“We have more revenue coming in from our business partnerships than from our dollar fare.”  

Bill Carpenter, CEO of Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RTS), sits down with Paul Comfort to talk about the journey to his current position. Bill started in the private sector and transitioned into the public sector before finally ending up in public transit. Having been in the position for six years, Bill talks about what it means to be a good CEO and leader, RTS’s amazing 35% cost recovery method from business partnerships, their fantastic, state-of-the-art transit center, and his vision for the future of public transit.

If you want to know more about RTS, check out their website https://www.myrts.com/.

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