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Alex Roman

Executive Editor

Alex Roman is Executive Editor of METRO Magazine — the only magazine serving the public transit and motorcoach industries for more than 100 years.

Articlesby Alex RomanFebruary 15, 2021

DATTCO Maintains Focus on Future Growth Despite the Pandemic

Through the diversification of its business, the company has been able to stay afloat during the turbulent times caused by COVID-19. Looking ahead, finding new efficiencies will be key to coming out on the other side stronger than ever.

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Articlesby Alex RomanFebruary 11, 2021

St. Louis Metro's Mefford-Miller Discusses Mobility-On-Demand, Electric Buses

As executive director, Mefford-Miller is responsible for the operations of Metro Transit's light rail, bus, and paratransit service.

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Articlesby Alex RomanDecember 10, 2020

Top Motorcoach Officials Talk State of the Industry

The ABA’s Peter Pantuso and UMA’s Larry Killingsworth discuss the state of motorcoach operations today, the fight for emergency funding, and what the future may hold in a post-pandemic world.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 24, 2020

Transdev’s Hendricks Talks Management, Future of Mobility

As CEO, Hendricks is responsible for all the company’s activities and operations in the U.S., which includes contracts for bus, paratransit, and rail in more than 200 cities and communities.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 16, 2020

Houston’s METRO Focuses on Providing Greater Safety, Accessibility

The agency has won APTA's award for agencies providing 20 million or more passenger trips annually twice in the last five years.

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Newsby Alex RomanJune 17, 2020

Uber, Marin Transit launch SaaS partnership to facilitate accessible mobility

This update builds on existing public transit integrations, such as Journey Planning, which has been available in the Marin region since 2019.

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Newsby Alex RomanJune 15, 2020

COVID's impact on Canadian transit and more with CUTA's D'Angelo

The president and CEO joins the podcast to discuss the continued fight for more operations funding and what transit looks like as provinces begin to open up.

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Articlesby Alex RomanDecember 10, 2019

Key Steps to Finding a New Public Transit CEO

The changing face of public transportation’s role in communities is having an impact on transit boards when they are searching for a new leader.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 12, 2019

Maintenance Directors Tap Training and Data to Drive Success

TriMet's Ed Bennett and Votran's Rick Kazawitch took home this years Maintenance Director of the Year Awards at BusCon 2019 in Indianapolis.

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Newsby Alex RomanApril 26, 2019

Tech Trends: What are the benefits, future for eScooters?

METRO spoke to Louis Pappas, sr. manager, transportation & mobility policy, at Bird about the ideal application and how it reduces car trips.

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