Maureen McCole, Garrome “Jerry” Franklin and David Schulze were named to the roles of VP, commuter rail/railroad management, VP, chief safety officer and VP for policy and strategy, respectively.
Sponsored by APTA, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, this national public awareness day encourages people to change their travel behavior and switch from driving a car to riding a bus or train.
Major event themes on the show floor included efficiency, with the bus industry working to improve fuel economy, in addition to the hybrid, CNG and all-electric buses on display. Safety and smart energy usage were a big focus in the rail industry, while a variety of IT companies presented their latest passenger information, ticketing and payment solutions.
Attractis is a turnkey solution that has all the benefits of a full tramway system with optimized costs and lead times. It provides a long-term, clean, comfortable and safe answer to cities growing mobility needs with an easily extendable capacity of up to 14,000 passengers per hour per direction using the same infrastructure. Attractis operates Citadis, Alstom's tram reference for modern urban solutions, at the core of multiple city renewal projects.
Four executives explain how they work to balance the reality of limited transit budgets with increasing customer service requirements and adapting to growing paratransit service demand.