Transit News from the SWTA Nation 2.26.2021

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February 26, 2021

Transportation offered for Denton County vaccine clinics

In a collaborative effort with Denton County, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) and Span Inc. of Denton County are working jointly to provide bus transportation to Denton County Public Health (DCPH) vaccination clinics beginning this Friday. Read More

Job Postings

See our updated listing of job openings and shared by SWTA members.

DART: (Manager; State Relations)
Valley Metro: (Deputy Director, Transportation Services)
Valley Metro: (Deputy Director; Rail Operations)
Valley Metro: (Deputy Director, Construction)
CAPITAL METRO: (Program Manager, Maintenance of Way and Bridges)
Valley Metro: (Manager, Community Relations)
CAPITAL METRO: (Manager, Accounting and Revenue)
DCTA: (Financial Data Analyst)
DCTA: (Manager of Contracts and Procurement)

RFP & RFQ Postings

See our updated RFP/RFQ opportunities shared by SWTA members.

Valley Metro: (OMC Sole Source Parts Inventory)
Valley Metro: (Light rail Vehicle Floor Replacement)
Valley Metro (ITB: Portable Lift System)
KCATA: (Project Management Consultant Services)
REAL (RFP: One Board Video Surveillance Camera Systems)
Central Texas Rural Transit District (RFP: Administrative Office Building Repairs)

How could public transit change in New Orleans? RTA set to consider new plan

Public transit officials will consider on Tuesday a significant revamp to the region's public transportation network aimed at shortening travel times for riders in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish.

The proposal, dubbed New Links, also hopes to strengthen inter-parish connections, long an unmet goal of the Regional Transit Authority and the Jefferson Transit systems.Read More

New Mexico Selects BYD to Meet Fleet Sustainability Goals

New Mexico officials have chosen BYD to participate in a statewide purchase agreement that gives transit agencies throughout the U.S. the ability to buy BYD coaches and buses. Read More

Ride KC connecting Bartle Hall homeless shelter with daytime warming centers

Ride KC is helping connect warming shelters for homeless people who are trying to survive the bitter cold that has gripped the region. The transit agency is playing an important role in helping folks stay warm. Special shuttle buses are bringing people from the city’s overnight warming shelter inside Bartle Hall to daytime warming centers located throughout the city. Read More

Transit News from Across the SWTA Nation

CityGo youth program expands to spring (SalinaPost.com)
CARTS offers free rides this week (ElginCourier.com)
Want to Improve Urban Mobility? Improve Coordination First (Govtech.com)

From all of us at SWTA, we want to thank the transit professionals across the SWTA Nation for a job well done during the harsh weather conditions last week.

Federal News, Legislation & Policy Updates

Resources on Federal Mask Mandate, Additional Federal COVID Emergency Funding & More

As we await the next steps in Congress in a 3rd COVID relief bill, here's some recent coverage on the prospects for large federal infrastructure legislation, perhaps combined with surface transportation reauthorization.

After COVID-19 Relief, an Infrastructure Policy (Transport Topics)
How Biden can succeed on infrastructure (Brookings)
Infrastructure, transit and tech: How Buttigieg plans to localize the federal transportation agenda (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Our Legislative Committee will be soon be updating our 2021-2022 Legislative Agenda; view our 2019-2020 priorities and let Executive Director Rich Sampson (rsampson@swta.org; 225.270.0855) know of any federal policy issues that are important to your agency, region or state.