Title: Staying on Top of Things: Continual Training and Keeping Up With Technology Are Integral Parts of BT
Abstract: This article focuses on Blacksburg Transit and details how the service provider whose market includes Virginia Tech and communities within the New River Valley operates as a department within the city government. The last census has pushed the transit agency to the Small Urban category because of recent growth. That meant a reduction in state and federal funding, which required the agency to identify new funding sources. Advertising on the sides of buses is one new development. Another source of revenue is a partnership program with developers providing annual funds to support transit service in new developments and shopping districts. The agency has instituted automatic vehicle location (AVL) and GPS, which provide information about bus utilization, location and ridership. The mass killings at Virginia Tech tested the agency's emergency response system. Training is a key element in the agency's growth plans.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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