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Last week, eight current and future maintenance trainers from WMATA, BART, SEPTA, and NYCT went through the Center developed Train-the-Trainer course. While the majority of the participants for this course were from the elevator-escalator department, there was one participant that came from the bus maintenance department. This course was developed and piloted as part of the Transit Elevator/Escalator Training Consortium.
As per course evaluations, participants felt that the class was "more informative than I initially expected. There was a lot of content and made me think outside of the box." According to participants, highlights of lessons learned include:
- Learning different instructional techniques, including effective ways to manage time
- Sharing of ideas and knowledge
- Identifying individual strengths and weakness by practicing different instructional methods
- Recognizing different learning capabilities and adjustment of content accordingly
- Learning how to develop a unique teaching style
For more information on the Train-the-Trainer course, contact Program Manager of Instructional Design Julie Deibel.
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Graduating high school seniors at San Diego County schools have about seven weeks to submit an essay on the benefits of public transportation to the Metropolitan Transit System, for a chance to win a laptop computer.
The 13th annual contest, co-sponsored by Coca-Cola Refreshments of San Diego and the San Diego County Office of Education, asks college-bound seniors to write a 1,000-word essay outlining the pros and cons of using public transportation compared to a private vehicle.
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The wheels on the bus may go 'round, but someone has to keep them greased.
A team of 81 technicians keeps mass transit maintained at the Lynx Operations Center, by the corner of John Young Parkway and Princeton Street. Everything from oil changes to engine rebuilds takes place at the 100,310-square-foot shop.
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International Transportation News
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A decade and half after its low-floor city buses and multi-axle coaches have become synonymous to quality bus rides in India, Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd, the local arm of the Swedish auto firm, is looking to re-invent the wheel in the public transport space. On 14 February, Volvo delivered the first batch of five hybrid buses to Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport Corporation. This is the first commercial launch of a bus with hybrid technology since Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) came into effect in April 2015. Under the scheme, which is part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020, manufacturers of hybrid and electric vehicles, depending on the type of hybrid, mild or strong, get a subsidy.
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the NFC Forum today announced a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will enable the two organizations to jointly educate the industry on Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies supporting the needs of public transportation operators. NFC technology has a broad range of use cases. In public transport fare collection, NFC technology provides a wireless connection between mobile devices and wireless readers such as those seen in gated fare collection for public transportation systems. The adoption of NFC will enable a global public transportation environment in which passengers board with unprecedented speed and ease; fare collection and access are handled with accuracy; and the user experience is uniformly positive and consistent from country to country and transit system to transit system.
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Heraldargus.com - February 16, 2016
La Porte Public Transportation Director Tom MacLennan presented the city with a small glass award, the 2015 Green Fleet Community of the Year, during Tuesday night's Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. MacLennan said the award was given to the city for its work in promoting electric vehicles and charging stations, building a new propane tank and the city's overall commitment to reducing emissions and promoting clean air in Northwest Indiana. The award was given by Green Fleet, which is in partnership with the South Shore Clean Cities organization.
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Building Transportation Infrastructure
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Kings County Politics - February 16, 2016
Mayor Bill de Blasio
today came to Red Hook where he joined tenants of NYCHA's Red Hook Houses, transit leaders, elected officials and civic groups to detail a new streetcar service: the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX).
The $2.5 billion new transit line - the first New York City streetcar in more than fifty years - would stretch 16 miles along the Brooklyn and Queens New York Harbor/East River waterfront from Sunset Park to Asoria in Queens. Along the way the transit trolly line would include Brooklyn stops in Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Williamsburg and Greenpoint before moving into Queens.
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