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Transit Board Members, Staff Meet for Best Practices Seminar
BY CHERYL PYATT, Program Manager, Educational Services More than 150 public transit agency board members and professional board staff gathered recently in Denver for the APTA Transit Board Members and Board Support Seminar, a two-track program that focused on best practices regarding policy making, governance and fiduciary duties, succession planning, safety, regional legislative issues, leadership development and funding among other topics.
The seminar, hosted by Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD), featured remarks from area civic and elected leaders who discussed public transit’s role in community and economic development and the importance of securing adequate funding; safety management sessions led by FTA officials; peer-to-peer discussions organized by agency size; sessions on the complex factors involved in hiring the CEO and the board’s role in setting the CEO’s performance goals; transit as a catalyst for development; stakeholder engagement; MPO partnerships; ADA compliance; and the basics of funding.
APTA Chair Phillip Washington, CEO, Los Angeles Metro, and APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy hosted an informal roundtable that featured brief remarks about APTA’s advocacy efforts, five-year strategic plan and other initiatives, leading to an engaging question-and-answer session during which Washington challenged attendees to advocate for transportation at national, state and local levels.
Also during the seminar, APTA Vice Chair Valarie J. McCall, board member, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, was re-elected chair of the Transit Board Members Committee. David Stackrow, board chair, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY, was re-elected vice chair and Carol Herrera, executive board chair, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA, was re-elected secretary.
In addition, RTD conducted technical tours of its BRT and transit-oriented development projects, light rail corridor, Denver International Airport and the recently renovated Union Station, where it also hosted a reception.
APTA will announce the date and location of next year’s seminar soon. For details, visit the website and search on meetings.
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APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy addresses the APTA Transit Board Members and Board Support Seminar.
Photo by Paul Wedlake Photography |
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