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Career Pathways/Ladders Conference Can Accept A Few More Participants for September 17 Round Table
The Transportation Learning Center is offering the opportunity for a limited number of interested transit agency and labor representatives to participate in a cutting-edge Career Pathways/Career Ladders conference on Wednesday, September 17 in Silver Spring, Maryland. The conference format will be a series of roundtable discussions, with short presentations and intensive group interaction designed to:
* Engage participants in discussions of innovative Pathways and Ladders work being done by agencies, unions and community partners in states and cities across the country
* Create dialogue between local programs on the ground with key players in government and national non-profit organizations on a range of initiatives related to Career Pathways and Ladders
* Establish an understanding of a range of best practices and strategies on national, state and local levels
* Develop a vision for future work on career pathways and ladders
Currently-committed participants include management and union representatives from several major transit agencies across the country who have been involved in work connected to the Center's Innovative Workforce Development Project. Other invited participants include representatives from the U.S Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S Department of Education, as well as participants from major organizations including the American Public Transportation Association, the Economic Policy Institute, the AFL-CIO, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Jobs for the Future, the American Federation of Teachers and Wider Opportunities for Women. Together, we will examine critical questions on topics that include: best practices for community outreach to diverse populations; effective mentoring for incoming, youth and incumbent workers; models apprenticeship and training models and modules; and opportunities and challenges for strong labor-management partnerships.
If you are interested in joining us for this day of stimulating working discussions or learning more about the roundtable conference, please contact Pat Greenfield no later than August 29. Because the Center is designing this program for maximum interaction and engagement, participant space is limited.
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Save The Date: Center Presents at SmartRail - October 29-20, 2014 in Charlotte, NC
The Center will be presenting at two different sessions at this year's SmartRail Conference, focusing specifically on work done by the Signals Training Consortium. On Wednesday October 29, 2014 - 4:00pm, the Center will present on Upgrading Signaling and Operating Technology, highlighting the work of the signals training consortium and future trends that we anticipate coming down the track in the next 5-10 years. On Thursday October 30, 2014 - 3:15 - 4:00pm, we will present on a technical seminar program that addresses upgrading technology to improve service, ensuring a safe a reliable network, defining system requirements PTC/CBTC/radio upgrades and creating a service to meet demand.
For more information on the Signals Training Consortium, contact Project Director Mark Dysart.
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Dissent - July 23, 2014
The federal transportation fund is running out of money, threatening the country with potholes, stopped construction, and economic downturn. Congress, which has kept the program solvent with short-term patches for years, now finds itself unable to do more than buy a few months' time. Mainstream opinion pins the blame for this state of affairs on partisanship and anti-tax extremism.
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Care2.com - August 10, 2014
Encouraging people to take alternative modes of transportation is an ongoing question. In a culture where cars dominate, how do we provide incentives that make buses, subways, trains and even cycling and walking more attractive than commuting on two wheels? One option is to provide transit passes, the idea being that if a bus or subway pass is free for a worker than they will be more likely to take public transportation.
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International Transportation News
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Total Rail - August 4, 2014
Our list guides us through which countries from around the world have the largest operating rail networks. We have also broken down the ways in which they use their network to reinforce why the expansion is so important.
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August 5, 2014
SEPTA will extend its pilot 24-hour weekend service on the Broad Street and Market-Frankford Lines through Nov. 2, the transit agency announced Tuesday. SEPTA said the extension will give it an opportunity to evaluate the service during the fall ridership season while at the same time possibly attract new riders returning from summer vacations.
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Greater Greater Washington - August 4, 2014
PlanItMetro made this cool map showing what's within a 1/2-mile walk from each Metro station. It's easy to see how the street network affects where you can walk. As contributor Dan Reed points out, the walkshed is bigger in areas with a street grid and short blocks. On the other hand, barriers like highways, rail lines, and superblocks reduce the area you can walk to.
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Progressive Railroading - August 12, 2014
Starting this week, a contractor hired by Sound Transit will begin installing additional safety devices on all Sounder trains as part of positive train control (PTC) implementation work that's scheduled to be completed by 2015's end. The PTC system is designed as a fail-safe feature to override human error that could lead to train accidents.
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Building Transportation Infrastructure
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Railway Age - August 8, 2014
Signaling a commitment to continued subway expansion, Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO and Chairman Thomas Prendergast has requested funding for Phase 2 of New York City Transit's Second Avenue Subway, long a dream of city planners.
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Progressive Railroading - August 5, 2014
The Maryland Transit Administration's (MTA) police force will host an event in Baltimore tonight to mark the 31st annual "National Night Out" crime-prevention awareness campaign organized by the nonprofit National Association of Town Watch. MTA Police will be on hand to meet and greet the public, answer questions, discuss MTA system safety initiatives and promote the National Night Out effort, MTA officials said in a press release. The events will be held at the Patapsco Avenue light-rail station and at the Rogers Avenue Metro Station on Hayward Avenue.
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Examiner - August 4, 2014
Last week the Chicago Transportation Authority (CTA) released figures on crime on the nation's second largest transportation system, and concluded that crime was down from 2013 --- and according to the Chicago Tribune - specifically thefts and robberies, which "fell by about one-fifth and one-third, respectively, in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2013, according to data that transit officials released."
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Progressive Railroading - August 8, 2014
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $35 million grant to help the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) lay the groundwork for service and capacity improvements on a segment of the city's heavily traveled North Red and Purple lines, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced yesterday.
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