News and Updates

This week’s update includes stories on how older people will need much better transit

Posted August 2017

This week’s update includes stories on how older people will need much better transit, understanding street car costs, MBTA keeps Infrastructure improvements on track and how Trump administration trying to snuff out climate progress at U.S. DOT.

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Showcase Your Products or Services to Transportation Stakeholders from Over 40 Agencies

Posted August 2017

During our upcoming 2017 Making Connections conference on October 26th in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Center will host between 150 and 200 frontline public transportation workers, trainers, and key stakeholders - including representatives from both labor and management - from over 40 U.S. public transportation agencies.

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Want to Know More About the Center’s Work on the American Apprenticeship Initiative?

Posted July 2017

The Center’s bi-annual newsletter reporting on the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) is now available on our website. The project is well on its way to the second year of implementation (Project dates: October 1, 2015-September 30, 2020).

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Center Delivers First Transit Coach Operator Mentor Training at Greater Cleveland Regional Transport

Posted July 2017

On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, the Center delivered its first transit coach operator Train-the-Mentor course at GCRTA which was developed under the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) project. Yvonne Syphax, Center Consultant, trained nine transit coach operators/mentors.

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This week’s update includes stories on how tech giants like Elon Musk can fix LA’s transpor

Posted July 2017

This week’s update includes stories on how tech giants like Elon Musk can fix LA’s transportation problems, state of the US Streetcar, Indygo’s Purple Line Plans in Lawrence and WMATA tests new waterproofing method.

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