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Senior leaders from several public transportation agencies participated in two invitation-only special roundtables on Capitol Hill hosted by the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to provide information about their operations and challenges as the committee takes up the surface transportation authorization bill. The first roundtable focused on bus operations, the second on rail. Both roundtables addressed similar issues from these unique perspectives, including capital and operating expenses, state of good repair needs, service, planning, asset management and workforce development, among others. Attendees follow:
Bus Roundtable, top photo: Ann D. August, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (AL); Nathaniel Ford, Jacksonville Transportation Authority (FL); Ron Kilcoyne, Lane Transit District (OR); Dave Kilmer, South Central Transit Authority (PA); Carl Sedoryk, Monterey-Salinas Transit (CA); Curtis Stitt, Central Ohio Transit Authority; Jarod Varner, Central Arkansas Transit Authority.
Rail Roundtable, bottom photo: Michael Allegra, Utah Transit Authority; Joe Calabrese, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; Mortimer Downey, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Thomas Prendergast, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Michael McLaughlin, Chicago Transit Authority; John Muth, Charlotte Area Transit System (NC); Gary Thomas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Phillip Washington, Denver Regional Transportation District.
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