News and Updates
Mass Transit Grants in the CARES Act
Posted April 2020
The CARES Act, signed into law on March 27th , includes $25 billion for public transit formula operating and capital grants to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
Read more...Dear Friends,
Posted April 2020
I would like to acknowledge and applaud all the frontline transit workers who are keeping the nation moving, even in this time of uncertainty and fear. They are working in heavily trafficked areas and are more exposed to the threat of coronavirus than those of us who are able to work from the safety of our homes.
Read more...Transit Needs Skilled Workers to Implement State of Good Repair Programs
Posted April 2020
“Let me start with the three take-away points from the end of this presentation:
Read more...Center Delivers TC3 at “Community Works”
Posted March 2020
On Monday, March 2, Center subject-matter expert Frank Burnett and Center staffer Pat Greenfield delivered the Transit Core Competencies Curriculum (TC3) in Springfield, Massachusetts, as part of Community Works, a six-week workforce development program aimed at preparing qualified applicants for opportunities in the building trades and transportation industries.
Read more...FTA Report, Advancing Frontline Workforce Development Meeting: Synthesis, Now Available Online
Posted March 2020
This report, authored by the Transportation Learning Center in collaboration with the National Transit Institute, synthesizes findings from a two-day gathering of more than two dozen transit industry labor and management representatives who engaged in in-depth discussions on frontline workforce training needs across the U.S.
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