Registration is now open for SWTA's 2021 Summer University Conference in Santa Fe, this July 18 - 22. Details below. Click here or above to register.
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DCTA Seeking Public Feedback on Proposed GoZone On-Demand Rideshare Service
Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) has started collecting feedback regarding its proposed network restructuring that would see the authority transition to a mostly on-demand service system and cease operation of the majority of its fixed-route bus service.
We’re excited to head to Santa Fe for our 2021 Summer University Conference – July 18-22, 2021. As is the hallmark of this event, we’ll again feature 3 tracks of 2-day seminars: Community Mobility, Marketing and Transit Law. Registration for attendees & exhibitors is now open!
Plus a 3-Day Maintenance Train-the-Trainer Session and a 1-Day CEOs Forum. See our 1-Page Flyer for an easy-to-print overview of key conference details.
We’ll also feature additional sessions currently in planning, as well as an outdoor Vehicle & Exhibit Display & Evening Out at the Santa Fe Railyard.
Transit & Parking Program Manager – CITY OF NORMAN
Program Manager, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) - CAPITAL METRO
Mobility Planner - NACOG
Systems Safety Engineer - CAPITAL METRO
Transit Manager - Navajo Transit
Coordinator, Quality Assurance Vehicle Maintenance - CAPITAL METRO
Manager, Project Controls Office - CAPITAL METRO
RFP: Architectural Services for Design of Transit Bus/Street Car Operations and Storage Facility - CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK
RFQ: Architectural & Engineering Services for Bus Storage Facility – Gunniston Valley RTA
Sole Source Procurement: Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) of Light Rail Vehicles or Maintenance of Way alignments - VALLEY METRO
RFEOI: Vanpool Services - VALLEY METRO
DART opens Hidden Ridge Orange Line rail station
Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Hidden Ridge Station at Carpenter Ranch in Irving, Texas, launched revenue service becoming the 65th station in the agency's network.
Developed in partnership with the city of Irving and Verizon Communications, the new station is located on the Orange Line between North Lake College and Irving Convention Center stations. Read More
RTA receives $1.35M federal funding to purchase non-revenue vehicles
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority announced the award of $1,353,895 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Program Grant to replace aging non-revenue vehicles. The RTA will use the funding to purchase 37 non-revenue vehicles to support RTA operations and maintenance. Read More
Cherokee Nation unveils first rural electric transit buses
The Cherokee Nation on Monday unveiled its first public, rural eco-friendly electric buses to transport employees and tribal citizens to work and tribal health centers, and its first electric school bus, which is the first of its kind in the state of Oklahoma. Read More
Houston METRO taps INIT for contactless fare system
INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc. (INIT) has been selected by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) to implement a contactless account-based fare system to replace the current proprietary, closed-loop system. The next generation Fare Collection System (FCS) implementation will include approximately 1,900 EMV-capable fare validators on buses and at platforms throughout the system. Read More
Transit News from Across the SWTA Nation
Fort Worth’s TEXRail line and DART’s Silver Line will connect at DFW Airport (Yahoo News)
Hourly Micro-Transit service from Denver to mountain towns likely starting in 2021 (Denver Post)
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Transit Planning to Address Climate Change and Equity in Communities Nationwide (Federal Transit Administration)
Federal News, Legislation & Policy Updates
On April 8th, SWTA Executive Director Rich Sampson had a very positive conversation with FTA Acting Administrator Nuria Fernandez about the initial transit details of the Biden Administration’s American Jobs Plan. Beyond the top-level $80 billion number, Ms. Ferndandez shared that it will be divided into a pot of $55 billion for “good repair” and $25 for “growth and expansion.”
Full details from Rich's conversation with Ms. Fernandez are available here.
We also congratulate SWTA Nation business member Proterra, Inc., on hosting a virtual visit by President Biden on April 20th.A video recording of the full event is available here.Included in the $80 billion American Jobs Plan proposal is significant investment available for the purchase of zero-emissions vehicles. SWTA strongly supports continued deployment of battery-electric buses for fixed-route bus operations and encourages the use of – and investment for – any vehicles in communities where on-demand and demand-response service is more responsive to mobility needs than fixed-route service.
UPCOMING EVENTS FROM STATE & NATIONAL TRANSIT ASSOCIATIONS
