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T & I Approves Passenger Rail Bill
The House T&I Committee passed a passenger rail bill on Feb. 12. Sponsored by the bipartisan leadership of the committee, the legislation aims to address project delivery, provides for rail finance, and retains state grants with emphasis on the Northeast Corridor. Though the bill extends programs at existing levels, it does not add much-needed growth to investments in passenger rail.
NTSB Issues Recommendations to WMATA, FTA and APTA
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority upgrade its safety procedures by assessing its subway tunnel ventilation to verify that it is in a state of good repair, developing written ventilation policies and training staff to follow those policies. The NTSB also recommended that FTA audit public transit agencies to evaluate their tunnel ventilation systems, and that APTA educate its members about proper ventilation procedures.
Public Transit CEOs Meet
System leaders from around the country met for APTA's 2015 Transit CEOs Seminar Feb. 7-10 in Phoenix. Mayor Greg Stanton spoke at the Opening General Session, as did Stephen Banta, Leadership APTA Committee Vice Chair and CEO, Valley Metro, Phoenix; Phillip Washington, APTA Chair and General Manager and CEO, Regional Transportation District, Denver; and Michael Melaniphy, APTA President & CEO. Other sessions covered legislative issues, the Stand Up For Transportation Day, workforce
development, overhauling services, increasing farebox recovery and more. See more details in the next issue of Passenger Transport.
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