Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Anthony Incorvati, Business Development Manager, Americas, for Axis Communications, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman from the APTA EXPO show floor. Topics include: Axis Communications’ product portfolio How AI can be a good fit for transit Finding what works best for a transit agency Tech and public t…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Peter Aczel, CEO for Vontas; Jonny Simkin, CEO of Swiftly; and David Block-Schachter, Chief Business Officer at Transit, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: A first of its kind partnership between Vontas,Swiftly, and Transit How open APIs will make larger-scaleintegrations a reality How s…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Scott Bogren, Executive Director for the CommunityTransportation Association of America (CTAA), joins METRO’s Executive EditorAlex Roman. Topics include: What issues CTAA members are currently facing,including procurement and vehicle availability. New (and old) mobility approaches to betterserve communities. T…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Peter Aczel, CEO for Vontas, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: The company’s product portfolio Its Innovative Solutions Award victory with Fresno, Calif.’s FAX How Vontas completed the FAX project in 10 months A sneak peak on what’s in store at APTA’s TRANSform & EXPO in Orlando, Fla. …

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Jared Schnader, Sr. Director, Bus Initiative Lead, atCALSTART, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: New lessons learned at more and more agencies scale up their ZEB programs. The importance of planning for the ultimate goal when working with utilities. The viability of zero-emissions bein…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, John Andoh, formerHele-On Mass Transit Administrator/GM John Andoh joins METRO’s Executive EditorAlex Roman. Topics include: The experience of running public transit on the island. Rebuilding and reconnecting transit’s relationship with the community. Partnering to build new mobility models. Zero-Fare public t…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Sophia Robison, Community Engagement Advocate and Urban Planner at SocialPinpoint, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: The benefits of “hybrid” engagement. Building better equity during the public outreach process. The power of building trust in the community. Successful engagement examp…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Mark Szyperski, President/CEO for On Your Mark Transportation joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: How and why bus operations are lacking in their marketing practices. Free and low-cost marketing tips for bus operations. The driver issue and how it could be remedied. The state of the moto…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Michael Keroulle, President/CEO, Americas, at Alstom, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: How AI can help build equity on our roads. How automation can truly impact public transit now. Challenges facing transit agencies today. AI’s possible impact on transit in the future. Make sure you'…

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Michael Keroulle, President/CEO, Americas, at Alstom, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: What his first year on the job was like after coming on board both during COVID and following Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier. The company’s rebranding efforts following the acquisition. New prod…

Welcome to our rebranded video series METROspectives. Today, Randy Cantor, Transportation Services Manager for the Carteret County Area Transportation System (CCATS) in Newport, N.C., joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: The decision for CCATS to test propane usage for its fleet. The agency’s partnership with ROUSH CleanTech a…

Fresh off of his trip to Dubai for UITP MENA, Transit Evangelist Paul Comfort joins METRO’s Alex Roman to discuss how the taxicabs in that region work together with public transit, as well as why some mobility models are slow to take hold in the states. He also discusses the benefits of contracting, his forthcoming book on equity and inclusion, and…

Transit’s ridership dip during the pandemic didn’t stop all agencies from forging ahead. In this episode of Roads, Rails, & Reels, NJ Transit President/CEO Kevin S. Corbett discusses: - How the pandemic impacted the agency. - How it moved forward through its “While You Were Away Campaign,” which focused on capital projects to update and improve ser…

The Center for Transportation and Environment recently conducted an analysis, which projected that public transit systems could go zero emissions by 2035 at a cost of between $56.22 billion and $88.91 billion. Dan Raudebaugh, Executive Director of the Center for Transportation and the Environment, or CTE, joins METRO’s Alex Roman to discuss the cen…

For several years, the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University in Chicago has studied the intercity bus industry and shared its findings both in its annual report and in the pages of METRO Magazine. Joseph Schwieterman, professor at the university and director of the institute, joins METRO’s Alex Roman to discuss some o…

Jason Ferbrache, administrator, and Jesse Rush, director of operations, for Oklahoma City’s EMBARK join METRO's Alex Roman to discuss the many initiatives going on at their agency, including an eight-mile, 32-stop BRT line. They also discuss how the pandemic brought the EMBARK team closer together and how the agency views mobility post-pandemic. Fo…

Retiring Greater Dayton RTA CEO Mark Donaghy joins METRO’s Alex Roman to discuss his 45 years in the industry, the important role public transit plays in providing equity in communities across the nation, and his unique tie to desegregation in Omaha, Nebraska. He also discusses his greatest achievements in the industry, how transit has changed in h…

Jessica Mefford-Miller, executive director for St. Louis’s Metro Transit, joins METRO's Alex Roman to discuss the many initiatives going on at her agency, including an electric bus program, new on-demand solutions, and the addition of mobile ticketing, as well as how the pandemic has impacted the region and how it will shape the future of mobility.…

MJ Maynard, CEO of the RTC of Southern Nevada, joins METRO's Alex Roman to discuss her recent article about the measures the agency is taking to protect its ridership during the pandemic, how COVID-19 is impacting the Las Vegas Strip, the RTC’s ongoing work with the ADA community, and more. Follow METRO on social media: Twitter Facebook…

Paul Comfort, VP, business development at Trapeze, and host of the Transit Unplugged podcast rejoins METRO's Alex Roman to discuss his upcoming children’s book about public transit. Comfort also discusses the state of the transit industry today, the need for more emergency funding, workforce development, and more. Follow METRO on social media: Twit…

This episode features CharterUp Founder and CEO Armir Harris. CharterUP recently conducted a survey of 2,500 motorcoach operators from around the nation to gauge the impact the pandemic is continuing to have on the industry. Harris joins METRO Magazine Managing Editor Alex Roman to discuss some of the alarming findings from the survey and the indus…

This episode features Nicole Recker, VP of mobility services and administration at Texas’ Denton County Transportation Authority, and Tom Ryden, senior project manager for Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam Inc. They join METRO Magazine Managing Editor Alex Roman to discuss the long and short-term implications for transit caused by the pandemic, how bra…

This episode features Chris Pangilinan, Head of Global Policy for Public Transportation at Uber. After working in transit for several years, as well as serving as a Program Director at the Transit Center, Chris joined Uber, in part, to help facilitate partnerships with transit agencies. Today, Chris discusses Uber's first Software-as-a-Service part…

This episode features Marco D'Angelo, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA). Joining METRO's Managing Editor Alex Roman, D'Angelo discusses the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian transit, how some provinces are beginning to dial services back up to full schedules, and the ongoing fight to get federal funding to help offset …

This episode features John Andoh, Executive Director and CEO of South Carolina's The COMET mass transportation system. Joining METRO's Managing Editor Alex Roman, Andoh discusses how The COMET and its workforce are dealing with COVID-19, what it's like to be a manager of a public transportation agency at this time, and what the agency is doing to p…

This episode features Paul Comfort, VP, business development at Trapeze, and host of the Transit Unplugged podcast. Joining METRO's Managing Editor Alex Roman, Comfort discusses the present and future of public transportation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, his perspectives on what it's like to unpack an action plan, and his new book "The Future of P…

METROspectives has a conversation with the American Bus Association (ABA) President/CEO Peter Pantuso, who discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on the motorcoach industry and why he believes Congress must act to help support an industry that is mostly made up small, mostly family-run businesses. For information on active letter-writing campaigns v…

Community Transportation of America (CTAA) Director, Scott Bogren, joins METRO managing editor, Alex Roman, to have a conversation centered around how the CTAA and its membership is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, how surface transportation reauthorization may play out, and how new mobility models differ in smaller cities versus larger metro re…