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ArticlesAugust 12, 2021

APTA TRANSform Conference and EXPO Heads to Orlando

After postponing the event in 2020, APTA moved the TRANSform Conference and EXPO to sunny Orlando, Nov. 7 to 10, 2021.

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ArticlesNovember 29, 2017

New Mobility Mindset, Vehicle Innovation on Display at APTA EXPO 2017

The expansive show floor, which featured more than 800 exhibitors, featured a bevy of product debuts and gave attendees a view of transit’s future.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2017

Secretary Chao reminds APTA crowd about FTA safety oversight deadline

Federal law requires states with rail transit systems to establish an FTA-certified SSO Program by April 15, 2019 or risk having federal funds to public transportation agencies throughout that state withheld until certification is achieved.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

CEOs Discuss Focusing on Behaviors for Better Results

Culture isn’t about results, it’s about behaviors — leadership behaviors, employee behaviors, and customer behaviors. That was the takeaway at the Monday session “Executive Roundtable: Creating World Class Organizations – Leadership, Culture, Trust, Empowerment.”

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

MCI unveils D45 CRT LE coach at APTA EXPO

Deliveries of the Buy-America compliant, Altoona-tested clean-diesel coach are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2018. An all-electric version is also in development and will be released in 2020.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

COTA’s Stitt on ‘understanding who you serve’

Appointed to lead COTA on Feb. 1, 2012, Stitt oversaw the transformation of public transit in Central Ohio, including a downtown circulator, an airport shuttle, and a comprehensive redesign of the entire bus network.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

Q’Straint’s Quantum makes passenger safety push-button easy

Wheelchair and scooter users want independent transportation, and bus drivers have a schedule to maintain. Until now those two objectives often conflicted.

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NewsOctober 9, 2017

Managing Change in a Multimodal World Key Topic to Kickoff APTA EXPO

Incoming APTA CEO Nat Ford outlined five priorities and new committees to address the drastic changes happening in public transit.

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NewsOctober 9, 2017

Mobility of the Future of Public Transportation: Safety, Innovation

Speaking to a packed crowd at APTA’s Hall B Learning Zone, AECOM’s David DeRosa discussed what the future of mobility will look like with intelligent transportation and what his company is doing to develop smart, autonomous, and connected vehicles.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2017

Microvast launches next-generation batteries for electric-mobility applications

The technology offers 41% greater energy density than the company’s previous generation (LpCO) batteries, reducing cost and space requirements.

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