News and Updates

ITLC Travels to Alaska for the National Transportation in Indian Country Conference

Posted October 2023

From September 25-28 ITLC’s Communications Manager David Stephen, Research Associate Shayna Gleason, and Senior Workforce Development Advisor Maurice Beard traveled to Anchorage for the National Transportation in Indian Country Conference to learn about tribal transit and life in tribal communities in the “lower 48” and Alaska.

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ITLC Attends ZEBCon

Posted October 2023

Late last month, ITLC’s Deputy Director Xinge Wang, Program Manager – Technical Training James Hall, Instructional Designer Brandon Liu, and Researcher Douglas Nevins attended ZEBCon in San Diego hosted by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE).

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National Traction Power Training Consortium Hosted by Metro Transit

Posted October 2023

Nineteen traction power subject matter experts (SMEs) from ten transit agencies convened for the third in-person consortium meeting on September 18-22, hosted by Metro Transit, a service of the Metropolitan Council, Minneapolis/St. Paul.

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Team Including ITLC Wins Competitive Grant to Fund Transit Operator and Rider Safety Research

Posted September 2023

On August 9th, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the selection of the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF), with the Mineta Transit Institute at San Jose State University and ITLC, as recipients of a competitive research grant to fund the study of transit operator and passenger safety risks and mitigation strategies.

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Rail Car Training Consortium Holds In-Person Meeting in Portland, OR

Posted September 2023

ITLC’s National Rail Car Consortium held its annual in-person meeting in Portland, Oregon, on August 8-11.

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