Transit agencies play a critical role in creating regions that are safer, stronger, cleaner, and more equitable. APTA and FTA want to help you take your efforts to the next level. Join us September 9, to learn how a Climate Action Plans can guide your operations in the era of climate change, allowing you to anticipate and track climate risks and opportunities. Attendees will hear about new guidelines and get access to a Climate Action Plan template that will benefit your organization and community. 

Welcome and Context:

• Janet Gonzalez Tudor, Chair, APTA Committee on Sustainability; Transportation Operational Resiliency Director, HDR, Chicago, IL

Remarks from FTA / Climate Action Plan Template:

• Mark Ferroni, Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning & Environment, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC

Overview of Tools and Resources for Climate Action Planning:

• Aliesa Adelman, Chair, APTA Standards Working Group on Climate Action Planning Guidelines; Director of Sustainability, Wendel Companies, Williamsville, NY

Case Studies:

• Andrew Brennan, Chair, APTA Committee on Planning, Policy and Program Development; Senior Director, Energy and Environment, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston, MA
• Tom Maguire, Director of Sustainable Streets, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority, San Francisco, CA
• Jane Sullivan, Grants and Government Affairs Director, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Urbana, IL

FTA Climate Action Plan Template:

• Megan Blum, Director, Office of Environmental Programs, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC

Facilitated Conversation and Audience Q&A

What does it mean to design a workforce development program and strategy with a social and racial equity lens? How are transit organizations integrating Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DEI) practices into their own workforce programs and policies? Join this panel of experts to discuss new and evolving practices to recruit, develop, promote, retain and advance a more robust and diverse workforce. Gain insight into efforts being undertaken to increase recruitment diversity, inclusive employee engagement and job mobility and succession planning practices, including effective models of mentoring, coaching and sponsorship

 Moderator:

• Tanya Adams, National Chair of COMTO; Vice-President, Community Relations & Diversity; WSP USA

Panelists:

• Michael Collins, Senior Director, Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, NY
• Sindy Mondesir, Chief People Officer, Central Ohio Transit Authority, Columbus, Ohio
• Donna Simmons, Executive Vice President of Administration/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX

Join representatives from King County Metro and the Port Authority of Allegheny County to discuss how equity assessments are being used to reevaluate transit service, programs and policies. How is a comprehensive equity assessment put in place and used effectively, what should be measured both internally and externally and what is the future of planning with an equity lens?  

 Guests:

• Fonda Dusé, Director of Equity & Inclusion, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
• Melissa Gaughan, Transportation Analyst, King County Metro, Seattle, Washington

The Federal Transit Administration’s “Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet” initiative positions public transportation as a central strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.   Practitioners will discuss strategies they have implemented, and how they are measuring results and outcomes.  

Moderator:

• Rob Borowski, Second Vice-Chair, APTA Committee on Sustainability; Sustainability Officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX

FTA Remarks:  

• Mark Ferroni, Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning & Environment, Federal Transit Administration

Overview of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Public Transportation:  

• Dr. Cris Liban, Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Case Studies:  

• Amy Shatzkin, Deputy Director, Environmental Affairs & Sustainability, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA
• Nicole Dufva, Project Planner, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St. Petersburg, FLdsff

This is the first of a series of events that will support agencies in developing climate action plans or other strategies to reduce GHG emissions.

Safety and security certification is an integral and necessary part of any new product/solution development and/or new project. 

Certification is being conducted at two levels:

1. The product/solution level
2. The project level

Attendees will hear presenters address different regulatory jurisdictions, regulations, standards and recommended practices related to safety and security certification and the various challenges that may arise at both the product/solution and project levels.
 
Moderator:

• Ali Edraki, MASc, GPLLM, PEng, PMP, Sr. Director-Program Management at Wabtec Corporation, Melbourne, FL

Speakers:

• Nicole DuPuis, Director, Transit Technology and Innovation, APTA, Washington, DC
• Kevin Jones, Chair, APTA Safety and Security Certification Work Group; Senior Associate/Project Manager/Safety and Security Consultant, ADS System Safety Consulting LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
• Kyle Malo, Sr. Director of Cybersecurity and CISO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC
• Mark Sabri, MAsc, PEng, PE, Senior Director-Project Engineering, Wabtec Corporation, Jacksonville, FL
• Ryan McKinley, President, Vital Assurance Ltd., Columbus, OH
• Gardner Tabon, Chair, APTA Commuter Rail Safety & Security Subcommittee; EVP and Chief Safety Officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX

There are different regulations and guidelines from FTA and FRA, each of which reference industry standards and recommended practices such as AREMA, IEEE, ML-STD, CENELEC, etc. All stakeholders involved in new product/solution development and implementation of new projects need to have a deep understanding of the various regulatory requirements for certification.

Join us for a compelling view into how businesses have set up safe spaces for conversations on race, what the impacts have been to date, and key take-aways for other businesses. Hear from businesses from a variety of sectors who will discuss the practical challenges of implementing courageous conversations, what they have learned, what the relative value has been for their businesses, and how they plan to build on these conversations to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

Moderator:

• Dwayne Sampson, Founder and President/CEO, Transportation Diversity Council

 Guests:

• Toyin Ogunfolaju, Infrastructure & Social-Economic Inclusion Leader, Jacobs
• Nora Kamal, Organizational Development Manager, PROTERRA

A group of transit and transportation agencies has formed the Automated Bus Consortium (ABC), a collaboration investigating the feasibility of implementing automated bus pilots across the United States. The Consortium is a first-of-its-kind approach to accelerate the deployment of automated transit technologies, and will combine the purchasing power and collaborative decision-making of these agencies.

The presentation will include an overview from AECOM and selected Consortium members on the program, review of pilot projects, current activities, and next steps.

Panelists:

• Jean Ruestman, Administrator, Michigan Department of Transportation, Office of Passenger Transportation, Lansing, MI
• Kimberly Williams, APTA Vice Chair, Procurement and Supply Chain Committee; Chief Innovation Officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, TX
• Darryl Spencer, Sr. Assistant Vice President, Engineering, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX
• Chelsey Hohensee, Manager of Operations, Rock Island Metropolitan Mass Transit District, Moline, IL
• Daryl Taavola, Vice President, ABC Program Manager, AECOM, Minneapolis, MN
• Paul Avery, Sr. Emerging Technology Specialist, ABC Automation Lead, AECOM, Austin, TX

Moderator:

• Lisa Jerram, Director-Bus Programs & Emerging Vehicle Technologies, APTA

This APTAU webinar series is free for APTA members and is presented by AECOM.

Join us for a compelling view into how smaller transit agencies have set up safe spaces for conversation on race, what the impacts have been to date as well as key take-aways for other agencies and organizations. Lauren Skiver (SunLine Transit Agency), Collina Beard (Lane Transit District) and Amy Snyder (Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District) will discuss the practical challenges of implementing courageous conversations, what they have learned, what the relative value has been for their agencies and how they plan to build on these conversations to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

This one-day virtual event covered issues facing transit legal professionals. It was designed for legal professionals at all levels who are involved in advising transit systems.

NOTE:  CLEs are not available on the recording.

Purchasing this package will give you access to all seven recordings.  To access individual recordings, please see the individual products.

To access all Legal Affairs Seminars from December 2020 through June 2021, register for this package.