News and Updates

Kenyon Corbett Joins Center Staff as Program and Communications Coordinator

Posted July 2016

Originally from the Baltimore area, Kenyon has also lived in Maine, San Francisco and the Czech Republic. He now calls Washington, DC home. Kenyon has experience working in communications for a public radio affiliate in Baltimore as well as with international Non-Governmental Organizations.

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Want to Know More about the National Signals Training Consortium?

Posted July 2016

As a reader of the weekly update and a general supporter of the Center, you have surely heard a lot about the National Signals Training Consortium.

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New Center Report Available - The Transit El-Es Training Consortium: A Model for Successful Training

Posted July 2016

The Transit Elevator-Escalator Training Consortium (the Consortium) is the first in an ongoing series of industry-wide collaborative programs to develop integrated systems of training for key frontline occupations in public transportation.

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Bus Maintenance Training Group Meets to Expand Apprenticeship

Posted June 2016

A committee of labor and management subject matter experts (SMEs) consisting of technicians, instructors and managers from bus transit met at WMATA’s Carmen Turner Training Facility June 14-16, 2016, as part of a national effort to expand apprenticeships under the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI).

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This week’s update includes stories on

Posted June 2016

This week’s update includes stories on photos that Show the public transportation resurgence happening in LA, Minnesota should go all in on electric buses and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light-Rail System marks 20 years.

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