Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Scott Bogren, Executive Director for the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA), joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman.
Topics include:
- What issues CTAA members are currently facing, including procurement and vehicle availability.
- New (and old) mobility approaches to better serve communities.
- The ongoing funding issues for smaller transit agencies even after the IIJA infusion.
- Workforce challenges, the fare-free conversation, marketing, and more.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 Intro
00:35 Podcasts and the Pandemic
2:05 Who the CTAA Represents and How it Helps Membership
3:10 Unique Challenges Facing CTAA Members
4:15 What It’s Like to be at CTAA for 35 Years
5:50 Procurement and Supply Chain Issues
7:52 Running a Lean Operation
9:20 New Mobility Models vs What Small and Rurals Have Always Done
11:50 Post-COVID Ridership
13:30 Do Smaller Agencies Have the Capacity to Embrace Technology?
14:38 The Fare-Free Conversation
16:30 Funding Approaches for Smaller Transit Agencies
18:13 The Changing Community Dynamic and Ballot Measures
20:40 IIJA as a Positive Step
21:48 Future Proofing Public Transit
24:20 Addressing the Workforce Shortage/Insuring Operator Safety
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