Reported by APTA Passenger Transport
APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas took part in a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Highways and Transit Subcommittee Roundtable, Sept. 18, titled Restoring Public Trust on Transit: Perspectives on Improving Safety. Also involved were FTA Administrator Marcus Molinaro; Randy Clarke, general manager and CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Chief Stacey Graves of the Kansas City, MO, Police Dept., and Greg Regan, president, Transportation Trades Dept., AFL-CIO. More than 20 Members of the T&I Committee participated in the roundtable.
“For the public transportation industry, safety is a core value—a non-negotiable operating principle and promise to our riders and workers,” Skoutelas said. “The men and women responsible for managing and operating public transportation systems are fully committed to the safety of their passengers, employees, systems, and the public.”
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