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BRT
Monday
Roadeo Operators & Mechanics Training
Staying Fit to Live
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Ravenna, Level 2
Balancing personal life and work is not an easy task.
Transit work can involve shift work, long hours, and minimal
exercise. Keeping work and life in balance can be a struggle.
Weight gain is common among operators and mechanics.
This session will point out common pitfalls and identify
strategies that can assist in maintaining a healthier life.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE awarded upon completion
of course.
T r a iner
• Caroline Hughes, education coordinator, Health Matters
Program, King County Metro Transit, Seattle, WA
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Bus Technical Maintenance
Committee
Cascade 2, Mezzanine Level, Westin
Chair, Gene Walker
Accessible BRT
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Level 2
Making BRT as accessible as possible for the riding public.
BRT
monday
• Christopher Hemmer*, supervising engineer, Parsons
Brinckerhoff, Portland, OR
BR T a nd Ac c e s sibil i t y: Ge t t ing i t R igh t f rom t he S ta r t
• Rosemary B. Gerty*, co-chair, APTA Older Adult Transportation
Subcommittee, and senior transportation planner, TranSystems
Corporation, Chicago, IL
• Cosette Rees, marketing representative, Lane Transit District,
Eugene, OR
• Dennis M. Cannon, transportation accessibility specialist,
United States Access Board, Washington, DC
• Sandra Stanko, director of transit services, Regional
Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Bus Rapid Transit Reception
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Mix and mingle among your BRT peers in this lively
welcoming reception.
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Environmental Justice/
Title VI Subcommittee
Wallingford, Level 3
Chair, James P. Burke
This session will focus on the ongoing discussion of
making your BRT as accessible as possible and meeting
ADA requirements. Speakers will address topics such as
securement, mobility access, and level boarding. Agencies
who have worked through accessibility issues with their
projects will discuss what worked and what didn’t.
Moder at or
• Angela Iannuzziello, P. Eng., vice chair-Canadian members,
APTA, and president, ENTRA Consultants, Markham, ON
De sign C onsider at ions f or BR T L e v e l Boa rding S tat ion
P l at f orms
• Isabella A. Bejarano, P.E.*, lead civil engineer, Parsons
Brinckerhoff, Portland, OR
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