LMS Beta Testers Help Strengthen the New Transportation Learning Network |
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A few weeks ago, we asked for volunteers to beta test the Center’s new Learning Management System – and you all delivered!
The group consisting of bus and rail properties, National organizations and OEMs has been very engaged and given great feedback. Overall they are impressed by the new system, specifically the graphic representation and flow of use. They also see how having an LMS opens the door for other, more advanced learning opportunities in the future.
So far, they’ve focused on the instructor-led training course template and self-registration process. Their fresh eyes and feedback has led to big improvements of the LMS!
With the course template almost finalized, we can soon start uploading materials in bulk and expect a formal launch of the LMS sometime this fall.
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APTAU – September 16, 3:00 pm ET
What does it mean to design a workforce development program and strategy with a social and racial equity lens? How are transit organizations integrating Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DEI) practices into their own workforce programs and policies? Join this panel of experts to discuss new and evolving practices to recruit, develop, promote, retain and advance a more robust and diverse workforce. Gain insight into efforts being undertaken to increase recruitment diversity, inclusive employee engagement and job mobility and succession planning practices, including effective models of mentoring, coaching and sponsorship.
CUTR - September 17, 12:00 pm ET
The City of Tampa is moving forward with many innovations in infrastructure and mobility. Some of the City’s innovations include adding more green infrastructure to our stormwater projects, fostering new mobility with eBikes, seated, and stand-up scooters, integrating Vision Zero into all of our programs through Crosswalks to Classrooms and other high visibility projects, and tackling our aging infrastructure with new, proactive approaches. The City’s Administrator for Infrastructure and Mobility, Jean W. Duncan, P.E., will discuss these innovations, showcasing how Tampa is a mid-size city making big-city moves.
Transportation Research Board – September 21, 1:00 pm ET
For many bus riders in the United States, the journey to access and the wait at the bus stop are experiences that may inhibit their ability or desire to take the bus. TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, September 21, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will highlight bus stop and pedestrian infrastructure improvement programs by transit agencies and their partners. Presenters will illustrate how agencies prioritize bus stops for improvements, discuss program leadership and funding, and describe relationships with other public and private entities. They will also explain how to leverage available opportunities for improved infrastructure.
Intelligent Transport – September 28, 8:00 am ET
This webinar brings together industry experts to identify actual passenger requirements and consider how existing and emerging technologies may be harnessed to reimagine the passenger experience, delivering reliable, rich information that supports journey planning and ease of mobility, with active travel connections and air quality information that drives sustainable mobility choices.
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies – September 30, 3:30 pm ET
COVID-19 has exacerbated trends of increasing transit ridership and increasing costs that existed before the pandemic. What changes will be short-lived? Which may change transit for the longer term?
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TTD – September 10, 2021
“Twenty years later, as our nation faces a new crisis, transportation workers have once again risen to the moment to lead relief and recovery efforts. Without question or hesitation, they have put their own health and safety on the line, transporting healthcare and other essential workers to the frontlines of the pandemic, ensuring hospitals have the supplies they need, and delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to communities throughout our country and around the world. They have ensured that the goods Americans count on every day continue to stock the shelves of our supermarkets, and, as our country gradually reopens, that people returning to their offices have safe and reliable transit options. These dedicated professionals demonstrate tremendous courage and show us the true meaning of the word ‘essential.’
Transportation for America – September 9, 2021
Time and time again, federal policymakers have operated under the assumption that living in a rural area inevitably means spending a lot of time driving long distances to accomplish daily needs—and that rural residents have great enthusiasm for this. But this belief is out of touch with the reality of rural life, where more than 1 million households don’t have access to a car, and for the most part, life is still arranged around small downtown's or town centers.
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COVID's Impact on Transit |
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Streetsblog – September 8, 2021
One objective of public transit has always been to get people to work. For those who can’t work from home, the situation remains the same, but for the hundreds of thousands who can, getting the economics of transit fares right will be crucial.
San Francisco Chronicle – September 13, 2021
The ferry’s ridership is a fraction of some of the region’s largest operators, such as Muni and BART, and weekday ridership remains at 32% of pre-pandemic figures despite its recent gains. But the ferry’s surging popularity on the weekends illustrates how weekend and leisure travel have taken center stage during the Bay Area’s summer of reopening.
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Greater Greater Washington - September 9, 2021
WMATA has for a few years now been presented with a decision: do they spend money to return the existing system to automatic train operation, do they dive in and upgrade to the latest widely-accepted signaling system, or some combination of the two?
Mass Transit – September 7, 2021
“From the onset of the pandemic, the CTA has been an essential service provider for the city of Chicago, and our number one priority has been and always will be the health and well-being of our employees and customers,” said CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. “In order for us to continue safely serving the Chicago area, it is now time for the remainder of our workforce to join the nearly 200 million Americans who are fully-vaccinated to help fight off these variants and protect our loved ones and others who cannot be vaccinated.”
Times Union – September 15, 2021
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to extend a $500,000 death benefit to its employees who die of COVID-related causes through the end of 2021, a senior authority official said Monday. But the benefit will remain unavailable to those who decline to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Streetsblog – September 13, 2021
In an open letter to top officials in Washington, a coalition of 64 House and Senate Democrats urged their colleagues to devote at least $30 billion of the impending $3.5-trillion budget resolution to public transportation agencies. That amount would restore the $10 billion for transit negotiated out of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — which blue lawmakers hope to pass with GOP support, after which the larger budget measure would be passed by Democrats alone through reconciliation — while also tacking on a whopping additional $20 billion for shared modes.
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Hechinger Report – September 13, 2021
There is a growing perception that college degrees are losing value in the labor market, although it may prove temporary. Some marquee employers are no longer requiring college degrees for employment — including Google, Ernst and Young, Penguin Random House, Hilton, Apple, Nordstrom, IBM, Lowe’s, Publix, Starbucks, Bank of America, Whole Foods, Costco and Chipotle, according to a January 2020 report.
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Building Transit Infrastructure |
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The New York Times – September 9, 2021
The [infrastructure] bill could generate new jobs in industries critical to keeping the nation’s public works systems running, such as construction, transportation and energy. S&P Global Ratings estimated that the bill would lift productivity and economic growth, adding $1.4 trillion to the U.S. economy over eight years. But if there is not enough labor to keep up with the demand, efforts to strengthen the nation’s highways, bridges and public transit could be set back.
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Trains - September 13, 2021
Climate change provides an opportunity for railroads, even as more frequent extreme weather events take a toll on railroad operations and infrastructure and require investments in new locomotive technology, executives told a shipper conference last week.
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