News and Updates
Memorial for Robin Gillespie from the International Transport Workers’ Federation
Posted February 2021
Robin’s commitment to the health, safety and welfare of transport workers, the quality of her work and the depth of her knowledge was never more apparent than in her recent project, a wide-ranging research report for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled Improving the Safety, Health, and Productivity of Transit Operators Through Adequate Restroom Access which was published in late 2020
Read more...GCRTA Prepares to Start Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Program
Posted February 2021
On December 8, 2020, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) amended their Rail Maintenance standards of apprenticeship to include Bus Maintenance, with intentions of adding it as a newly registered occupation with the State of Ohio.
Read more...Our Friend and Colleague, Robin Gillespie
Posted February 2021
We are saddened to report the passing last week of our colleague and friend, Robin Mary Gillespie. Robin was appreciated by many as the transit industry’s foremost expert on occupational health and safety for frontline workers.
Read more...Traction Power Consortium Gaining Traction
Posted January 2021
A year since its official kick-off, the Traction Power Training Consortium met as a full group on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Attending the Zoom meeting were 14 subject matter experts from nine transit agencies and two of the Center’s instruction designers, Amri Joyner and Brandon Liu.
Read more...This week’s update includes stories on
Posted January 2021
This week’s update includes webinars and stories on a look at the year ahead: biggest questions for transit in 2021, transit impacts on jobs, people and real estate and transportation equity lessons from the pandemic.
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