Mass Transit

Transit agencies create new mentorship programs to foster workforce retention

As the transportation industry faces a national shortage of employees, STAR Transit and the Lane Transit District (LTD) are ...
KLCC

LTD launches Oregon's first-ever apprenticeship program for bus operators

Lane Transit District has developed a unique model to train bus operators. Eight new employees represent Oregon’s first class ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Transit Bus Operator Distraction Policies

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Kitsap Sun

Kitsap Transit lands $15M from feds to pursue training facility

A proposed training facility for bus drivers near Bremerton National Airport will be helped by a $15 million federal grant that Kitsap Transit announced this week. The planned $33 million project ...
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Bus Operator Barrier Design: Guidelines and Considerations

The nation was reminded of the importance of security barriers for transit bus operators by the fatal attack in Florida on a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) bus operator on May 18, ...