bus & paratransit conference & international bus roadeo / bus rapid ...

Monday tuesday
Be s t P r ac t ices in C ommunic at ing w i t h Bus Oper at ors
• Joel M. Volinski*, director, National Center for Transit Research,
Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South
Florida, Tampa, FL
R ecrui t ing a nd R e ta ining F i x ed Rou t e Pa r at r a nsi t
Oper at ors
• Liz Williams, fixed route operations manager, Pierce Transit,
Lakewood, WA
tuesday
TECHNICAL TOUR
Please sign up for the tour of your choice at the host
information desk in the APTA registration area, Aspen
Room, Level 2 in the Sheraton Seattle.
N O T E : Tour is open to all, but BRT Conference
registrants will receive priority.
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What Did They Say and What
Were They REALLY Thinking?!
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Willow B, Level 2
Finally we will understand why things happen the way
they do.
Doing business in the transit industry today is tough for both
the public and private sectors. New market forces are forcing
everyone to look carefully at how they do business and to
make hard choices. This session will focus on the controversial
issues in bus procurement and the question you’ve always
wanted to ask, “Why in the heck did you do THAT?!”
Moder at or
• Gordon A. Nevison, co-chair, APTA Business Member
Programs Committee, and president, The Nevison Group Inc.,
Bel Air, MD
P ubl ic Sec t or T e a m
• Karen King, chief executive officer, Golden Empire Transit
District, Bakersfield, CA
• C. Mikel Oglesby, general manager, SunLine Transit Agency,
Thousand Palms, CA
P r i vat e Sec t or T e a m
• Joe Policarpio, director, national sales, GILLIG Corporation,
Hayward, CA
• Michael H. Setzer, vice president, Veolia Transportation,
Cincinnati, OH
BRT Bus Rapid Transit Elements
in King County
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Take a bus tour of the many Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) elements
that are already in place throughout King County. While not
part of a formally branded BRT system, these elements are
used daily to more efficiently keep transit moving. While on
board, participants will have a chance to speak to King County
Metro Transit staff. You will see examples of designated
roadways (Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, SODO Busway,
reversible express lanes), center access ramps connecting
freeways to transit facilities, High Occupancy Vehicle and
Business Access and Transit lanes, transit centers (with future
multi-modal connections and Transit Oriented Development),
bus bulbs, and transit signal priority.
The tour departs from and returns to the Seattle Convention
Center.
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