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KCATA Approves Agreement To Manage New Service
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) Board of Commissioners voted June 24 to begin managing public transit services for Independence, MO, for the first time since 2012. [More]
New Leadership Named
Passenger Transport reports on new leadership in the public transportation industry. [More]
Lynchburg Station Goes Platinum
The Greater Lynchburg (VA) Transit Company’s Kemper Street Transfer Station has been awarded LEED Platinum certification, making it one of a few so-rated public transit facilities on the east coast. [More]
Industry Briefs
The following news items briefly recap some recent news, events and activities in public transportation. [More]
Rail Travel’s Future: Riding through Italy
In the opening chapters of her best-selling book, Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert describes the pleasures of food, wine and nature on a journey through Italy. But she missed one important pleasure; had she traveled by high-speed rail, she might have added the verb “Ride” to her title. [More]
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APTA NEWS |
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Nominations for APTA Executive Committee and Board Now Open
APTA Chair Phillip Washington has appointed the nominating committee that will recommend individuals to fill APTA leadership positions to the membership for approval at the APTA Annual Business Meeting and Election of Officers. The committee is accepting nominations through Aug. 10. [More]
APTA Signs Agreement with Spanish Group
During the recent Rail Conference, Fundación Caminos de Hierro and APTA signed a Memorandum of Understanding between their organizations. [More]
APTA Receives National Awards
APTA recently received two Association Media & Publishing (AM&P) EXCEL Awards, the largest and most prestigious award program that exclusively recognizes excellence and leadership in nonprofit association media, publishing, marketing and communications, and Passenger Transport specifically received three APEX Awards of Excellence from Communications Concepts. [More]
APTA Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Dump the Pump
It was a day of conservation on June 18, “Dump the Pump Day,” when public transportation systems and other groups across the U.S. promoted using transit instead of driving cars. [More]
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APTA MEMBER PROFILE |
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Meet Stephen E. Schlickman!
This is the latest in an ongoing series of columns showcasing APTA members. The subject of this profile is Stephen E. Schlickman, executive director, Urban Transportation Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, a member of the APTA Legislative, Sustainability, Public-Private Partnerships and Human Resources committees and the Higher Education Subcommittee. [More]
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MEET THE APTA STAFF |
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Meet Michael Fimmano!
This is the latest in an ongoing series of columns showcasing members of the APTA staff. The subject of this profile is Michael Fimmano, legislative analyst, Government Affairs Department. [More]
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COMMENTARY |
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Why Can’t We Move? Solving America’s Infrastructure Problems
Suffering was acute in Greater Boston this past winter. … [T]he worst blow was the shutdown of the region’s famed public transit system, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). … [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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