From autonomous buses to fleet electrification to new incremental technological changes -- what will the bus of the future look and operate like?  Our latest episode of APTA’s official podcast, The Transit Authority, explores this topic with MJ Maynard, Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.  

How safe is it to ride transit amid the coronavirus pandemic? Our latest episode of APTA’s official podcast, The Transit Authority, explores this topic with guests Sam Schwartz and Daniel Schack, authors of the recently published report Public Transit and COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Research and Best Practices, which examined global data and research to determine whether there is a correlation between riding transit and the transmission of COVID-19.

Listen to the latest episode of The Transit Authority, APTA’s official podcast, with our guest Tim Chan, Group Manager -- Station Area Planning at the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, who discusses initiatives and strategies to address homelessness in public transit, with special focus on COVID-19 and its impact on the issue.

Listen to the latest episode of The Transit Authority, APTA's official podcast.  In this episode, we we explore the changes in political organizing and power in the environmental justice movement and how these changes impact the future of public transportation with guest Dr. Michael Mendez, assistant professor of Environmental Planning and Policy at the University of California, Irvine, and author of Climate Change from the Streets: How Conflict and Collaboration Strengthen the Environmental Justice Movement.

Listen to the latest episode of The Transit Authority, APTA’s official podcast. In this episode, Christian Kent, principal of Christian T. Kent, Transit Management Consulting, LLC and chair of APTA's Access Committee discusses the impact of COVID-19 on paratransit service and also shares his views on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the 30th anniversary of this landmark legislation. 

In this episode, Randy Clarke, President & CEO of Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Austin, Texas, discusses how his agency is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.  Clarke also shares information on Project Connect, a bold transit plan for Austin that will be put before voters in November.

Listen to the latest episode of The Transit Authority, APTA’s official podcast. In this episode, Doug Kelsey, General Manager of TriMet in Portland, Oregon, shares his agency’s pragmatic and pioneering approaches to dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. Kelsey also shares his views on how public transit may look post-COVID.

This episode features APTA Chair Nuria I. Fernandez, general manager and CEO, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, CA. She speaks with APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas. Fernandez talks about what her system is doing now during the COVID-19 outbreak and what public transit systems will need to do to ensure the safety and security of riders when full operations resume. She also discusses the Mobility Recovery and Restoration Task Force that she initiated.