakfast, the annual Customer Service Challenge, Walk and Roll, and dozens of APTA committee members. See a panorama of conference scenes here. [More]
Additional Conference Highlights
Here are a few more highlights from the 2014 APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference. [More]
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MEET THE APTA STAFF |
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Meet Doreene England!
This is the latest in an ongoing series of columns showcasing members of the APTA staff. The subject of this profile is Doreene England, accounting specialist, Finance Department. [More]
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APTA NEWS |
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Register Now for Rail Conference
Register now for the 2014 APTA International Rail Rodeo, June 12-15, and Rail Conference, June 15-18, at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth and Palais des congrès de Montréal in Montréal, QC, Canada. [More]
APTA's Practicum Explores Funding, Financing Models
APTA is hosting an in-depth, interactive workshop to explore emerging funding and financing strategies June 12-13 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, immediately before the annual Rail Conference, also in Montreal. [More]
Deadline Nears for Leadership APTA
Leadership APTA is accepting applications through June 27 from public transportation professionals interested in joining the Class of 2015. [More]
Submit AdWheel Entries by June 6
APTA member organizations can gain the recognition they deserve at the 2014 AdWheel Awards competition. [More]
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AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
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Valley Metro Repurposes Retired Bus as Mobile Market
Valley Metro in Phoenix has joined in a fresh food initiative that transports a mobile produce market to underserved neighborhoods. The initiative offers fresh, affordable fruit and vegetables out of a retired Valley Metro bus. [More]
Puget Sound Agencies Launch Visitor Day Pass Pilot Program
Puget Sound area public transit agencies recently began a six-month pilot program for its Visitor Day Pass, which allows riders to travel by bus, train, streetcar, or water taxi all day for a single price. Passengers who already have the ORCA regional smart card can load one or more days’ worth of passes onto the reusable card. [More]
New Tunnel Boring Machine in Seattle
Sound Transit in Seattle recently dedicated the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Northgate Link light rail line. [More]
Honolulu Opens Information Center
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) recently unveiled a new rail transit information center at Ala Moana’s satellite city hall to provide updated information on the project’s progress. [More]
Anaheim Facility Receives AIA Award
The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, currently under construction, recently received the American Institute of Architects 2014 Technology in Architectural Practice Building Information Modeling Award. [More]
CATA Hosts 15th Annual Health Fair
The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), Lansing, MI, recently partnered with local organizations for its 15th Annual Community Health Fair at the CATA Transportation Center. Co-sponsors of the event were the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Community Integrated Medicine and the Tri-County Office on Aging. [More]
Little Rock Moves Toward CNG
The Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA) in North Little Rock recently entered into two contracts as it moves toward operating CNG buses: $6.9 million to Gillig LLC for purchase of 15 new CNG buses and $2.1 million with Trillium CNG for design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a CNG fueling station. [More]
Metra Billboard Wins Chicago Addy
A digital billboard touting Metra commuter rail as the Chicago area’s “Real Expressway” recently received a local Silver Addy award from the American Advertising Federation. [More]
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COMMENTARY |
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Finding Our Way: Time to Move Forward on Federal Surface Transportation Authorization
It’s crunch time for those of us in the infrastructure industry. This summer the nation must once again navigate a federal surface transportation authorization process in a deeply divided Congress following a brief 27-month reprieve. [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 in the order in which they are received. [More]
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