Transit Unplugged

“We’re dealing with a triple whammy…aging infrastructure, ever greater customer numbers on a finite budget.”

Andy Byford, CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), has had quite the transit journey – having held transit jobs in London, Sydney, and now Toronto. In this episode, he discusses the different governance style of the TTC and how a top-to-bottom modernization and a five-year plan led to TTC winning APTA’s Transit System of the Year award. 

If you want to know more about TTC you can check out their website www.ttc.ca.

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“We’re developing the nation’s first driverless automated transit system.”

In this episode, Paul Comfort travels to the wonderful islands of Hawaii to talk to J. Roger Morton, President and General Manager of Oahu Transit Services, Inc. Roger explains the importance of public transit to the people of Hawaii and some of the unique challenges that are specific to planning transit on an island. Additionally, he elaborates on plans for their new elevated rail system and other innovations and trends (new safety programs, account-based faring, bikesharing, TNCs, and more).

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“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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