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tuesday<br />
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Regulatory Issues in the<br />
New Administration<br />
4 - 5:30 p.m.<br />
Issaquah, Level 3<br />
An update on the issues affecting our industry.<br />
This session will examine the status of recently enacted<br />
and pending U.S. DOT and other agency regulations that<br />
impact <strong>bus</strong> operations. Industry experts will discuss how<br />
the implementation of new key regulations have affected<br />
<strong>bus</strong> agencies across the nation, the new Administration’s<br />
treatment of outstanding regulatory issues, and forecast<br />
what might be on the horizon. This session will include a<br />
particular emphasis on the Charter Bus Service, School<br />
Bus Operations, Medicare and Medicaid rules, and other<br />
recently proposed regulations.<br />
Moder at or<br />
• Richard J. Bacigalupo, vice chair-management and<br />
finance, APTA, and federal relations manager, Orange County<br />
Transportation Authority, Orange, CA<br />
Pa nel is t s<br />
• Edward J. Gill Jr., partner, Thompson Coburn LLP, Washington, DC<br />
• Richard DeRock, chair, APTA Accessibility Consensus<br />
Standards Development Program, and general manager, Link<br />
Transit, Wenatchee, WA<br />
• Christopher P. Boylan, deputy executive director, corporate<br />
affairs and communications, Metropolitan Transportation<br />
Authority, New York, NY<br />
Emergency Preparedness<br />
4 - 5:30 p.m.<br />
Willow B, Level 2<br />
If a real, large-scale emergency happens in your area,<br />
how ready are you?<br />
Over recent years, we have experienced both large scale<br />
and regional emergencies that have directly impacted<br />
transit organizations in one way or another. The key to<br />
effectively addressing an emergency is to have a practical<br />
and effective plan and to test that plan regularly. Attend this<br />
session to learn about the emergency preparedness tools<br />
that are available to help you build or strengthen your own<br />
emergency preparedness plan.<br />
D<br />
Related TCRP Documents: R-86, Vols. 7, 8, 9 (See page 16<br />
for details.)<br />
Moder at or<br />
• Michael T. Flanigon, director, Office of Technology, Federal<br />
Transit Administration, Washington, DC<br />
Pa nel is t s<br />
• Carol Wright, associate director for training, Small Urban<br />
& Rural Transit Center, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND<br />
• Gary Hegland, training coordinator, Small Urban & Rural Transit<br />
Center, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND<br />
• Mike DeCapua, homeland security director, King County Metro<br />
Transit, Seattle, WA<br />
• Stevie the Bomb Dog, King County Metro Transit Police,<br />
Seattle, WA<br />
• Deputy Tim Morgan, Stevie’s handler, King County Metro<br />
Transit Police, Seattle, WA<br />
Confronting New Operational Models<br />
4 - 5:30 p.m.<br />
Grand Ballroom B, Level 2<br />
Operational challenges of meeting demands require<br />
new thinking about old problems.<br />
Transit is thinking differently these days as service becomes<br />
more specialized. Service with special adaptations is<br />
being requested by employers, while transit is purchasing<br />
segmented fleets to meet varying service types that<br />
confound the spare ratio requirements. What does all this<br />
mean? We are using <strong>bus</strong>es differently. Be a part of this<br />
discussion about operational solutions that may work where<br />
you live.<br />
Moder at or :<br />
• Richard L. Hunt, vice chair, APTA Bus Technical Maintenance<br />
Committee, and general manager, Metro San Fernando Valley<br />
Service Sector, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation<br />
Authority, Chatsworth, CA<br />
De signing Shu t t l e Services f or Niche M a r k e t s<br />
• Lawrence Deeter*, transit planner, TranSystems Corporation,<br />
Chicago, IL<br />
C a se S t udy of E Z Bus in Ne w Orl e a ns : Impl e m e n t ing<br />
T r a nsi t ion a l Service Sol u t ions a s t he C i t y R ecov e r s<br />
• Stefan Marks*, <strong>bus</strong>iness development manager, Veolia<br />
Transportation, Oceanside, CA<br />
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