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Archive -- Rail Passengers Webinar Series: Defining the Needs of Transit Rail Passengers in 2022
Date
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 28, 2022 3:30 PM
Location
Zoom Event
Defining the Needs of Transit Rail Passengers: 2022 and Beyond
Date: Wednesday, September 28th
Time: 2pm Eastern
CLICK HERE -- REGISTER NOW!
The global pandemic has dramatically altered the daily commute of millions of Americans. That has created stark challenges for transit agencies and commuter railroads across the U.S., driving down ridership and ticket revenue and blowing holes in agency budgets. But it has also created opportunities, freeing up capacity on systems that had previously been straining to accommodate surging demand.
We’ll talk with transit advocates, transit passengers, and transit representatives to hear about how agencies and railroads are responding to shifts in ridership, how they can better optimize service patterns to meet these new demands, and what Congress needs to do to assist agencies in this transition.
Panelists:
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Art Guzzetti, Vice President of Public Policy - American Public Transit Association (confirmed)
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Alicia Trost, Chief Communications Officer - Bay Area Rapid Transit (confirmed)
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Hayden Clarkin, Founder & CEO - TransitCon (confirmed)
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MARTA Riders Advisory Council (invited)
Plan on attending? Submit your questions! Send in your topic specific questions to Madison Butler at [email protected] with the subject line "Transit Webinar" to be answered during the event. Questions will be due by Friday, September 23rd.
Registration will close Monday, September 26th at Midnight eastern. Space, as always, is limited to 475 participants, so reserve your spot now. The Zoom link will be sent to you the day before the event.
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Miss out on our past events? You can watch them on our YouTube channel or through our website at railpassengers.org/webinars
"The COVID Pandemic has been and continues to be the biggest challenge faced by Americans as it has taken a deadly toll on the world and on the world’s economies. During COVID Locomotive Engineers at Amtrak and other Passenger and Freight Railroads have embodied the definition of essential workers. This dedication by our members is not new. We applaud the Rail Passenger’s Association for recognizing the vital contributions of our members and their hard work moving Americans and freight during the COVID pandemic."
Dennis Pierce, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.