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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 19, 2023

CTA Proposed 2024 Budget Holds Fares Steady, Eyes Service Increases

The proposed spending budget reflects a 9.2% increase (or $168.2 million) over the previous year’s budget and supports CTA’s ongoing workforce initiatives for hiring and retaining key operations personnel.

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Articlesby Alex RomanOctober 9, 2023

Executive Q&A: How Transit Leaders Worked to Improve Workforce, Ridership

What has changed for agencies in the last two years? We asked transit leaders from across the U.S. about their latest workforce and ridership efforts.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 25, 2023

CTA Highlights Progress One Year After Action Plan Launched

Nearly every measure outlined for each of the five guiding pillars in the Meeting the Moment plan has been implemented.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 14, 2023

MBTA Meets FTA Requirements for Public Safety, Workforce

The changes to the OCC policies are part of the MBTA’s ongoing efforts to improve safety and security for both workers and riders.

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Articlesby Louis PrejeanAugust 14, 2023

TransitCenter Report Unravels Workforce Challenges

TransitCenter released its latest report, diving into the ongoing challenges of the workforce shortage and taking an interesting look at one department.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 28, 2023

WTS International Joins Tomorrow's Workforce Coalition

Tomorrow's Workforce Coalition is a group of associations advocating for economic development policy that would strengthen the transportation workforce.

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Articlesby Louis PrejeanJune 9, 2023

How Transit Agencies View the Workforce Shortage

The American Public Transportation Association followed up the first phase of its workforce shortage study by examining how workers and agencies view the issue. The association, along with transit agencies, discussed the outlook of the workforce shortage and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 9, 2023

MBTA Approves $2.7B FY24 Budget

The budget allocates funding to increase the MBTA’s overall workforce to 7,643, which is 964 positions above what was budgeted for FY23.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 4, 2023

CCW's O'Brien Dies in Car Accident

He was involved in an automobile collision in San Bernardino County that took his life at the age of 65. The details of the accident are unknown, and the authorities are investigating the incident.

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Articlesby Alex RomanMay 3, 2023

Consultant Q&A: WSP's Decker Discusses Workforce Issues, HSR

WSP USA's Caroline Decker spoke with METRO about a variety of topics, including the handling of record funding, workforce issues, and high-speed rail versus intercity passenger rail.

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