2012 Women In Transportation: Norma Zamora
GM Brownsville Metro Brownsville, Texas
GM Brownsville Metro Brownsville, Texas
GM Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Las Vegas
Director of Member Services American Public Transportation Association Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Manager – Strategic Communications/Public Affairs Transportation Security Administration Arlington, Va.
A lot will be dictated by the outcome of the election, which is also why we need to start making, or rather restating, the case for public transportation investment.
Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Atlanta are putting an end to ‘free rides’ with fare inspection crackdowns. L.A. Metro, like Atlanta, is locking its fare gates, ending the unofficial honor system.
What traits and skill sets are important to becoming a great public transportation leader? METRO surveyed more than 200 transit executives to find out. Being a skilled communicator and listener were the most commonly cited attributes.
The average transit executive spent 23 years in the industry, with an average annual salary of $113,000, according to METRO’s seventh annual survey.
Implementing a fuel transition program and buying used buses are some tactics this year’s respondents are turning to.
Board voted unanimously to appoint her as the new GM and chief executive. She has worked in the transportation industry for 30 years, and will be the agency’s first female GM.
Will replace three of the fleet’s oldest diesel buses, and will be inductively charged by stopping on an electromagnetic pad located at a bus stop along a "Green" Route, on which the bus will operate.
Stephen Bland, CEO of Pittsburgh's Port Authority of Allegheny County; Carolyn Flowers, CEO of the Charlotte (N.C.) Area Transit System; and Mikel Oglesby, GM of Calif.'s SunLine Transit Agency are the three finalists.
Established in 1976, Omnitrans carries approximately 15 million passengers each year throughout its 480-square-mile service area, covering 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County.
Schuylkill Transportation System took children throughout Schuylkill County on a tour designed to teach them about public transit.
Awards will be presented Oct. 2 at the 2012 APTA annual meeting to be held in Seattle.
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