News and Updates

ITLC Presents at SWTA’s Summer University Conference Series

Posted September 2023

ITLC’s James Hall and Maurice Beard traveled to Wichita, Kansas on August 11 to lead a South West Transit Association (SWTA) summer university course with co-presenter from Immersed Technologies, Inc., President and Technical Director Mike Brock.

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FTA’s 2023 Biennial State and Tribal Programs and Transit Partnerships Conference

Posted September 2023

Last month, ITLC Deputy Director Xinge Wang participated in the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) 2023 Biennial State and Tribal Programs and Transit Partnerships Conference in Washington, D.C., a conference designed to create dialogue and opportunities to hear from tribal and rural communities on how FTA and technical assistance centers can better serve their needs.

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ITLC Attends IndyGo’s Coach Operator Graduation

Posted September 2023

On August 25, ITLC’s Annmarie Carmody, Sudan Smith, and Maurice Beard attended the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation’s (IndyGo) Coach Operator Graduation, the first in-person graduation at its new East Campus facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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MDOT & MTA Hosts Battery Electric Bus Familiarization Pilot

Posted September 2023

ITLC’s James Hall and Brandon Liu, joined by instructor and long-time ITLC subject matter expert Frank Burnett, traveled to Baltimore in August to observe the delivery of a Battery Electric Bus (BEB) Familiarization Course pilot at the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Kirk Maintenance Facility.

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ATTAIN Rail and Facilities Apprenticeship Meeting – Sept. 12

Posted August 2023

The Transit Workforce Center’s (TWC) American Transit Training and Apprenticeship Innovators Network (ATTAIN) will meet virtually on September 12, 2023, at 1:30 pm ET to discuss apprenticeship for rail and facilities occupations.

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