Transit agencies have reported an increase in persons experiencing homelessness during the pandemic and are exploring solutions to address their needs. Agencies are engaging their employees and regional stakeholders and partnering with social service and charitable organizations to develop strategies to provide support to those who need them.

There’s no one formula, but in this session you’ll hear from experts on how they are thinking about and planning the ZEB transition, taking into consideration how battery and fuel cell buses and their infrastructure options may progress – all with an eye toward maintaining service and avoiding stranded assets.

Many state and local governments see the months ahead as an opportune time to consider new, forward-looking strategies to help assure the ongoing financial health of public transportation. Come hear how these approaches can be replicated in your own community.

Our panel will describe how these new opportunities will translate into projects that bring economic growth, improved equity, and sustainability.

This session will highlight some of the best practices to work with freight and other host railroads to encourage faster realization of capital projects to increase capacity.

Join this compelling discussion on rethinking how transit’s value is measured and communicated to customers, the general public, and business and political leaders. What new metrics and practical tools are available and how are they being applied to tell a more comprehensive story?

Our panel will present case studies on building transit-oriented communities with equity as an essential outcome.

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This session will highlight best practices on ridership growth during these times and as we transition to a post-pandemic world. It will also feature thoughts on how a city/region can drive ridership growth, as well as what fare policies will look like in the future to drive ridership growth and revenue for transit agencies.

This session focuses on a forthcoming APTA report on public transit and the post-pandemic landscape. The session will cover the broad picture of what was learned during the pandemic and the future of public transit and their communities in a post-pandemic environment.