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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•November 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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News•by Alex Roman•June 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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News•by Alex Roman•June 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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Articles•by Alex Roman•December 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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Articles•by Alex Roman•November 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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News•by Alex Roman•April 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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Articles•by Alex Roman•September 18, 2018

Motorcoach Operators Creating Culture to Grow Biz, Attract Talent

While finding drivers continues to be a challenge, motorcoach operators are focused on establishing a work-friendly environment and programs to identify new employees. Meanwhile, both short- and long-term growth are being managed conservatively.    

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Articles•by Alex Roman•July 10, 2018

Q&A with Denton County Transportation Authority's Jim Cline

He speaks about the agency’s new pilot program to help provide low-income families and individuals with alternative mobility options and more.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•May 30, 2018

TMF returns to BusCon

The event takes place Oct. 1 to 3 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•May 8, 2018

9 Tips for Planning Your Bus Charging Infrastructure

While adding a few charging stations to support pilot projects is relatively straight forward, transit agencies will need to consider several factors when planning to implement infrastructure that can support hundreds of electric buses, or more.

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