APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas Testifies on PTC
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APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas testifies on PTC before House subcommittee. Photo by Steve Barrett.
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APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Feb. 15 at a hearing titled “Oversight of Positive Train Control Implementation in the United States.”
Recent rail incidents have caused Congress to ask questions about PTC and whether railroads and commuter rail systems will meet the statutory deadline of Dec. 31, 2018.
Other witnesses included Robert Sumwalt, chairman, NTSB; Juan D. Reyes III, chief counsel, FRA; Edward Hamberger, president and CEO, Association of American Railroads; Richard Anderson, CEO, Amtrak; John P. Tolman, vice president and national legislative representative, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
View the written testimony here and watch the hearing here.
Transit Executives Share Insights and Challenges at CEOs Seminar
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APTA Chair Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. and President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas address transit CEOs. Photo by Francisco Gonzalez.
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Public transit agency CEOs and other officials convened for APTA’s 2018 Transit CEOs Seminar Feb. 10-12 in Miami.
Seminar discussions included: Leadership and Policy Development: Planning an Integrated Approach; the Future of Mobility: Developing an Implementation Action Plan; and Enterprise Risk Management: Funding, Safety, and Cyber Security: A CEO’s Primary Responsibility.
APTA Chair Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority; APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas, and Immediate Past Chair Doran J. Barnes, executive director, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA, presided.
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FTA Deputy Administrator Jane Williams gives remarks on the future of public transportation. Photo by Francisco Gonzalez.
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FTA Deputy Administrator Jane Williams provided remarks on the future of transit and offered insight on dealing with aging infrastructure, growing demand, investing in workforce development and new technologies. She also fielded questions, along with FTA officials Matthew Welbes, executive director; Henrika Buchanan, associate administrator for program management; and Yvette Taylor, Region 4 administrator.
Other remarks were provided by David P. Pekoske, TSA administrator, and Christine Halvorsen, FBI deputy assistant director for counterterrorism, on Terrorism and Cybersecurity; Adie Tomer, Brookings Institution, on Why Corporations Are Seeking to Locate in Transit-Rich Environments; and Tony Seba, researcher and author, on Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030: Disruption, Implication, and Choices.
Alice N. Bravo, director of host agency Department of Transportation and Public Works, Miami-Dade Transit, Miami, and APTA board member, provided comments on weather-related resiliency and the role public transportation plays in restoring employment, tourism, and civic life following a natural disaster.
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SAVE THE DATE
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Make plans to attend these upcoming APTA events:
Legislative Conference
March 18-20, 2018
Washington, DC
International Bus Roadeo
May 4-8, 2018
Tampa, FL
Bus & Paratransit Conference
May 6-9, 2018
Tampa, FL
International Rail Rodeo
June 7-10, 2018
Denver, CO
Rail Conference
June 10-13, 2018
Denver, CO
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IN THE MEDIA
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Jacksonville Top of List for Driverless Transportation—APTA Chair Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, discusses autonomous vehicles in a video for CBS.
Transportation Projects in Blue States in Potential Jeopardy—Critics say the infrastructure plan favors little-populated rural areas to the detriment of urban America, according to a POLITICO report.
Leaders Decry Infrastructure Plan—Bay Area politicians and transport officials describe the infrastructure proposal as "woefully inadequate," according to a Mercury News report.
UITP Launches #PT4ME—The International Association of Public Transport has launched a video and global campaign to advance the safety of women in public transport.
Art Takes a Bus Ride—The 14th Annual Art Takes a Bus Ride contest gives 1st-6th graders a chance to have their artwork displayed on the side of a SamTrans bus for a year.
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