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Hope for Transit Operations?
Congressional surface transportation chair Jim Oberstar is reported by Streetsblog to be in support of allowing Federal formula funds for transit to be used for operations, not just capital. Interestingly, APTA (the association of transit agencies) has historically been opposed to this. Now perhaps if Congress offered additional funds for operations…
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If I Were Asking the Questions
If I were on the interview committee for TriMet’s General Manager position, here’s what I’d be asking: How will you ensure that the agency has sufficient financial reserves to whether economic downturns without extensive service cuts? How would you develop a series of measures to determine if transit service is being provided equitably across geographic…