Today, advancing new transportation infrastructure requires that everyone involved understand our collective history and work to avoid mistakes of the past.
The new project will pair two experienced HOPE Atlanta case managers with trained Field Protective Specialists under the auspices of the MARTA Police Department.
The Palm Beach Partners Business Matchmaker Conference & Expo attracted more than 400 participants from numerous business disciplines.
Recruitment is already difficult; and with the impending retirement of boomers, the public transit industry will need even more recruits.
Posted the video of the October 2016 incident on YouTube along with a message urging parents to “talk to your kids about rail safety.”
MTA is taking steps to ensure transit riders are fully aware of the upcoming changes by dispatching “transit teams” who will provide riders with the most up-to-date information.
Outside of increasing the number of riders on the system, improving first/last mile solutions can improve connectivity and safety for transit users.
Numerous businesses operate along the streetcar's routes, so the group's plan is to work with those business and property owners to be sure their operations are disrupted as little as possible.
In April, board members approved sweeping changes to the agency's fare policy, including the replacement of multiple fare zones with a single-zone fare.
For almost a month, teams of volunteers have been visiting bus stops three days a week, however, the agency has upped its outreach with about 80 volunteers now on the move every day, boarding buses to connect with riders there.