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The Center is excited to hold possibly the most affordable conference in the DC area - with early bird conference registration starting at $70 per person. After February 14 the price will increase to $95. Hotel rooms in downtown Silver Spring are only $119/night.

Register here or call 301.565.4713


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Stay up to date with the our Weekly Update that provides information about transit issues from new transportation infrastructure to the green jobs movement. Receiving our Weekly Update is also a great way to stay informed on what the Center is working on now.
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D.C. Metro expects to tap ex-N.J. transit chief as interim general manager
March 3, 2010: Metro's board of directors hopes to appoint former New Jersey Transit chief Richard Sarles as interim general manager on Thursday for the next six to 12 months, according to Metro Chairman Peter Benjamin.
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LACMTA adds underground alternative to Regional Connector study
March 3, 2010: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (LACMTA) board recently approved the addition of a new underground light-rail alternative beneath Little Tokyo to the Regional Connector Transit Corridor study that's under environmental review. The Regional Connector would complete a nearly two-mile transit gap between the Metro Gold, Blue and future Expo lines through downtown Los Angeles.
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Programs

Transit Training Career Ladder Partnerships

Funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration and working with local transit agencies and their unions throughout…
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National Standards for Training

Working with labor and management representatives, the Center develops national standards for workforce training in five key areas of transit. Read More

National Framework for Apprenticeship

Faced with an industry-wide skills shortage, local leaders in public transportation increasingly turn to apprenticeship programs to address their training…
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Publications

International and Domestic Comparisons: Building Capacity for Transit Training - Updated Edition

“Building Capacity for Transit Training: International and Domestic Comparisons” outlines the Center’s initial findings on how other countries and industries…
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Transit Partnership Training: Metrics of Success - Expanded Edition

You can’t know how well you’re doing until you find ways to measure outcomes. The Center followed through on this…
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Training Partnerships that Work: An Emerging National Network

The partnerships profiled here range from long-established training systems such as that between Chicago Transit Authority and International Brotherhood of…
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Events

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