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Roadeo Operators Training
Dispatch, There’s Trouble on my Bus!
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Seneca, Level 4
Defusing hostile situations for bus operators.
Bus operators not only see the best that customers bring
on the bus, but also the worst. This session will focus on
how to recognize potential trouble and techniques to use to
defuse hostile situations. Come to this session to learn skills
that can make your job as an operator safer for you and your
customers. Share experiences and what worked in your
situation as a professional operator.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE awarded upon completion of
course
T r a iner
• Reginald A. Mason, associate vice president and chief safety
officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, TX
Roadeo Mechanics Training
So You Want to Win the Roadeo?
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Ravenna, Level 3
Applying good troubleshooting skills will help in the
roadeo (and at work!).
Teams that have good troubleshooting skills do much better
in the roadeo and have an easier time diagnosing problems
back in the maintenance garage. This session will focus on
troubleshooting proficiency. Learn techniques to improve
your approach to identifying problems.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE awarded upon completion of
course
T r a iner
• Andrea Dobson, instructor, National Transit Institute Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
BRT
monday
The BRT Standards Project
2:45 - 4 p.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Level 2
APTA Standards Program incorporates best practices
for BRT.
The APTA BRT Working Group has been working on the
development of BRT Recommended Practices for the past
two years. Several documents are finished and ready for
publication. These documents will assist future BRT project
managers get a helping hand in developing programs that
can take advantage of lessons learned from previous efforts.
Related TCRP Documents: R-90, R-117 & 118 (See page 16
for details.)
Moder at or
• Cheryl Thole, senior research associate, Center for Urban
Transportation Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
A P TA BR T R ecommended P r ac t ices a nd You
• Sean Rathwell, P.Eng., manager, Ottawa office, McCormick
Rankin International, Ottawa, ON
• Ann P. John, PMP, PE, principal consultant, sbX BRT Corridors
Project, OMNITRANS, Glendora, CA
• Amy Miller, director of marketing, New Flyer, Winnipeg, MB
• Bill Vincent, general counsel, Breakthrough Technologies
Institute, Washington, DC
T he Ne w a nd Updat e d C BR T
• Roderick Diaz, transportation planning manager V, Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA
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