Preliminary Program

Spear Internet Café

Monday, May 1 through Wednesday, May 3

Because of your overwhelming support at past conferences, Spear Technologies will again sponsor and host the Spear Internet Café, located in the Marriott Anaheim.

Drop by and:

• Access your Internet e-mail account
• Surf the World Wide Web
• Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea

APTA Sponsorship Program

Special thanks to our early sponsors:

• APTA Business Members
• Cummins Inc.
• GFI GENFARE
• Spear Technologies
• Voith Turbo Inc.

Many sponsorship opportunities are available:

1. Sponsor any of these specific events, either partially or exclusively:

• Final Program
• Conference Proceedings
• Conference Daily Newsletters
• Conference Tote Bags
• Opening General Session
• General Forums
• Technical Sessions
• Welcome Reception
• Continental Breakfasts
• Bus Roadeo Luncheon
• Bus Roadeo Awards Banquet
• Bus Roadeo Reception/Swap Meet
• Bus Display Luncheon
• Product Showcase Continental Breakfast

2. Contribute to the General Sponsorship Fund and
be listed in the Final Conference Program.

For details, please contact APTA’s Yvette Conley at 202-496-4868 and yconley@apta.com or Heather Rachels at telephone 202-496-4838 and hrachels@apta.com.

EVENT SCHEDULE

(Roadeo activities are in the Hilton Anaheim, unless otherwise noted.)

• APTA Registration Desk
• Host Information Desk

Bus Safety Committee & APTA System Safety Seminar

Chair, Thomas M. Greufe

If you have responsibilities for operations safety or safety management, then you will want to attend the annual System Safety Seminar that is being held in conjunction with the Bus & Paratransit Conference. This year’s interactive seminar will focus on the latest issues and resources impacting safety and emergency preparedness in transit operations and will provide an opportunity to share and learn about effective practices being developed and applied in our industry. The seminar is sponsored by APTA’s Bus Safety Management Program for the benefit of all management personnel.

There is no separate registration fee required. Space is limited, so make your reservations early by contacting APTA’s Greg Hull at 202-496-4879 or ghull@apta.com.

Workforce Development Subcommittee

Chair, Alma Scott-Buczak

Labor Relations Subcommittee

Chair, Monica Colondres

Human Resources Committee

(dutch-treat dinner meeting)
Chair, Z. Wayne Johnson

International Bus Roadeo Competition

• APTA Registration Desk
• Host Information Desk

• Moderators/Speakers & A/V Preview Room
• TCRP Information Center

Diversity Council

Chair, Howard Silver
Committee on Public Safety

Chair, Robert E. Hertan

Small Operations Committee

Chair, Hugh A. Mose

Marketing & Communications Committee

Chair, Olaf Kinard

Older Adults Subcommittee

Chair, Rosemary Mathias

Bus Operations Committee

Chair, Joyce F. Olson
Procurement & Materials
Management Committee
Chair, Lucy T. Jackson
Human Resources Committee
Chair, Z. Wayne Johnson

Bus and Paratransit CEOs Subcommittee

Chair, Michael H. Setzer

Research & Technology Committee

Chair, Linda J. Bohlinger

Fare Systems & Programs Committee

Chair, Chung Chung Tam

Access Committee

Chair, David Rishel

Environmental Justice/ Title VI Subcommittee

Chair, Gloria Dixon

ITS Public Transit Forum

Chair, John Inglish

Leadership APTA Alumni

Chair, Joel Volinski

Systems Management/Operations Planning Subcommittee

Chair, Michael A. Allegra

This is APTA

The American Public Transportation Association is well known as the voice of the transit industry. As a member, do you know how APTA operates and is governed?

APTA’s success depends on participation and input from all its members — how can you realize the full potential of your membership? This session answers your questions on where to start as a new or long-standing member in getting to know about and becoming involved in your Association.

Presenter: William W. Millar, president, APTA

Bus Standards Policy & Planning Committee

Chair, Arthur T. Leahy

OPENING GENERAL SESSION

Investing Today for a Brighter Tomorrow

The public transportation industry’s largest and most comprehensive learning experience for bus and paratransit professionals begins in Orange County with the Opening General Session of the 2006 Bus & Paratransit Conference and International Bus Roadeo. With our conference theme for the year, Investing Today for a Brighter Tomorrow, join us for this session as we review our industry’s priorities and hear greetings from our conference host, Orange County Transportation Authority.

President’s Welcome:

William W. Millar, president, APTA

Presiding:

Howard Silver, chair, APTA

Greetings:

Mayor Curt Pringle, City of Anaheim, and Board Member, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Arthur C. Brown, chairman, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Arthur T. Leahy, chair, APTA Bus Standards Policy and Planning Committee, and chief executive officer,
Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Fred M. Gilliam, vice-chair–Bus and Paratransit Operations, APTA; co-chair, APTA Quality Service Task Force; and president/chief executive officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX (invited)

Welcoming Reception

You and your guest are cordially invited to join old friends and meet new ones at the welcoming reception in the Marriott Anaheim.

• APTA Registration Desk
• Host Information Desk
  

Continental Breakfast

International Bus Roadeo Committee

Chair, Ned Fox

• Moderators/Speakers & A/V Preview Room
• TCRP Information Center
• Spear Internet Café

ASE Train-the-Trainer Class

Participate in the National Training Institute’s (NTI) first-ever ASE Certification Train-the-Trainer Class. This off-site, day-long class will prepare trainers and supervisors to train mechanics to pass the ASE Certification Tests. Registration and additional information is available at www.apta.com under the Bus & Paratransit Conference web page.

GENERAL FORUM

The Art of Exceptional Quality Service

The public transportation industry’s commitment to exceptional quality service is a key priority for meeting the current and future challenges of our industry. Our guest speaker, Doug Lipp, an internationally acclaimed expert on quality and customer service and former head of training at Disney Studio’s Walt Disney University, will challenge us to examine our management and business strategies and explain how certain skills, attitudes, and behaviors contribute to exceptional performance to build, win, and keep market share.

Following Mr. Lipp’s presentation, he will be joined by an industry panel of public and private sector experts for an interactive dialogue on how to apply this wining strategy to our industry.

Presiding:

Howard Silver, chair, APTA (invited)

Guest Speaker:

Doug Lipp

Moderator:

Fred M. Gilliam, vice-chair–Bus and Paratransit Operations, APTA; co-chair, APTA Quality Service Task Force; and president/chief executive officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX (invited)

Panelists:

Michael A. Setzer, chair, APTA Bus and Paratransit
CEOs Committee, and executive officer and general manager, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/
Metro, Cincinnati, OH (invited)

Richard L. Ruddell, co-chair, APTA Quality Service
Task Force, and president/executive director, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX (invited)

Joyce F. Olson, chair, APTA Bus Operations Committee, and chief executive officer, Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, Everett, WA
(invited)

Kim R. Green, vice-chair–business members, APTA; chair, APTA Business Member Board of Governors; and president, GFI GENFARE, Elk Grove Village, IL (invited)

Arthur T. Leahy, chair, APTA Bus Standards Policy and Planning Committee, and chief executive officer, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

SPOUSE/GUEST TOUR

Mission San Juan Capistrano

The Jewel of the California Missions Long famous for the annual migration of the swallows to this site on March 19th, the Mission is a unique landmark just a few miles South of Laguna Beach.

Father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776, the seventh in the chain of 21 Franciscan missions built along the California coast. The church, graced with a massive belfry and seven domes, was finally dedicated in 1806—only to have a severe earthquake reduce it to rubble six years later, never to be rebuilt. The new church, a replica of the original, was completed in 1987. The Mission also contains the Serra Chapel (the oldest building in California), remnants of an 18th-century Spanish encampment, and other historical points of interest. A stroll through the Mission’s courtyards and exhibits with a Mission docent provides an informative look into early California life. Guests will hear the tolling of its centuries old bells and walk down its time worn paths. It offers serenity and peace amid lush gardens and cool fountains, cloistered by the old adobe walls.

Following the 11/2 hour, guided tour, ample free time has been allotted to enjoy lunch on your own and explore the village of San Juan Capistrano itself, which is filled with quaint shops offering a variety of merchandise.

Transportation: Roundtrip deluxe motorcoach transportation provided, departing from and returning to the Marriott Anaheim at the times shown above.

Cost: $44 per person; lunch on your own.

Advance Sign Up Required: Please complete the
Spouse/Guest Tour Sign-Up Form in the back of the program, or on APTA’s web site, www.apta.com, and
return it to PRA Destination Management no later than
April 2.

10:30 a.m. – 12 noon

(begin boarding buses at 10:15 a.m.)

TECHNICAL TOUR 1

The tour will depart from and return to the front of the Marriott Anaheim. Look for the OCTA bus displaying the tour name. The tour will leave promptly at 10:30 a.m. Sign up for the tour on site at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Marriott Anaheim.

Further details on the tour will be provided on site at the conference.

(A) Quality Service in Transit Operations

Striving to provide and maintain quality service has been a goal of leading national and multi-national corporations but many public transit agencies have also learned that quality service has a direct impact on ridership. Attend this session to learn from your industry peers about the steps that they have taken in pursuit of “quality service.”

Moderator:
Richard L. Ruddell, co-chair, APTA Quality Service Task Force, and president/executive director, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX (invited)

Improving Customer Service from the “Top Up!”
Anthony Johnson, executive vice president/chief
operating officer, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX

International Review of Transit Quality Approaches — Measuring and Meeting the
Client’s Expectations
Phillipe Bellon, manager of technical services, Canadian Urban Transit Association, Toronto, ON

SORTA’s Peer Review Experience on
Quality Service
Michael A. Setzer, chair, APTA Bus and Paratransit
CEOs Committee, and executive officer and general
manager, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/
Metro, Cincinnati, OH

(A) Procurement Hot Buttons:What Drives YOU Crazy?

All of us have our pet peeves when it comes to procurement and you’ll hear about them in this session. An informal, round-table discussion about procurement problems areas, this session focuses on procurement hot button issues such as risk sharing, use of the RFP process; and cash flow and payment issues. The panel features key public and private sector leaders of our industry.

(A) Developing DBEs to Successfully Compete in the Marketplace

There are many creative and innovative ways that
transit authorities are creating DBE Business Development Programs to assist firms in gaining the ability to compete successfully in the marketplace. Join us and hear from individuals who will provide examples of how their organizations support the development and eventual self-sufficiency of DBEs by providing assistance in areas such as mentor/protégé programs, training workshops and seminars, and technical assistance.

Moderator:
Ann M. Geter, chair, DBE Subcommittee, and director, supply management, Central Ohio Transit Authority, Columbus, OH

(B) Effectively Communicating Your Safety & Security Message with Riders

We rely on the eyes and ears of our passengers for information related to the security of our systems. We ask them to say something if they see something, but are passengers heeding the message? Communication is key to this relationship. This session will focus on various passenger safety and security campaigns from throughout North America.

(C) Health Care Cost Savings/Successful Labor
Management Relations

Managing the rising costs of health care benefits for current employees and soon-to-be retirees is one of the top challenges facing transit general managers, chief executive officers, and top human resources. Managing health care costs and maintaining benefits tend to dominate labor contract negotiations. Learn how labor management relations strengthened as an outcome of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Join our panel of experts as we hear examples of innovative and alternative funding models to reduce health care costs and maintain acceptable benefits. Learn how organizations engage employees in on-going dialogues and readily share information to partner and develop solutions to make informed decisions. These examples represent a few of the models and approaches used to develop strong relationships between labor and management. Today both parties come to the table educated and informed to negotiate the best possible contracts that serve their respective interests.

Be part of lively discussions as we look how transit agencies develop exemplary practices to develop and
strength relations with their local unions as both sides
work together on tough challenges.

Moderator:

Monica Colondres, chair, APTA Labor Relations Subcommittee, and director, human resources, San Mateo County Transit District, San Carlos, CA

Labor/Management Alternatives for Health Care and Employee Wellness
Thomas M. Webb, J.D., principal, Western International Strategic Enterprises (WISE), Scottsdale, AZ

Partnering with Your Employees: Information
Sharing, Feedback, and Recommendations Buy-in
Marnie M. Slakey, vice president, human resources & labor relations, Pierce Transit, Lakewood, WA

Models & Strategies for Health Care Cost Containment
Durand L. Rall, chief executive officer/general manager, OMNITRANS, San Bernardino, CA

Hurricane Katrina—Collaborating Relief Efforts With Labor
Erick Sytsma, regional human resources manager,
Connex/ATC, Oakbrook, IL

(D) OCTA Technology

Orange County Transportation Authority representatives will present several technologies that they have implemented over the last few years. Speakers will highlight their work in hybrids, on-board surveillance systems, multiplex systems, and fire resistant hydraulic fluid. Attend the session and learn how to integrate various technologies in your own fleets and what impacts and savings you can expect to see from these technologies.

Moderator:

Allen Pierce, chair, APTA Bus Technical Maintenance Committee, and manager, maintenance, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Hybrid Bus and Multiplex System Technologies &
On-Board Surveillance System
Chris Parro, Senior Fleet Analyst, Orange County
Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids
Joe Townsend, senior fleet analyst, Orange County
Transportation Authority, Santa Ana, CA

Let’s Talk: Increasing Communications with
Our Coach Operators Utilizing and Innovative
And Simple Intranet-based Environment
Gail Cherry, senior schedule analyst, Orange County
Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

(T) Roadeo Operators Training — Pre-trip Inspection Seminar

(T) Roadeo Mechanics Training

• Emission & Engine Technology
• Changes for 2007

International Bus Roadeo Customer Service Challenge

This year’s Roadeo features a new customer service competition. Join us as the industry’s very best bus operators face-off in a contest to test their customer service skills at this first-ever, lively and entertaining event. Come one, come all to see who will walk away with the title of transit’s “top ambassador!”

Seven competitors will be randomly selected to participate in this trial event. To compete in this new competition, complete and return the Nomination Form, available at www.apta.com under the International Bus Roadeo web page, no later than March 10. This event is cosponsored
by APTA’s Marketing and Communications
Committee and International Bus Roadeo Committee.

POSTER SESSION

FTA 3rd Annual Electric Drive Bus Program Review

This Electric Drive Bus Program Review will focus on the technical progress and advancements made in battery electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell electric buses. The poster session provides a forum for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) program managers and transit agency participants to review FTA projects funded in this area, allowing for the exchange of ideas, displays of the progress made, and discussions of problems encountered. Program managers from other government agencies that are also pursuing these technologies will also be invited to participate to foster greater coordination and collaboration in this area.

BUS DISPLAY

(includes lunch)

Buses will be on display for your inspection Monday afternoon. Manufacturers’ representatives will be on hand to discuss their products and answer your questions. To highlight this event, a special lunch for all conference registrants will be hosted during the display from 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Participation in the Bus Display is open only to APTA members registered for the 2005 Bus & Paratransit Conference. If you wish to reserve space, please complete the Bus Display and Product & Services Showcase Reservation Form in the back of this program, or on APTA’s web site, www.apta.com, and return it to APTA with your payment no later than March 20.

(T) NTI Training — Toolbox for Transit Operator Fatigue: Putting the Report Into Action

(30 person limit)

The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)Report 81: Toolbox for Transit Operator Fatigue offers a variety of resources, methods and techniques to deal with operator fatigue. A primary goal of the toolbox is to provide a structured process for implementing a fatigue management program that incorporates appropriate tools. Some specific tools are geared to the individual operator while others are for use by supervisors and managers involved in aspects of daily service planning and delivery.

This course is targeted at operations managers, safety officials, risk managers, human resource rofessionals, transit supervisors, and labor/management partners. All Bus & Paratransit Conference registrants are invited to participate. There is no separate registration fee required; however, NTI requests that you pre-register so materials may be prepared for each person. To register for the course, contact NTI’s Colleen Meyer at cmeyer@nti.rutgers.edu no later than April 7. On-site registration will be limited to a space-and-materials-available basis, so register today.

Instructor:
Joy Jung, National Transportation Institute,
New Brunswick, NJ

(A) Environmental Justice/Title VI: Update 2006

Last year’s natural disasters along the Gulf Coast brought a spotlight to issues of Environmental Justice, civil rights and equity in the delivery and availability of transportation services. In addition, 2005 marked the 50th Anniversary of Rosa Parks’ courageous action that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and paved the way for the modern civil rights movement. What lessons have we learned from these events as we move forward in pursuing equitable transportation decisions? How can we work to ensure that all segments of society, in particular people of color and low-income populations, have a meaningful voice in local transportation and transit service plans and share equitably in the benefits? How can transit planners and managers work together better with community advocates in shaping the transportation planning process and its results as we implement SAFETEA-LU? Hear presentations from the field and share your views on these important issues.

Moderator:
Gloria Dixon, chair, APTA Environmental Justice /Title VI Subcommittee, and vice president, diversity & economic opportunity, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX

(B) Safety/Security Technologies

Whether it’s the movement of large numbers of customers or the movement of large numbers of transit employees, transit facilities such as garages and stations present an on-going challenge in our struggle to strengthen safety and security. What approaches are being used and what are the right balances? Find out the steps that some of your colleagues have taken to deal with this issue.

Moderator:

Robert E. Hertan, chair, APTA Committee on Public Safety, and director, security programs/chief, transit police, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco, CA (invited)

How DriveCam in a Centralized Capacity Has
Impacted Safety
Thomas M. Greufe, chair, APTA Bus Safety Committee, and senior vice president, safety & training, MV Transportation, Inc., Fairfield, CA

Additional speakers to be announced.

(D) Using Less to Get Where We Need To Go

Fuel is one of the largest items in every transit agency’s budget. Agencies are scrambling to find ways to decrease their fuel costs, either through purchasing strategies, operational changes, or maintenance innovations. This session will focus on sharing current practices that are benefiting various agencies. Join the discussion and share your own ideas to address this challenging problem.

Moderator:

Jack Requa, chair, APTA Clean Propulsion & Support Technology Committee, and chief operating officer, bus service, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC

Panelists:

Anton Bryant, director, bus maintenance, Tri-County
Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Portland, OR

Additional panelists to be announced.

(E) Fare Systems on Paratransit Vehicles

For many years advancements in technology have greatly improved mainline bus fare collection systems. New technologies such as wireless data communications, stand alone contactless smart card readers, etc. are now available for buses. However, coordinating fare systems and policies between fixed route services and paratransit has always been difficult. This session will describe the benefits of new technology for bus fare collection, new technologies (some discuss impacts of fare policy between fixed route and paratransit.

Moderator:

Anita Draa, senior business development manager,
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA

Panelists:

Timothy J. Reynolds, director, strategic planning, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/Metro, Cincinnati, OH

Tony Caputo, project manager, Intellisys Technology, LLC, Oak Brook, IL

Additional panelists to be announced.

(E) Accessibility to Bus Rapid Transit: The Basic Building Blocks

No two BRT systems will be the same, yet there are basic building blocks. If accessibility is considered in every phase of the planning, design, and procurement, BRT will offer freedom, choice, independence, and mobility for everyone. This session will highlight the system elements of BRT projects, such as running ways, station and platform design, guidance technology, vehicles, interior design, wheelchair securement, fare payment, and passenger information. Come learn about new and best practices from the experiences on successful projects.

Moderator:

Angela S. Iannuzziello, P.Eng., chair, APTA Systems
Management/Operations Planning Subcommittee, and president, ENTRA Consultants, Cincinnati, OH
Bus Rapid Transit and Accessibility in the U.S.
Dan Dalton, training and technical assistance specialist, Easter Seals Project ACTION, Washington, DC

BRT Level Boarding Strategies and the ADA
Cliff Henke, co-chair, APTA Business Member Liaison and Outreach Committee, and senior director, WestStart-CALSTART, Pasadena, CA (invited)

Wheelchair Access: Improvements, Standards, And Challenges
Douglas J. Cross, principal, Douglas J. Cross
Transportation Consulting, Oakland, CA

BRT and Rear-Facing Wheelchair Securement:
An Essential New Approach
Dr. Joseph Zaworski, professor, Lane Transit District, Corvallis, OR

(T) Roadeo Operators Training — Customer Service

(T) Roadeo Mechanics Training — Fire Suppression Systems — Operations & Maintenance

Bus Technical Maintenance Committee

Chair, Allen Pierce

(A) Coordinating Public Transit–Health and Human Services under SAFETEA-LU

Sponsored by the joint FTA/FHWA Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program

The session focuses on implementing new programs and provisions of SAFETEA-LU affecting coordination of the three FTA programs—the Jobs Access and Reverse Commute, the New Freedom, and the Special Needs of Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities. As a condition for receiving funds under these programs, proposed projects must be derived from a locally developed public transit–human services transportation plan.

The new requirement reinforces the participation in the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) participation plan and calls for coordination with the MPO in soliciting projects for implementation from the Coordination Plan. The speakers will present an overview of the programs and relevant planning provisions as well as possible regulatory approaches to implement the provisions, followed by a peer round-table discussion.

(B) Safety & Security for Transit Facilities

Whether it’s the movement of large numbers of customers or the movement of large numbers of transit employees, transit facilities such as garages and stations present an on-going challenge in our struggle to strengthen safety and security. What approaches are being used and what are the right balances? Find out the steps that some of your colleagues have taken to deal with this issue.

Moderator:

Terry Andrews, vice chair, APTA Committee on Public Safety, and chief special constable, Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto, ON (invited)

Protecting the Transport Yard from Potential
Security Threats
John Montelione, president, Guardian Solutions, Inc.,
Bradenton, FL

Implementing an Integrated Security Technology
Program for Transit Facilities
Michael A. Stanaszek, P.E., project/program manager, King County Metro Transit Division/Department of
Transportation, Seattle, WA

Additional speakers to be announced.

(D) Applications of ITS Technology

ITS technology is finding its way into a myriad of integrated transit applications. Today’s issues with ITS implementation are focused on improved customer service and system optimization. This session presents applications in passenger information and vehicle monitoring.

Moderator:

Ginger Gherardi, executive director, Ventura County
Transportation Commission, Ventura, CA

MyTransit: Personalized, Real-Time Information
For Transit Riders
Bruce Payne, manager, customer information products, Trapeze Group, Mississauga, ON

Tracking the Deadhead: Using GPS to Keep
Non-Revenue Trips Safe and Secure
Isaac Moses, vehicle software engineer, Orbital
Transportation Management Systems, Columbia, MD

ITS Technology Path through Smart Bus
Architecture
Diane Ayers, vice president, business development,
Clever Devices Ltd., Plainview, NY

Planning and Implementing Transit Signal Priority:
Lessons Learned from Experience Across North
America
Brendon Hemily, Ph.D., principal, Brendon Hemily,
Toronto, ON

(E) Bus Service Delivery Models: Finding the Best Fit

Matching service needs to transit service delivery is something that every transit system struggles with. Bus Rapid Transit is one model that works, but even BRT is varied in its approach. This session will focus on some successful implementations of transit service. Join in the discussion about how to make the service fit and what considerations help frame the service that results.

Moderator:

to be announced.

Bus Rapid Transit — A UK Perspective
Grahame Wickenden, divisional director, Jacobs Civil Inc., Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom

Additional speakers to be announced.

(E) Managing Growing Paratransit Demand And Costs

With increasing demand and ridership forecasts, how can agencies maintain even their current levels of service? While there may be no single solution, there are strategies that can influence demand and costs. This session will identify successful solutions that help define new directions in balancing service and costs.

Moderator:

David R. Rishel, chair, APTA Access Committee, and principal, Delta Services Group Inc., Newtown, PA

Panelists:

Will Rodman, principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting
Associates, Inc., Boston, MA (invited)

Dana Weimiller, community transportation coordinator, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA
(invited)

Karen Hoesch, associate director, ACCESS Transportation Systems, Pittsburgh, PA

Bruce A. Abel, Assistant General Manager, Contracted Services, Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO
(invited)

(T) Roadeo Operators Training — Conflict & Hazard Recognition & Management

(T) Roadeo Mechanics Training — Multiplex System Control — Basic Overview & Function

• APTA Registration Desk
• Host Information Desk
  

• Moderators/Speakers & A/V Preview Room
• TCRP Information Center
• Spear Internet Café
  

BUS PRODUCTS & SERVICES SHOWCASE

(includes continental breakfast and box lunch)

The 2006 Bus & Paratransit Conference will showcase many business members’ bus products and services. Time has been set aside for registrants to view the products and obtain information relating to both bus products and services on display. Expert personnel will be on hand to answer your questions as you inspect what’s new and innovative in the world of bus equipment and services.

Participation in the Bus Products and Services Showcase is open only to APTA members. If you wish to reserve space, please complete the Bus Display & Product Showcase Reservation Form in the back of this program, or on APTA’s web site, www.apta.com, and return it to APTA with your payment no later than March 20.

Lunch sponsored by GFI GENFARE and APTA.

HOST FORUM

OCTA: Managing Growth For Success

From growing bus and paratransit systems to commuter rail, toll road, and an extensive HOV network, OCTA’s seamless multimodal transportation system keeps the nation’s fifth largest county moving. Come learn how the “Paratransit Growth Management Study,” the state-of the-art bus operation technology, the first design-build transit/freeway project in California, and the management of one of the nation’s busiest corridors can benefit your community.

(B) Effective Practices in Transit Safety

Whether it’s insurance claims, an accident with high media attention, board or government pressure, or your own organization goals, we are constantly looking for ways in which we can improve safety. Attend this session to learn about effective safety practices that you can adapt for use at your transit agency.

Moderator:

Thomas M. Greufe, chair, APTA Bus Safety Committee, and senior vice president, safety & training, MV Transportation, Inc., Fairfield, CA (invited)

Application of Safety Certification to Bus Transit
Harry Saporta, senior safety specialist, PB Transit &
Rail Systems, Inc., Rockville, MD

Bernadette Bridges, deputy executive director,
office of safety & risk management, Maryland Transit
Administration, Baltimore, MD

500,000 Miles without a Preventable Accident:
Giving Drivers What They Need to Improve Safety
Bill Welch, manager, accessible transit services,
San Mateo County Transit District, San Carlos, CA
Additional speakers to be announced.

(C) Organizational Development/Organizational Change

How are transit organizations preparing their agencies and industries to effectively plan for and prepare for the vast amount of change that shapes their direction and future? Responding to change does not happen by chance or by accident. It takes vision, direction and strong leadership. Take a look at agencies whose strategic leadership and vision effectively prepares their organizations for change. Take a look at how they told their stories– how they communicated and enabled their plans to be effective change agents for their communities, their stakeholders, and the industry.

Moderator:

Doran J. Barnes, vice chair, APTA Workforce
Development Subcommittee, and executive director,
Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA

MARTA in Transition
Larry Joyner, manager, strategic training, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Beyond Best Practices: Creating a Learning
Organization
Robin C. Stevens, president, Robin Stevens Consulting, Ltd., New York, NY

Additional speaker to be announced.

(D) Transit Applications of Advanced Technology

Technology continues to advance and more applications find their way into the transit industry as time proceeds. This session presents a range of technology implementations focused on transit which are based on evolving fields ranging form solar to video.

Moderator:

Linda J. Bohlinger, chair, APTA Research & Technology Committee, and vice president/director, management consulting, HNTB Corporation, Santa Ana, CA

Integrating Regional Communications and
Information Sharing with Transportation Management Partners and Customers— Key Issues and Concepts
John Wiegmann, senior associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA

Integration of Digital Video Monitoring into Transportation IT Enterprises
Zeev Kalansky, manager, business development, NICE Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA

Long-Term Solutions for Increasing Safety
And Security in Transit Facilities: Solar-Powered
LED Lighting for Transit Stops and Shelters
Matthew Watson, chief operating officer, Carmanah
Technologies, Inc., Victoria, BC

Making the Most of Intelligent Transportation
Systems
David A. Faria, Ph.D., chief executive officer, Technology Solution Providers, Fairfax, VA

(D) The Move Towards Zero Emissions

Emission reduction is becoming a prime focus of environmental groups, technology developers, regulatory groups, and others; and will impact transit agencies in the near future. This session focuses on the requirements of the regulations, the impacts of the changes in technology affecting emissions, some real-world on-board emissions testing, and a synopsis of vehicle systems that will be available to meet the regulations.

Moderator:

Marty Mellera, co-vice chair, APTA Clean Propulsion & Support Technology Committee, and fleet engineer, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco, CA

Real World On-Board Emissions Testing of
Hybrid & Conventional Diesel Buses
Stephen W. Warren, assistant general manager,
maintenance, Connecticut Transit HNS Management,
Inc., Hartford, CT

A Worldwide Revolution in Green Transportation:
Fuel Cell Technology for Transit Bus Service
Dannie Wilcox, senior consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton, San Francisco, CA

Emissions: 2007–2010
Michael P. Melaniphy, vice president, public sector
sales, Motor Coach Industries, Schaumburg, IL

Michael G. Gorman, manager II, bus heavy maintenance, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL

Early Results for Fuel Cell Bus Evaluations
Leslie Eudy, senior project leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

(E) Increasing Mobility Options for All Americans
—Tools & Opportunities

Improving public transportation, mobility, and accessibility options for people in all walks of life remains one of our industry’s highest priorities. APTA is proactive in advancing the role of public transportation in addressing the problems and challenges facing seniors, people with disabilities, the transportation disadvantaged and the general public. As presented in a session on Monday afternoon, SAFETEA-LU implementation provides an opportunity to maximize programs, partnerships and resources available through the “United We Ride” initiative on human services coordination, the "Mobility Services for All Americans” initiative on applying technology to facilitate coordinate and remove accessibility barriers, among others to assist you in addressing these mobility issues. You’ll also learn how one transit agency is providing service beyond ADA.

Moderator:

Victor Burke, executive vice president, operations,
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX

(E) Street Smart BRT

Integrating Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) into street and vehicular traffic requires careful planning, policies, and partnerships. This session focuses on BRT route structures as well as its integration into street design and traffic operations. Join your colleagues for presentations and perspectives on street smart BRT.

Moderator:

RoseMary Covington, administrator, District Department of Transportation/Mass Transit Division, Washington, DC
(invited)

Small Starts Program
Representative from the Federal Transit Administration.

Route Structure Variations: Lessons from the
U.S. and Abroad
Cliff Henke, co-chair, APTA Business Member Liaison & Outreach Committee, and senior director, WestStart-CALSTART, Pasadena, CA

The L.A. Perspective
Rex Gephart, director, regional transit planning, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit District, Los Angeles, CA

BRT: A Cost Effective Tool to Guide Urban Growth & Economic Development
Maria Rosario, senior supervising architect &
practice leader in sustainable community development, PB PlaceMaking, Washington, DC

(T) Roadeo Operators Training — Operator Feedback Session—Tell Us What Does & Does Not Work

(T) Roadeo Mechanics Training—Hybrid Training

TECHNICAL TOUR 2
Santa Ana Bus Maintenance & Operations Facility

(begin boarding buses at 2 p.m. for walking/riding tour)

See OCTA’s new state-of-the-art, 20-acre maintenance and operations facility opened in May 2005. Designed to operate up to 250 fixed route buses and support functions.

The tour will depart from the Convention Center and
return to the front of the Marriott Anaheim. Look for the OCTA bus displaying the tour name. The tour will leave promptly at 2 p.m. Sign up for the tour on site at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Marriott Anaheim.

TECHNICAL TOUR 3

Santa Ana Central Maintenance Component Rebuild Facility

(begin boarding buses at 2 p.m.)

The new central component rebuild facility supports a full line of refurbished components, including engines and transmissions. Incorporates engine and transmission dynamometers, brake shop, machine shop, and full cradle change out.

The tour will depart from the Convention Center and return to the front of the Marriott Anaheim. Look for the OCTA bus displaying the tour name. The tour will leave promptly at 2 p.m. Sign up for the tour on site at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Marriott Anaheim.

(T) NTI Training — Building Diversity Skills in the
Transit Workplace

(30 person limit)

The course is designed to assist transit employees in maintaining effective working relationships by recognizing and responding to the diverse needs of individuals and groups within the transit workplace.

The objectives of the course are to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to:

• Define diversity in the workplace and its many
  dimensions
• Identify barriers to valuing diversity
• Recognize diversity issues and their impact on employee and customer relations
• Discuss strategies for valuing diversity in the workplace.

This course is targeted at transit employees at all levels in an organization. All Bus & Paratransit Conference registrants are invited to participate. There is no separate registration fee required; however, NTI requests that you pre-register so materials may be prepared for each person. To register, contact NTI’s Colleen Meyer at cmeyer@nti.rutgers.edu no later than April 7. On-site registration will be limited to a space-and-materials available basis, so register today.

Instructor:

Andrea Dobson, National Transit Institute,
New Brunswick, NJ

(A) Rulemaking Under SAFETEA-LU

Panelists will delve into some of the many formal rulemaking efforts FTA is, and will be, undertaking under SAFETEA-LU, with special emphasis on Buy America, Charter Bus, and 13(c) issues.

(D) Technology in System Operations

Automation is the key to improved transit operations and technology is the facilitator for automation. Technology is finding its way into transit management and services through integrated software applications. System operators and software developers will present the case for automation.

Moderator:

Dennis Elefante, senior manager, maintenance support services, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Managing and Coordinating Transportation in Urban and Rural Communities with Advanced Transportation Management Technologies
Beth Noland, director of marketing, RouteMatch Software, Atlanta, GA

Smart Jitney/Community Enhanced Transit Systems
Park Woodworth, manager, paratransit/rideshare operations, King County Metro Transit Division/Department of Transportation, Seattle, WA

Meeting Service Levels: For Service Providers and Maintenance Departments
Kenneth P. Donnelly, director–transportation & public sector, MRO Software, Inc., Bradenton, FL

Improving Employee Workflow at WMATA by
Automating Transit Operations
Kevin Gilfoyle, product manager, operations
management, Trapeze Group, Mississauga, ON

(D) Vehicles for Bus Rapid Transit

The vehicle-providing service in Bus Rapid Transit is a key component in the performance of this service delivery option. Presenters will discuss some key factors in getting the vehicles you need, which features will help with this optimal service delivery, and what’s available in the market.

Moderator:

Amy Miller, director of marketing, New Flyer,
Winnipeg, MB

BRT Appearance as a Procurement Evaluation Factor
Robert C. Highfill, P.E., program manager, Jacobs
Engineering Group, Inc., Las Vegas, NV

Guided Buses Around the World, and the Problems they Solve
David Phillips, senior transportation planner, TranSystems Corp., Chicago, IL

Commuter BRT: Different Application = Different Vehicle
Michael P. Melaniphy, vice president, public sector
sales, Motor Coach Industries, Schaumburg, IL

(D) Standards: Not a Game of Chance

Come join your fellow transit professionals in this entertaining display of knowledge and facts about the APTA Standards Programs. Learn what new standards are being developed or considered, what resources are available, and how your agency or company can participate. Be part of the audience and compete with “professionals” for prizes in this fast paced, enjoyable and educational session on the APTA Standards Program.

Host:

Thomas “Alex Trebek” Greufe, chair, APTA Bus Safety Committee, and senior vice president, safety & training, MV Transportation, Inc., Fairfield, CA

(E) Attracting & Retaining Riders

Hear new and innovative approaches from transit systems on how they’ve managed to retain and increase ridership. This session also examines ways transit systems have used high gas prices as a marketing tool to attract riders.

(E) Involving the Customer in Service Development & Design

How you involve your customers in service development and design that meets their needs and provides efficient and effective service and improved facilities? The session will focus on several approaches that involve getting the customer actively engaged in service delivery methods and service options. Hear how transit systems listen and
learn from their customers.

Moderator:

Ronald J. Kilcoyne, vice chair, APTA Systems Management/Operations Planning Subcommittee, and chief executive officer, Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority, Bridgeport, CT

The San Mateo County Senior Mobility Action Plan
David Koffman, principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Corinne Goodrich, San Mateo County Transit District, San Carlos, CA

A Public Transportation Odyssey: Learning about
Our Customers
David Duchscherer, P.E., vice president, director of
public transportation, Wendel Duchscherer Architects &Engineers, PC, Amherst, NY

Additional speakers to be announced.

(A) Sustainable Design and Mobility in Bus Operations And Facilities

Sustainable mobility is a multifaceted long term solution to environmentally and economically sound transportation needs. With increasing concerns over energy costs and the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable design in operations and facilities offers multiple benefits, not only to the transit industry’s bottom line, but also helps transit become recognized as a good partner in building better communities. The session
provides best practices in sustainable mobility and
development.

Moderator:

David Taylor, HDR ENGINEERING, INC., Tampa, FL

Making the Connection between Sustainable Urban Design and Sustainable Mobility
David Taylor

Green & Clean: Setting New Standards for
Bus Facility Design
Andrew Berger, principal, di Domenico + Partners,
LLP, New York, NY

Sustainable Design for Bus Operations and Maintenance Facilities
Steve Radomski, associate principal, RNL Design,
Denver, CO (invited)

Environmental Management Services Update
Representative from the Federal Transit Administration.

(D) Automated Passenger Information Systems–511

The National 511 Coalition is embarking upon a program of targeted outreach to the transit industry as a means of encouraging deployment of 511 systems in urban areas. 511 can be of significant benefit to transit operators and passengers, relieving call centers from many routine inquiries, and providing uniform access to transit information nationwide.

Moderator:

James Wright, director, National 511 Coalition,
Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, MN

Nationwide Status of 511 Implementation
Peter Costello, senior project manager, National
Transit Design Program, Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc., Orlando, FL

Interactive Voice Response—A Key to 511
Brent Chism, director, marketing & customer care,
Logic Tree Corporation, College Park, MD

511 Real World Transit Experiences from
Salt Lake City
Richard Hodges, Manager, Technology Development, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, UT

(E) Recovery from Critical Events

From recent natural catastrophes to power blackouts, the transit industry has faced a number of challenges in recovering from critical events. What does and doesn’t work? Learn from those who have recovered from such situations, and hear about steps that our industry is taking to provide support to each other when disasters occur.

Moderator:

Michael H. Setzer, chair, APTA Bus and Paratransit CEOs Committee, and chief executive officer and general manager, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/Metro, Cincinnati, OH (invited)

Hurricane Katrina Emergency Transportation—
MV Transportation’s Response to the Call
Ryan J. Larsen, president, Local Motion ITS, Inc.,
an MV Transportation Company, Fairfield, CA

Additional speakers to be announced.

(E) Moving Paratransit Riders to Fixed Route Services

What service and community design characteristics are necessary for some riders to make the switch to fixed route services? How does travel training affect the riders’ choices? Come learn how the operational, physical, and geographical factors contribute to greater independence and mobility of many passengers.

Moderator:

Tammy Haenftling, vice chair, APTA Access Committee, and assistant vice president, Paratransit Management Services, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX

Implementing Conditional ADA Eligibility: Lessons Learned
James Foley, chief operating officer, customized
community transportation, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia, PA (invited)

Restricted ADA Paratransit Eligibility Benefiting
The Transit and Disability Communities
W. Joe King Jr., director of community services,
Access Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Mobility Training as a Growth Management Tool—
Does It Work?
Dana Weimiller, community transportation coordinator, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA
(invited)

Maximizing Rider Choice: Greater Vancouver
Transportation Authority Conducts a Comprehensive
Assessment of Fixed-Route Accessibility
Richard Weiner, principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Medicaid and Transit Coordination—Providing More Non-Emergency Transportation for Less
Arun Prem, director, strategic planning, Access Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Clean Propulsion & Support Technology Committee

Chair, Jack Requa

APTA International Bus Roadeo Awards Banquet

(tickets required)

For the first time ever at the Bus & Paratransit Conference, participants in the Bus Roadeo will gather with their friends and guests at the Awards Banquet to recognize APTA’s 2006 Roadeo champions.

TICKETS:

Roadeo Participants: Each Roadeo participant
receives two banquet tickets as part of their registration fee. Additional tickets must be purchased in advance of the Roadeo at a cost of $75 each. Please complete the Roadeo Awards Banquet Additional Ticket Form included in the roadeo registration packet.

Bus & Paratransit Conference Registrants: Tickets
for the Awards Banquet are not included in the Bus & Paratransit Conference registration fee, but may be purchased in advance at a cost of $75 each by completing the Roadeo Awards Banquet portion of the Meeting Registration Form located in the back of this program, or as part of your online conference registration.

All forms are also available on APTA’s web site www.apta.com.

SEATING:

Reserved seating for the Awards Banquet will be preassigned to all Roadeo contestants, guests, and other system supporters at the Roadeo registration desk in the Hilton. Bus & Paratransit Conference registrants can reserve seating starting Sunday, April 30 at the conference registration desk in the Marriott Anaheim. The night of the banquet, seating will be offered on an as-available basis.

• APTA Registration Desk
  
• Host Information Desk

• Moderators/Speakers & A/V Preview Room
• TCRP Information Center
• Spear Internet Café

GENERAL FORUM

The Bus Business: Taking the Temperature of the Industry

Sponsored by APTA’s Business Members

With a market of approximately 5,000 vehicles per year and ten companies competing for the business it’s not surprising that many of the OEMs have struggled to stay alive in the U.S. market. This forum will feature bus manufacturer and supplier CEOs in a discussion about the health of the bus business and how the public and private sectors can work together to make it a better place to do business.

Moderator:

Karen King, executive director, North County Transit District, Oceanside, CA

Panelists:

John Marinucci, president and chief executive officer,
New Flyer, Winnipeg, MB

Michael J. Monteferrante, chief executive officer,
Optima Bus Corp, Valley Center, KS

Thomas C. Sorrells, III, president and chief executive
officer, Motor Coach Industries, Schaumburg, IL

David L. Turney, vice chair–marketing & communications, APTA, and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, RTI, Inc. (A DRI Company), Dallas, TX

Y. Ping Chu, chief operating officer, I/O Controls
Corporation, Dallas, TX

TECHNICAL TOUR 4

Garden Grove LNG Facility

(begin boarding buses at 10:15 a.m.)

See OCTA’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) maintenance and fueling facility. The facility operates and maintains 116 LNG buses and dispenses approximately 12,000 gallons of LNG each night. Incorporates a complex methane detection and alarm system with staged emergency ventilation.

The tour will depart from and return to the front of the Marriott Anaheim. Look for the OCTA bus displaying the tour name. The tour will leave promptly at 10:30 a.m. Sign up for the tour on site at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Marriott Anaheim.

(A) Making the Case for BRT with the Public

Very often, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) offers a viable transportation alternative for many communities, but
much of the public still doesn’t understand the concept of BRT or its potential benefits. This session will focus on how transit systems have successfully educated the public on all aspects of BRT.

(B) Bus Stop Safety

Over the recent years, we have experienced incidents that have brought a new focus of attention to the question of bus stop safety. Be sure to attend this
session to learn about methods that have been developed to help improve the level of safety for bus stops and bus stop placement.

Moderator:

David A. Genova, vice chair, APTA Bus Safety
Committee, and manager, public safety, Regional
Transportation District, Denver, CO (invited)

Toolkit for Measuring Bus Stop Safety and Accessibility Richard Weiner, principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting
Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Additional speakers to be announced.

(C) Hiring and Developing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Workforce

Hiring for and developing tomorrow’s workforce is a complex challenge for the transit industry. Our panel of experts shares their practical insights and best practices to promote transit as an industry of choice and to keep staff, once on board. Join us in this engaging session and round table discussions as we collectively address the following:

• Transit industry practices that attract, recruit, develop, and retain the best, the brightest, and technologically savvy to lead and run the transit industry
• Programs and methods to prepare and develop current operators and maintainers for their roles as transit ambassadors, negotiators, and technology experts
• Retaining staff once on board—how we keep operators and maintainers educated, energized, and challenged
• Compensation practices in use—do we pay differently for those with special skills, credentials, and abilities.

Moderator:

Jeanne Krieg, vice chair, Leadership APTA, and chief executive officer, Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, Antioch, CA

Recruitment Approaches and Models that Work
Z. Wayne Johnson, vice chair, APTA Human Resources Committee, and chief administrative officer/EEO officer, Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento, CA

Succession Planning is Success Planning
Teri R. Fisher, chief executive officer, Insight Strategies, Inc., Redondo Beach, CA

Power Tools: Equipping Drivers to Resolve Conflicts
Jacqueline A. Noel, principal, Hardwick Transit
Associates, Hardwick, MA

Recruitment & Retention Models in the
Non-transit World

Speaker to be announced.

(D) Transit Data Management

Through the application of ITS technologies and other sources, it is easy now to be awash in data. Making that work for you is a challenge which all transit operators are facing with increasing intensity. This session examines the data subject and addresses key issue in the development and management of good data.

Moderator:

Maureen L. Bertocci, chair, APTA Information Technology Committee, and chief technology officer, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

Providing Accurate Data for ITS Application
Chad Huffman, business development manager, INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc., Chesapeake, VA

The Decade of Data: Meeting the Challenges of Systems Implementation and Integration
J. F. “Peter” Meenehan, IT project director, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC
(invited)

How Data Warehouse Technology Enables
Transit Agencies to Make Better Decisions with
Better Data
Kenny Herrscher, president, On Time Consulting
Services, Inc., Yorba Linda, CA

Migrating from Data Silos to Data Consolidation:
An Evaluation of Integration Solutions
Kerensa Schill, senior associate, TransTrack Systems, LLC, Springfield, OH

(D) Bus Technologies in Transit Operations

Many transit systems are testing various bus technologies in transit service. Hybrids and alternatively-fueled vehicles have been in service for several years. Transit agencies are interested in seeing how these technologies perform and if the added capital costs are seeing a return on investment. Hear discussion on actual performance in transit service and gather information about trying these technologies in your own fleet mix.

Moderator:

Richard L. Hunt, co-vice chair, APTA Clean Propulsion & Support Technology Committee, and general manager–
Metro San Fernando Valley Service Sector, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los
Angeles, CA

Evaluation Results from Orion/BAE Hybrid Buses At New York City Transit
Robb Barnitt, project engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

Results of TransLink Bus Technology
Demonstration Project
Dave Leicester, program manager, fleet management,
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), Burnaby, BC

Emissions, Fuel Economy, and In-use Performance Evaluation of King County Metro
Transit’s Hybrid Buses
Kevin Walkowicz, senior engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

The Review of the Performance of Hybrid-electric
Bus Technology on Fuel Economy, Emissions, and Life Cycle Cost
Feng Zhen, graduate research assistant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

(E) Transportation Options For Older Adults

The number of Americans age 65 and older will double in the next 25 years. With transportation options and mobility as one of Americans’ top priorities, what are transit organizations and communities doing now to prepare? How can we expand transportation options; coordinate programs; develop livable communities so people can “age in place;” and ensure funding that is targeted to the older adults? This session will outline planning tools and successful programs.

Bus & Paratransit Conference Planning Subcommittee

Chair, Arthur T. Leahy

(T) NTI Training — Harassment Prevention for Transit Supervisors

(30 person limit)

The course is designed to assist transit supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and respectful work environment by recognizing and responding to potential harassment issues. The objectives of the course are to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to:

• Explain the supervisor’s role and responsibilities regarding compliance with the transit organization’s harassment policy
• Recognize and prevent harassment in the transit workplace
• Respond to and report potential harassment issues receive complaints of potential harassment and handle
  requests for confidentiality

This course is targeted at transit supervisors and managers.

All Bus & Paratransit Conference registrants are invited to participate. There is no separate registration fee required; however, NTI requests that you pre-register so materials may be prepared for each person. To register contact NTI’s Colleen Meyer at cmeyer@nti.rutgers.edu by April 7. On-site registration will be limited to a space-and-materials-available basis, so register today.

Instructor:

Andrea Dobson, National Transit Institute, New Brunswick, NJ

SPECIAL EVENT

An Emergency Preparedness Exercise

Whether you have responsibility for security, safety, operations or any transit management function, this is one event you simply cannot afford to miss! OCTA has teamed up with Los Angeles Metro and their first responder partners to bring a very special event to the APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference . . . a live drill that will be conducted right in front of you at an off-site location!

Buses will depart the hotel at 1 p.m. and will transport attendees directly to and from the drill location.

GREEN TRANSIT WORKSHOP

This mini-workshop lets you get “up front and personal” with your transit colleagues who are leading the industry with some of the most innovative, effective, and cos tefficient models of ‘green’ sustainable facilities and systems. These individuals and organizations recognize the relationship between “green” capital projects and cost-saving operations.

Participants will hear brief remarks and insights about the featured applications and quickly engage in several table-top demonstrations, poster sessions, and small group discussions with leaders from several featured public transit systems. Talk to your peers whose agencies are leading the way in areas of environmental, economic, and social responsibilities. Find out why these systems work. Learn how organizations are becoming part of environmental solutions for their communities. Learn how agencies are accomplishing major long-term savings in fuel costs alone by using fuel-efficient technologies and energy conservation practices. Learn what organizations are doing by creating healthy working environments and providing wellness facilities and related programs for their employees. Listen to their stories. Take home keen insights, lessons learned and recommended practices. Become a sustainability leader in your own community.

Farewell Reception

Now that you’ve completed the dawn-to-dusk general forums, technical sessions, tours, and training courses, it’s time to relax and unwind with your friends and colleagues at the farewell reception.