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Brought to you by METRO Magazine, METROspectives discusses all the latest topics impacting mobility, public transportation, the private motorcoach industry and more.
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Safety, AI, and More with Axis Communications' Anthony Incorvati
Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Anthony Incorvati, Business Development Manager, Americas, for Axis Communications, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman from the APTA EXPO show floor.
Topics include:
Axis Communications’ product portfolio
How AI can be a good fit for transit
Finding what works best for a transit agency
Tech and public transit’s future
Sponsored by Axis Communications.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 Intro
00:27 About Axis Communications
1:12 Axis’ Product Portfolio
1:45 Is AI a One-Size-Fits-All Solution?
2:46 Walking Agencies Through What Best Fits
3:22 A Busy Year of Innovation for Axis
3:55 Tech and Public Transit’s Future -
Part Two: Innovation and Partnerships with Vontas CEO Peter Aczel and Special Guests
Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Peter Aczel, CEO for Vontas; Jonny Simkin, CEO of Swiftly; and David Block-Schachter, Chief Business Officer at Transit, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman.
Topics include:
A first of its kind partnership between Vontas,
Swiftly, and Transit
How open APIs will make larger-scale
integrations a reality
How supplier partnerships can improve the
overall passenger experience
Solving post-COVID mobility issues
Sponsored by Vontas.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 Intro
00:47 Vontas Announces Maryland MTA Partnership with
Swiftly and Transit
1:37 How the Partnership Came to Fruition
3:02 Swiftly’s Role in the New Partnership
4:14 Transit Providing Real-Time Information to
Passengers
5:10 Redefining Industry Standards
6:00 How the Maryland MTA Project is One of a Kind
7:15 Providing ETA’s that Reflect Reality
8:57 Giving Riders the Tech Experience they are Used To
9:35 How Open APIs Can Take Partnering to the Next Level
10:30 Breaking Silos
11:30 Solving Lingering Post-Pandemic Mobility Issues
12:30 The Internal Benefits for Transit Agencies -
The Unique Challenges Facing Smaller Transit Agencies and More with CTAA’s Scott Bogren
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 Intro00:35 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 -
Part One with Vontas CEO Peter Aczel
Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Peter Aczel, CEO for Vontas, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman.
Topics include:
The company’s product portfolio
Its Innovative Solutions Award victory with Fresno, Calif.’s FAX
How Vontas completed the FAX project in 10 months
A sneak peak on what’s in store at APTA’s TRANSform & EXPO in Orlando, Fla.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 Intro
00:49 A Look At The Services Vontas Provides
2:00 Reaction to Winning A 2023 Innovative Solutions Award
3:05 How It Teamed with FAX to Revamp Its System in 10 Months
4:50 What’s in Store for APTA’s 2023 EXPO
5:55 Hosting Paul Comfort at The Event…and His Banana Bread! -
Talking ZEBs With CALSTART’s Jared Schnader
Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Jared Schnader, Sr. Director, Bus Initiative Lead, at
CALSTART, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman.
Topics include:
New lessons learned at more and more agencies scale up their ZEB programs.
The importance of planning for the ultimate goal when working with utilities.
The viability of zero-emissions being scaled nationwide.
Hydrogen and the possibility for the further evolution of ZEB technologies.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 Intro
0:52 What CALSTART Does
3:07 The Transition to Zero
6:05 Transit Scaling Up ZEB Programs
9:00 Are Mandatory Larger Procurements on The Way?
10:05 Working with Utilities on The Ultimate Goal
12:32 Resiliency Planning
14:00 Is There Room for Other Alt Fuels?
16:44 ZEB Tech Evolving
18:20 Workforce Opportunities
19:40 The Viability of The Whole Nation Scaling Up ZEBs
23:05 How Hydrogen Fits Into The Picture
25:30 Are There New Innovations in The Offing? -
Thinking Out of the Box to Build New Transit Models with John Andoh
Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, John Andoh, former
Hele-On Mass Transit Administrator/GM John Andoh joins METRO’s Executive Editor
Alex Roman.
Topics include:
The experience of running public transit on the island.
Rebuilding and reconnecting transit’s relationship with the community.
Partnering to build new mobility models.
Zero-Fare public transit.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 Intro
:48 Life on the Island
1:21 Wearing Multiple Hats for Multiple Agencies
2:20 Rebuilding Transit Agencies
4:15 The Power of Community Engagement
6:20 Internal vs External Rebranding Efforts
8:22 Unique Challenges on the Island
11:20 How Small Agencies Can Rebuild Fleets
13:10 Going 100% Zero Emissions
14:40 Operating Transit Near an Active Volcano
15:45 Building New Mobility Models
17:55 How Innovation Can Save Money
18:20 Re-engaging to Build a New Master Plan
20:15 What New Mobility Model Works Best and Where
22:25 Zero Fares