After almost five years as CEO, Desmond is stepping away from his role and returning to the U.S. where he will be seeking new career challenges.
TheBus partnered with its CAD-provider, Trapeze, to develop a Dynamic Headway Management Module. Under dynamic headway scheduling, an entire bus route is monitored by the CAD system and total circuit times are measured in real time.
The agency will restore service on a group of routes and improve frequencies on others to just under 90% of pre-pandemic levels.
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.
In her role, Jennifer Fehribach will oversee the operations and maintenance of the fixed-route bus, paratransit, and vanpool divisions.
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.
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.
Ronald L. Ester Jr. is responsible for strategic policy development, management, and oversight of safety programs — including construction safety and operational safety.
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.
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.