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As the dates are approaching for the 2015 APTA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Executive Director of the Transportation Learning Center, Jack Clark, and his two colleagues Brian Turner and Xinge Wang, are busy getting ready to lead presentations and exchanges on two hot topics in transit - developing and implementing apprenticeships for transit frontline workforce, and ways to improve transit safety culture. Both presentations will be held on Tuesday, October 6, at Imperial Ballroom A of Hilton Union Square.
The first topic - Apprenticeship: America's Modern System for Meeting the Transit Workforce Challenge - will be part of a 90-minute morning session on Changing Dynamics in Building a Sustainable Workforce: Innovations and Best Practices. The Center's presentation will focus on expanding apprenticeship programs for the three technical occupations with DOL approved apprenticeship frameworks - Bus, Rail Car, and Elevator/Escalator Technicians, and developing national frameworks and resources for two new apprenticeable transit occupations - Coach Operators and Signals Maintainers.
The afternoon presentation, Cultivating a Safety Culture that Lasts in Public Transportation will examine the findings in the Transit Cooperative Research Program 2015 Report 174, Improving Safety Culture in Public Transportation. The presentation will help define safety culture and describe ways that agencies and labor unions can assess and improve it.
For further information on the sessions and the full Annual Meeting program, please visit: http://www.apta.com/mc/annual/program/Pages/default.aspx.
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There's light at the end of the Atlantic Ave. train tunnel where a historic steam locomotive may be entombed, the Daily News has learned.
Robert Diamond, a transit buff and president of the nonprofit Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, has settled his federal lawsuit against the National Geographic Society over the making of a documentary about his quixotic search for the 19th century steam locomotive he believes is buried in the long-closed tunnel.
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International Transportation News
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Drivers in the study budgeted an extra 21 minutes in travel time, on average, to deal with traffic congestion. They agreed more strongly than walkers or transit riders with the statement that "the only good thing about traveling is arriving at my destination"-suggesting they derive less enjoyment from the trip itself. Drivers also expressed stronger desires to commute more by walking or transit than either of those modes did about driving.
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Neptune Theatre in Halifax had a full house Monday night as seven of the federal candidates for the ridings of Halifax and Dartmouth-Cole Harbour were in the spotlight debating urban issues. Hosted by the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, the event was part of Downtowns Canada's initiative to make urban policies an election issue.
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Gurgaon observed 'car-free day' on Tuesday to free the roads from traffic congestion and encourage people to use public modes of transportation. Elaborate arrangements have been made by Gurgaon Police to make the initiative a success. More than 200 buses have been deployed in select locations in the city to help commuters. 'Car-free day' is not a new concept. World over it was started 22 years back and is held on September 22 every year.
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He started as an entry-level engineer 27 years ago, and as Jeffrey D. Knueppel rose through SEPTA's ranks he prioritized connecting with workers on the front lines of the region's transportation. In his three years as deputy general manager Knueppel on 12 occasions spent long hours on the streets with workers, from bus drivers to transit cops. "I really think I made better decisions once I knew people's jobs," he said. It's a habit he wants to keep as the boss.
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The Maryland Department of Transportation's Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) will adjust MARC Train and Commuter Bus service on Wednesday, September 23, and Thursday, September 24, to accommodate commuters and visitors during Pope Francis' visit to Washington, D.C.
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Workers' rights groups protested low wages in Washington Tuesday, an event scheduled to coincide with Pope Francis' arrival in the city. Pope Francis has been an outspoken critique of income inequality, and picketers implored U.S. lawmakers to "listen to [the pope's] message." Strikers included federal contract workers that cook, clean and provide other services at governmental buildings in Washington. Good Jobs Nation, a group representing the workers, say contract workers are paid so poorly they are "unable to afford basic needs such as food, clothing, and rent." They called for broadened collective bargaining rights and a $15 minimum wage.
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Students and mariners will soon be able to get formal marine transportation education without leaving the state. The University of Alaska Board of Regents last week approved a new marine transportation degree program at the University of Alaska Southeast. Dale Miller taught marine transportation courses at the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO) For decades, UAS has offered classes and training to ferry workers, the Coast Guard, shipyard workers, sea pilots, the tug and barge industry, fishing and charter boat captains and other maritime employees. These classes have never been part of a formal degree program.
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