Leadership
Symposium

Project consists of adding a  float holiday for birthday only, getting a employee fund for items in the brake room and creating a time off request policy

With emission reduction promises of 52% by 2030, transit agencies must develop an action plan to reduce GHG emissions. Rural transit agencies are tasked to find a solution that is cost-effective, sustainable, practical and responsible. Battery Electric Buses require expensive infrastructure in a rural transit area due to long miles and rough terrain.  Hydrogen fueled buses appear to be more costly but require less infrastructure. However, this challenge goes beyond zero emissions buses.

This bi-annual training will focus on accident handling, de-escalation techniques and situational flexibility. This training will be offered so that Operators can better handle difficult passenger relations and how to better problem-solve while on the road.

Improve Communication between CTS departments by answering Questions brought forward.

This project being presented will provide professional development opportunities for all employees at C-TRAN. We will focus on providing opportunities for employees based on individual interests, but will include job shadowing, succession planning, and mentorship. The intent is to afford employees the opportunity to develop in their profession and for C-TRAN to retain talent in our existing employee pool.

This project will discuss what was found while looking for a solution for passive restraints in our most recent bus builds and what works for us, what didn't, and what you should look for when moving forward.

WSDOT works with transits across Washington on a variety of reporting requirements. A common complaint about these data collection tasks is that they ask for similar (and sometimes identical) information, causing transit employees to focus on redundant work rather than tending to the more important portions of their jobs. This project will focus on opportunities to streamline data collection by examining what must actually be reported, better understanding the data, and looking into easier collection methods. The project's goals are to reduce administrative burden on transit agencies and increase consistency and reliability of the transit data WSDOT receives. Come learn more about this exciting opportunity to do more with less, as WSDOT looks for the best approach to support the state's transit agencies in these endeavors!

Create a Public Records Management Program that includes a written policy and easy-to-follow procedures, identifies each department's Records Coordinator, and establishes ongoing training opportunities.

A class that will decrease onboard conflict while improving the culture on an Operators bus.

TranGO currently has a third party accounting firm providing accounting services. The project objective is to obtain software, provide staff training, and bring the accounting services in-house by January 1, 2023.

Effective crisis communication is paramount to protecting an agency’s reputation and plays a crucial role in moving beyond crisis. Intercity Transit’s Crisis Communication plan will prepare the agency to respond quickly and appropriately to an incident through cross-departmental collaboration to identify potential crises, establish roles and responsibilities, and develop messaging for a variety of emergency situations.

This project encompasses the pursuit of a collision avoidance system that enhances community safety and offers peace of mind to Transit Operators. 

Conducting community engagement and outreach around transit services is not new. But how do we move from "internal consultants" to building enduring relationships and being responsive to community needs on a day-by-day basis?

RIDE is a voice to text comment collection system for riders

Part of Lane Transit District’s Strategic Business Plan is to improve rider communications as part of their experience. An SMS text message alert system would allow our riders to opt-in and select the specific routes they would like to receive text alerts for. This would be an overall more effective and equitable solution for riders to receive timely alerts during all service hours and would not require access to the internet.

How can we individually change the culture of purpose and care around us? How does the organization or community benefit from the increased health of purpose and care? The key missng ingredient is investment in ones-self.

I have created a comprehensive training packet for other professionals to be able to use to teach people how to ride the bus. This can be used by teachers to help their students, social workers to help their participants, community center employees to help seniors, etc. The trainer can pick and choose what tools they would like to use including a presentation, videos, handouts, and games.

The difference between recognition vs appreciation and how it effects moral in the work place.