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PodcastsAugust 25, 2020

The State of the Motorcoach Industry and the Need for Funding with Armir Harris.

Armir Harris of CharterUp sits down with Alex Roman to discuss the recent survey showing the impact of the pandemic on the public transportation industry and the effort behind urging congress to pass the CERTS Act.

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PodcastsJuly 27, 2020

The Short- and Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Public Transit and its Ridership with Nicole Recker and Tom Ryden

Nicole Recker, VP of mobility services and administration at Texas’ DCTA, and Tom Ryden, senior project manager for LAN, join METRO's Alex Roman to discuss the implications for transit caused by the pandemic, how branding and messaging will play a part in ridership returning, much more.

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PodcastsJune 17, 2020

Building New Models to Increase Mobility Partnerships with Uber's Chris Pangilinan

Chris Pangilinan, Head of Global Policy for Public Transportation at Uber. Chris joins METROspectives to discuss Uber's first Software-as-a-Service partnership with Marin Transit, how public transit agencies are adapting quicker then ever to increase the options they provide in the communities they serve, and how COVID-19 will impact future mobility models.

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

Canadian Transit Struggles with Pandemic, Fights for Federal Aid

Marco D'Angelo, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) joins METROspectives to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian transit, how some provinces are starting full schedules, and the ongoing fight to get federal funding to help offset operational losses.

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

What Does Public Transit Look Like in a Post-Pandemic Reality?

METROspectives speaks with John Andoh, Executive Director and CEO of South Carolina's The COMET mass transportation system. Andoh discusses how The COMET and its workforce are dealing with COVID-19, what it's like to be a manager of a public transportation agency at this time, and what the agency is doing to plan for its new post-pandemic reality.

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

What Public Transit Looks Like Now and Will Look Like After COVID-19 with Paul Comfort

METROspectives speaks with Paul Comfort, VP, business development at Trapeze, and host of the Transit Unplugged podcast. Comfort discusses the present and future of public transportation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, his perspectives on what it's like to unpack an action plan, and his new book "The Future of Public Transportation." 

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on the Motorcoach Industry

METROspectives has a conversation with the American Bus Association (ABA) President/CEO Peter Pantuso, who discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on the motorcoach industry and why he believes Congress must act to help support an industry that is mostly made up small, mostly family-run businesses.

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

COVID-19's Impact on Essential Transit Providers

Community Transportation of America (CTAA) Director, Scott Bogren, joins us to discuss how they and their membership are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, how surface transportation re-authorization may play out, and how new mobility models differ in smaller cities versus larger metro regions.

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ArticlesApril 14, 2020

What public transit looks like now and could look like after COVID-19 with Paul Comfort

Comfort joins Managing Editor Alex Roman for the latest installment of the METROspectives podcast.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2020

METROspectives podcast launches with ABA's Pantuso, CTAA's Bogren

The new podcast, hosted by Managing Editor Alex Roman, is focused on public transportation, the private motorcoach industry, and all things mobility.

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