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Affordable housing is about more than having a low rent or mortgage, but the availability of public transportation. Devised as part of the Brooking's Institution Urban Markets Initiative, this index takes into account family incomes and the cost of transportation to measure the affordability of a housing choice. See how your city rates on the Housing & Affordability Index. Read the full report.
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News

Transit systems travel ‘green’ track
NEW YORK — This year, the surging current of the East River will help provide power to a nearby subway station. The lights that lace the ornate interior of Manhattan's Grand Central Station have largely been replaced by bulbs that burn brightly but save energy. There are plans to make the rooftop of a Queens bus depot bloom like a garden.
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SEPTA, TWU Local 234 Start Apprenticeship Program
SEPTA and Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 today announced the launch of a Joint Apprenticeship Program providing skill development and training for public transit employees.
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Best And Worst Cities For Commuters
The perfect commute is easy, inexpensive and reliable. In cities boasting such factors, like Buffalo, N.Y., Salt Lake City and Milwaukee, the trip to work is a breeze. But for commuters in Atlanta, Detroit and Miami, the daily grind is just that, thanks to bad traffic, insufficient infrastructure and drivers who resist carpools and public transportation.
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Programs

Transit Training Career Ladder Partnerships

Funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration and working with local transit agencies and their unions throughout…
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National Framework for Apprenticeship

Faced with an industry-wide skills shortage, local leaders in public transportation increasingly turn to apprenticeship programs to address their training…
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National Standards for Training

Working with labor and management representatives, the Center develops national standards for workforce training in five key areas of transit. Read More

Publications

Transit Partnership Training: Metrics of Success

You can’t know how well you’re doing until you find ways to measure outcomes. The Center followed through on this…
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People Make the Hardware Work: Transit Experts Call for Labor Management Training Partnerships

A summary of findings from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP), a service of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the…
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Pennsylvania Transit on the High Road

This 2003 report reviews the early development of the Keystone Transit Career Ladder Partnership from the earliest discussions in 2001…
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Millar and Warren

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