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Launched at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the national Traction Power Training Consortium will have its first in-person event in Philadelphia’s Center City, April 26-29, 2022. This event is a series of meetings where traction power subject matter experts from consortium agencies continue their work with ITLC instruction designers to develop training for new and experienced traction power technicians. To date, the group has completed seven of the 15 courses that train traction power workers how to maintain and troubleshoot substation, overhead, and third rail electrical systems.
The ITLC is grateful to SEPTA General Manager/CEO Leslie Richards for agreeing to host these meetings at SEPTA’s headquarters located at 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia. When you register with us, the ITLC will apply a special group rate for accommodations at the Canopy Hilton Center City hotel which is only a short walk from our meeting space.
The consortium welcomes all those interested in traction power maintenance training to join this event. Please contact Amri Joyner or Brandon Liu for more information.
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TRB – March 9, 2:00 pm ET
What is the transit agency’s role in developing micromobility solutions? TRB is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will address how transit agencies can partner with organizations to deploy micromobility options. While much of the existing research around micromobility has focused on what cities can do to regulate it, this webinar will identify how transit agencies can work with others in deploying shared bikes and scooters. Presenters will discuss case studies and lessons learned from transit agencies already offering micromobility.
The Aspen Institute – March 16, 2:00 pm ET
The future of work and job quality rests in part on workers having agency and some ability to influence their work and workplace. The NLRA provides the legal foundation for workers’ right to exercise that agency. As we look to shape the future of work, what lessons can we learn from the NLRA’s history, impact and effectiveness today? Join The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program for a discussion on Worker Power and the National Labor Relations Act, the first conversation in a five-part series, The History and Future of U.S. Labor Law: Conversations to Shape the Future of Work.
United for Infrastructure – April 14, 12:00 pm ET
On April 14th, United for Infrastructure is hosting an event focused on ways utilities, transit authorities, and local governments can accelerate the electrification of everything in our economy. Featured speakers include:
- The Honorable Roy Cooper, Governor, North Carolina
- The Honorable Deborah Ross, Congresswoman, North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District
- Charles Lattuca, President and CEO, GoTriangle
- Barbara Humpton, President and CEO, Siemens Corporation
- Gary Salamido, President and CEO, NC Chamber
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The San Diego Union Tribune – February 25, 2022
Sharp declines in transit use triggered by COVID-19 appear to be reversing course as the Omicron variant wanes and San Diegans slowly return to offices, schools and other in-person settings. Transit ridership could start closing in on pre-pandemic levels by late summer, said San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Chief Executive Officer Sharon Cooney.
WKU – February 24, 2022
The Kentucky Public Transit Authority (KPTA) is contending with ongoing supply chain issues as it works to provide local transit services with new buses this year. Among them is Pennyrile Allied Community Services (PACS), bussing senior citizens in nine counties and offering public transit in Hopkinsville and Madisonville. PACS Transportation Director Vickie Pennington ordered six buses in December 2020 and has yet to receive any.
Mass Transit – February 25, 2022
A new program was approved by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that will add guides to serve as ambassadors on the system. Up to 88 guides will be assigned to stations and vehicles along the Broad Street and Market Frankford Lines, as well as the concourses in Center City. The guides will remind customers about the rules for riding, assist destination-less riders and contact police when needed. They will also eventually take over the responsibilities of opening and closing the subway stations, which will allow police officers to conduct more patrols during the overnight hours.
Mass Transit – March 1, 2022
“Without a single fare hike, NJ Transit has been drastically transformed and improved over the last five years,” said Gov. Murphy. “On-time performance is up, cancellations are down and engineer ranks have been replenished. Under our administration, NJ Transit has been on the fast track to success and will remain a high priority in years to come. New Jersey commuters deserve a transit agency that works for them, and that is exactly what we are giving them.”
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Mass Transit – March 1, 2022
While the world wrestles with the question of how best to support Ukraine, European passenger rail carriers were among the first to offer help to the expected influx of refugees fleeing the country with the promise of free transport with proof of Ukrainian citizenship.
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Next City - February 28, 2022
The Austrian government’s mobility master plan lays out a goal to make mobility in the country climate-neutral by 2040. To achieve this modeling shows that, in addition to their electrification strategy, they need a reduction of almost 20 percent in the share of private motorized transport and an increase in public transport usage by a third. The KlimaTicket was launched with the intention of contributing to that switch. Whether it will work remains a question.
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The American Prospect – February 24, 2022
Even though workers are organizing and striking at a new level, the percentage of U.S. workers who are represented by a union is at a more than 100-year low. Just over 10 percent of the nation’s workers are represented by a union, a figure that drops to a paltry 6 percent among private-sector workers. Why is labor’s reach so small when interest is so high? Truth be told, union membership statistics are blunt and clumsy instruments with which to measure workers’ movements to build collective power. The only thing these numbers capture is the number of people who have been able to navigate the United States’ outdated and fraught labor law system to win a union election, or who have gotten a job already covered by a union contract. Union membership statistics are not a proper proxy for measuring the state of the U.S. labor movement or the vibrancy of our working class.
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Eno Transportation Center - February 18, 2022
The lesson here is that, just as inflation means that households can afford to buy fewer goods and services with each paycheck, even if the paychecks increase here and there, inflation also means that governments will build fewer infrastructure projects for every million dollars they spend.
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Building Transit Infrastructure |
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Streetsblog – February 24, 2022
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