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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.

Articles•by Alex Roman•August 1, 2022

UMA's Michael Talks Taking Helm, State of the Industry

In an exclusive Q&A, the UMA's President/CEO discusses what drew him to motorcoach, his short- and long-term goals since joining the association in October, and the opportunities for growth operators are currently experiencing.

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News•by Alex Roman•July 29, 2022

KCATA's Makinen Tenders Resignation

During his tenure, he revamped the agency’s bus system and partnered to increase mobility and micromobility options throughout the region, with a special focus on providing more traveling freedom for KCATA’s ADA clientele.

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News•by Alex Roman•June 23, 2022

Digital Twins and Reimagining the Future of Rail Focus of Latest Webinar

Bentley Systems and METRO teamed for a successful webinar, which is available on demand now.

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News•by Alex Roman•June 21, 2022

METRO Launches the 2022 Innovative Solutions Awards

This is a great opportunity to highlight the successes of your bus operation or company.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•June 17, 2022

Following Acquisition by Ideanomics, WAVE Looks to Charge Zero Emissions Future

WAVE CEO Aaron Gillmore discusses the recent acquisition by Ideanomics and how the company is looking to fine-tune its products, as well as potential growth markets for both wireless charging and the company itself.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•May 19, 2022

HDR's Gonzalez-Tudor Discusses Diversity, Funding

HDR's Janet Gonzalez-Tudor talked about the role of consultants helping transit agencies with equity, funding, and more.

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From the Editor's•by Alex Roman•April 13, 2022

2022 Bringing Renewed Energy

Having already been on the road for a couple of conferences, both folks in the public transit and motorcoach sectors have a lot of optimism the ship is starting to correct itself, and it’s good to see all the energy out on the show floors and in the halls.

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Transit Dispatches•by Alex Roman•December 15, 2021

It’s Not Goodbye Frank, But Thanks for Everything

I remember in my first few weeks of working for METRO, my former editor gave me a heads up that Frank Di Giacomo, our publisher at the time, was coming to the home office for a visit. I must admit after hearing stories about him, I was nervous about our meeting, so on that Monday morning sitting across from Frank as he twisted his pinkie ring, I didn’t quite know what to expect.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•November 8, 2021

Capital Metro, Clever Devices Win Innovative Solutions Award for Trip Planning

Austin, Texas’ Capital Metro is implementing an onboard digital display system integrated with a real-time data feed versus the traditional integration with on-vehicle schedule information, across a subset of its fleet.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•November 8, 2021

King County Metro, MV Transportation Win Innovative Solutions Award for Accessibility

King County Metro (KCM) and MV Transportation developed and implemented a new multi-tenant GIS recording and reconciliation system to collect, process, and distribute pathway data: CommonPaths.

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