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NewsSeptember 9, 2020

Denver RTD Plans Budget, Staff Reductions

In a memo provided to employees, CEO/GM Paul Ballard noted that RTD anticipates a $166 million shortfall in 2021, with anticipated shortfalls at least that amount or more in the coming years.

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NewsAugust 28, 2020

CATS Names New GM, Bus Operations

In her role, Jennifer Fehribach will oversee the operations and maintenance of the fixed-route bus, paratransit, and vanpool divisions.

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NewsAugust 25, 2020

CharterUp's Harris Joins Latest METROspectives Podcast

He joins to discuss some of the alarming findings from a recent survey and the industry’s efforts to urge Congress to pass the CERTS Act, or otherwise provide further assistance to motorcoach operators around the nation.

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NewsAugust 19, 2020

Cincinnati Metro Names New Director, Transit Operations

David Braun will develop and recommend programs, operating practices, employee development, and training to improve the overall customer experience of Metro’s fixed-route services.

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NewsAugust 5, 2020

MBTA Names New Chief Safety Officer

Ronald L. Ester Jr. is responsible for strategic policy development, management, and oversight of safety programs — including construction safety and operational safety.

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Transit Dispatchesby Amos HaggiagAugust 3, 2020

5 COVID-19 Lessons to Make Public Transportation Better

Many of the old ways of doing business in the transit world are now in flux. Funding is not as stable as it was, ridership dropped, and full bus occupancy, once a measure of success, is now a thing to be avoided.

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NewsJuly 31, 2020

TransLink Highlights Opportunities to Speed Metro Vancouver Buses

Staff have worked with municipalities to ensure the identified opportunities have considered local businesses and, are in many cases, win-wins for both transit and local retail areas.

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ArticlesJuly 31, 2020

How Passenger-Interaction Training Can Help Prevent Bus Operator Burnout

Training and education on interacting with vulnerable populations, would improve both the operator and the passenger experience.

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NewsJuly 30, 2020

San Luis Obispo Breaks Ground on Stantec-Designed Facility

The 27,500-square-foot operations and maintenance facility will include parking for up to 67 public transit vehicles, as well as 84 visitor and employee vehicles, and will include five repair bays, parts storage, and locker rooms.

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Transit DispatchesJuly 21, 2020

How National Branding Could Boost Transit's Image

What if every single city or state had their own way of managing traffic with versions of solid/dotted/colored lines, sign shapes, and signal lights, and none of them followed a standard convention? As we consider many aspects of public transportation across the country, this scenario is somewhat the reality.

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