MARCH 2017 | MassTransitmag.com | Mass Transit | 9 Complete Coach Works IAA IS utilizing a Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Read More Online ▶ The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) has awarded Motor Coach Industries a three-year contract for 139 commuter coaches, including 10 options per year for a total of 169 coaches. MassTransitmag.com/12298813 ▶ Voith is celebrating its 150th anniversary and will be marking it with events at each of its 160 locations worldwide. MassTransitmag.com/12299773 ▶ The San Mateo County Transportation Authority is funding fi ve new shuttle routes with Measure A Local Shuttle Program funds to better serve high-traffi c corridors in San Mateo County. MassTransitmag.com/12298582 ▶ Luminator introduced a standalone rearview camera for transit buses. It complements the previously released rear-view camera integrated into a rear sign. MassTransitmag.com/12294926 ▶ North County Transit District awarded MV Transportation Inc. the contract to operate and maintain its combined fi xedroute paratransit and specialized transportation services. MassTransitmag.com/12301671 ▶ The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority reached a milestone; its buses have used the equivalent of 1,000,000 diesel gallon equivalents of compressed natural gas since starting to use the fuel in 2014. MassTransitmag.com/12299604 ▶ Amtrak off ers improved high-speed broadband Wi-Fi, with enhanced connectivity and reliability, at Baltimore Penn Station. MassTransitmag.com/12301092 ▶ Brightline announced that its fi rst trainset, BrightBlue, began initial testing on the 9-mile test track beginning January 19. MassTransitmag.com/12303966 People in the News Elaine L. Chao Carolyn Flowers Rob J. Slimp Taiwo Jaiyeoba Immanuel Triea U.S. Department of Transportation Elaine Chao was sworn in as the 18th Secretary of Transportation. Chao served as the 24th U. S. Secretary of Labor from 2001 to 2009 and is the fi rst Asian American woman to be appointed to a President’s Cabinet in American history. Secretary Chao has a distinguished career in the public, private and nonprofi t sectors. An immigrant who arrived in America at the age of eight speaking no English, she received her citizenship at the age of 19. She earned her MBA from the Harvard Business School and an economics degree from Mount Holyoke College. MassTransitmag. com/12301907 Aecom Aecom announced Carolyn Flowers will lead the fi rm’s transit practice in North America. Most recently Flowers served as acting administrator in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Prior to joining FTA, she served as chief executive offi cer/director of public transit for the Charlotte Area Transit System, where she was responsible for countywide bus and rail transit planning and management. She began her career in public transportation with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in 1993. MassTransitmag. com/12300477 HNTB Holdings Ltd. Robert J. Slimp, P.E., has been named chairman, president and CEO of HNTB Holdings Ltd. He has held a number of leadership roles within HNTB since joining the fi rm in 2005. He continues to serve in his role as chief executive offi cer for HNTB Corp., a post he has held since 2013. Slimp has more than two decades of industry leadership and client service experience on large-scale infrastructure and transportation programs throughout the U.S. He earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. MassTransitmag. com/12297933 HNTB Corp. Taiwo Jaiyeoba joined HNTB Corp. as regional business development manager. Jaiyeoba will expand HNTB’s client service throughout the fi rm’s Southeast Division, primarily focusing on the transit market sector. Additionally, he works closely with HNTB’s national transit and rail practice leadership on local and national pursuits. He has 26 years of experience in planning, managing major landuse and transit studies, and capital projects throughout the U.S. Prior to joining HNTB, he served as transit planning market sector lead for another consulting fi rm. MassTransitmag. com/12301669 Gannett Fleming Immanuel Triea, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP-ISSAP, SSCP, GICSP, GREM, joined Gannett Fleming as the senior director of information security. Triea will provide cybersecurity and compliance consulting services and brings information technology and compliance experience, including network design, administration and implementation, regulatory advisement, risk assessment, project management and strategic planning. He is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Inc. and the International Information Systems Security Certifi - cation Consortium. MassTransitmag. com/12295943 IAA to Purchase 6 All- Electric ZEPS Buses ▶ Complete Coach Works (CCW) has announced that it has been chosen as the contractor that will provide the Indianapolis International Airport (IAA) with six Zero-Emission Propulsion System (ZEPS), all-electric 35 foot remanufactured buses. This will be the largest fl eet of electric buses at any airport in the United States. MassTransitmag.com/12303112
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