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2014: YEAR IN REVIEW |
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Openings and Ground Breakings; Improvements and Acquisitions
Public transportation agencies and businesses achieved numerous milestones during the past year. Here’s a month-by-month look at these events as they appeared in Passenger Transport. For additional news and photos of members’ milestones, see Year In Review Photo Spread. [More]
APTA Milestones Focus on Member Services: Advocacy, Research, Conferences, Standards
Learn about a few of APTA’s key initiatives and programs.
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The Year in Photos
These photos represent a sampling of public transportation’s most notable people, places and news for 2014, a year that included openings, special events, and advocacy. [More]
In Memoriam: Public Transportation Looks Back
The public transportation community said goodbye during the past year to public transit professionals, including two former APTA chairs, the architect of ISTEA, an author of SAFETEA-LU, the executive director of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), and a former commissioner of New Jersey DOT. Here is how they were remembered in the pages of Passenger Transport, in chronological order of their deaths. [More]
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APTA NEWS |
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Stand Up for Transportation Day
It’s official. Thursday, April 9, is APTA’s Stand Up for Transportation Day, a national day to highlight and advocate for a long-term, sustainable, reliable federal transportation bill. [More]
APTA Welcomes New Board Member
APTA Chair Phillip Washington, Denver Regional Transportation District general manager and chief executive officer, recently welcomed new APTA Board Member Maxine Wortham, vice chair, Board of Trustees, Greater Peoria (IL) Mass Transit District (CityLink). [More]
APTF Seeks Donations for New ADA Scholarship
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) is seeking donations through March for a new scholarship to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The goal of the campaign is $100,000. [More]
Help for the Boss from BOSS
Frontline workforce recruitment and development are perennial challenges for many public transportation agencies, especially when it comes to bus operators. What does an effective selection process look like? [More]
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APTA MEMBER PROFILE |
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Meet Nuria Fernandez!
This is the latest in an ongoing series of columns showcasing APTA members. The subject of this profile is Nuria I. Fernandez, general manager, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Jose, CA, a member of the APTA Board of Directors; co-chair, Authorization Task Force; and a member of the Legislative, Rail Transit, and Public-Private Partnerships committees. [More]
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MEET THE APTA STAFF |
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Meet Rachelle Jezbera!
This is the latest in an ongoing series of columns showcasing members of the APTA staff. The subject of this profile is Rachelle Jezbera, senior program manager, Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) and Early Career Program (ECP), Communications & Marketing Department, a graduate of the Leadership APTA Class of 2007. [More]
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AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
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Gov. Malloy Tours CTfastrak BRT Route
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy spoke to the press Dec. 16 in Hartford before boarding a bus to tour Connecticut Transit’s CTfastrak BRT line in advance of its public opening in March. [More]
Riverside Reports Safety Milestone
The Riverside (CA) Transit Agency recently announced that its more than 50 mechanics, groundskeepers, and supervisors in the Maintenance Department’s two facilities have achieved 500-plus days without a lost time injury—and the next goal is 1,000 days. [More]
Public Transit Agencies, Business Members Celebrate Anniversaries
APTA members mark key anniversaries. [More]
COTA Participates in Ohio Rosa Parks Tribute
COTA officials help unveil a portrait of civil right pioneer Rosa Parks at the 10th annual Ohio Statewide Tribute. [More]
Industry Briefs
Here's a roundup of news from public transportation's agencies and private sector companies. [More]
Denver Union Station Bus Concourse Earns LEED Gold Certification
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED® Gold certification to the Denver Union Station Bus Concourse, a 22-gate underground facility for Regional Transportation District (RTD) buses.
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Student Artists Create Bus Panels for MVTA
Students in the multimedia graphic design class at Eastview High School in Burnsville, MN, display the award-winning interior panels they created. [More]
Students Vote on Foothill’s Class Pass
Students at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, CA, voted overwhelmingly to approve a per-semester fee that will allow Foothill Transit to continue its Class Pass program. [More]
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COMMENTARY |
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Highway Funds Fall Low Enough That Republicans Seek Taxes; Governors Share Strategies
Falling fuel prices, crumbling roads and bridges and a gridlocked Congress have U.S. states, even those run by Republicans, debating higher taxes. [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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