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ArticlesJune 6, 2008

Survey: Only 13.5% planned for career in transit

Only one of eight people who work in public transit planned for a career in this industry. In a job satisfaction survey recently conducted by TransitTalent.com, 13.5 percent of the respondents said they had transit career aspirations while still in school. About seven out of 10 (71.2 percent) said it was more or less an accident that they work in transit, and the remaining 15.3 percent said they ended up working in transit for “other” reasons.

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ArticlesJune 5, 2008

Transit Workforce: Building a Bridge over Troubled Waters

Managers who dread coming into the office because they have to deal with under-performing staff members are not alone. Their lament is common. Managers of all stripes are being challenged daily by the need to inspire and rehabilitate employees, who often seem like they’d prefer to be somewhere, almost anywhere else.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2008

Baltimore paratransit service wins Veolia award

Honored for efforts in sustainable development.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2008

INIT wins Community Transit contract

$10.4 million project scheduled to begin this month.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2008

Dayton RTA drivers put shoe on other foot

Agency teams with local center to learn what it’s like to be disabled.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2008

Coachmen Industries wins paratransit bus agreement

Will incorporate low floors, patent pending technologies.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2008

JAUNT launches new logo, site, slogan

New look hopes to expand awareness of services.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2008

METRO Paratransit Brief

Cap Metro may alter special transit services.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2008

MV wins Napa County contract

Six-year contract to begin July 1.

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ArticlesSeptember 25, 2007

Women In Transportation

Whether it's building rail facilities or securing funding for capital investment, women continue to play a major role in the transportation industry. This year we chronicle the achievements of five women who have used skills in finance, construction, contract negotiations, planning and entrepreneurship to make their mark on the industry.

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