Mass Transit magazine

The November/December 2024 issue is here! Our last issue of 2024 features the annual Safety & Security Report, as well as a focus on bus rapid transit integration, bus stop amenities, paratransit improvements, equality and PTC functionality. https://lnkd.in/ektUgYym

#PeopleOnTheMove: Jeffrey Tumlin to step down as San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) director of transportation at end of 2024. Under Tumlin’s leadership, the agency has made dramatic improvements, including creating a significantly more reliable transit network and achieving Muni’s highest customer rating in 20 years. https://lnkd.in/d2QhVbkM

Cincinnati Metro CEO and General Manager Darryl Haley joined Mass Transit for an Insider Interview to discuss the steps the agency is taking to improve its infrastructure for its future bus rapid transit to Hamilton Avenue and Reading Road. Haley also provides an update on the agency's transition to a full zero-emissions fleet, as well as efforts to maintain safety on its system. View the full interview ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dSp_GS-c

🚨 🚨 🚨 We are launching a new podcast! In collaboration with our sister publication Roads & Bridges, the Infrastructure Technology Podcast will feature in-depth interviews with members throughout the public transportation and roads industries who have been instrumental in seeing projects come to life. The first episode launches January 14, and new episodes will drop every other Tuesday. Members that have already been interviewed for episodes include Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada CEO M.J. Maynard, Cincinnati Metro Chief Strategic Planning, Development and Innovation Officer Khaled Shammout, Sound Transit First Deputy CEO for Megaproject Delivery Terri Mestas and Chicago Transit Authority Vice President of Training and Workforce Development Geisha Ester. https://lnkd.in/ei2eZZCM

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will begin the first phase of automatic mode on Red Line trains on Dec. 15. Automatic train operation controls the trains’ acceleration, deceleration and speed while being regulated by safety critical equipment. https://lnkd.in/ezkqNZBJ

#PeopleOnTheMove: New Jersey Gov. Murphy names Kris Kolluri next NJ TRANSIT president and CEO. Kolluri will succeed Kevin Corbett, who will continue to serve in the position until Jan. 15, 2025. https://lnkd.in/eWbsAnSc

#PeopleOnTheMove: NJ TRANSIT President and CEO Kevin Corbett to step down in January 2025. Corbett, who has served with NJ Transit for the past seven years, will be taking on a new career path within academia. https://lnkd.in/gqcUv566

#PeopleOnTheMove: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) names agency veteran Scott Sauer as interim general manager. Sauer has taken over for SEPTA General Manager Leslie S. Richards, who stepped down at the end of November. https://lnkd.in/g8FzndMT

#PeopleOnTheMove: Brad Thomas to succeed David Scorey as president and CEO of Keolis North America Inc. Scorey will join the Keolis North America Board as a non-executive director, where he will advise Keolis’ senior leadership team across the region, as well as the global leadership team in Paris. https://lnkd.in/eSCZufab

A $1.2 billion budget has been unanimously adopted by the RTD Board of Directors for 2025. The new operating budget will result in increased levels of service, continued agency hiring efforts for key frontline positions and sustained preventative maintenance projects that launched in 2024. https://lnkd.in/e8s6bbKh