Can transit officials make buses and trains safer without more police? A new program will put 300 unarmed ambassadors as violence rises on the system.
“I think it really makes people kind of think twice before they do something that’s illegal or harmful to themselves or others.” “I don’t know how this is going to roll out yet,” De León said. In the Bay Area, where ridership has sunk, the ambassadors have largely been giving out masks and doing welfare checks on riders. “I lived with my single mom, and the economic burden of tickets and warrants was a scary burden. It condemned law enforcement harassing people of color on transit and in the streets. But 68% wanted Metro to make police more of a priority. Violent crimes on the system are up 72% for the first four months of this year compared with 2021. “It was a very powerful statement,” he said. Los Angeles Councilman and Metro board member Mike Bonin introduced the reforms that created an advisory board, which includes De León, to help the agency create the ambassador program. The $122-million pilot program, approved by Metro’s executive board in June, will place up to 300 uniformed workers on trains and buses starting this fall with the aim of making riders feel safe. Officials hope the program will create a sense of security, lure back longtime users and bring in new commuters. The agency hopes to ease tensions some riders feel with law enforcement.
OMAHA, Neb. (KPTM) - If you're an artistic student, or know one, the Omaha Metro Transit's newest art contest may pique your interest.
As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average. But the risk of stock...
Metro's TSR of was a loss of 43% for the 3 years. That could mean that the stock was previously overrated, or it could spell opportunity now. While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. Metro has made a profit in the past. But the risk of stock picking is that you will likely buy under-performing companies. As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average.
In its first all-stock deal, Alerus Financial has completed its acquisition of MPB BHC, the bank holding company of Metro Phoenix Bank.
The Phoenix Bank deal represents Alerus’s largest acquisition since 2000, according to the company. Metro Phoenix Bank was founded in 2007 and is the largest Phoenix-based full-service bank, according to the joint press release. Organizations have changed how they lend to SMBs, with the pandemic-driven digital shift accelerating the need for faster funding.
When we get on an airplane we buckle up, read the safety card and are given a demonstration on the oxygen masks and emergency exits.
When Ritter’s Amtrak train passes the scene of her accident near Philadelphia, she says a prayer for her fellow passengers on that night… She never sits by a window nor in the front car on a train. “I noticed the train seemed to be moving faster than usual. Ritter, then an executive at Merck, was heading home from Philly to New Jersey when her train, Amtrak 188, hit a 50-mph-curve at 102 mph and literally came off the tracks. That accident gave Geralyn Ritter a flashback to her near death experience on a far worse, high speed crash on Amtrak in 2015. until their train’s locomotive hit a dump truck on an unguarded private grade crossing and derailed.
The Wheel Appeal contest is open to students who attended an Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area middle or high school or were home-schooled during the 2021-2022 ...
“This is a great way for younger generations to get involved with public transit and understand the importance it has in everyone’s lives.” “We are thrilled to have this contest open to all middle and high school students in our community,” said Lauren Cencic, CEO of Metro, in a statement. The Wheel Appeal contest is open to students who attended an Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area middle or high school or were home-schooled during the 2021-2022 school year.
The entire equipment, which Pfaff Verkehrstechnik has provided and now installed together with SIM IMPEX, includes an underfloor lifting system as well as ...
Several manual turntables with a diameter of 3200 mm have also been installed in the depot to move bogies weighing up to 8 tons between the hall areas. After the bogies of the carriages have been dismantled, the carriage bodies are placed on the auxiliary bogies and pushed with them into a separate storage area. The synchronisation of the wheel lifting platforms is controlled by the PLC control within a narrow tolerance range of +/- 5 mm, i.e. over the entire length of 120 m, the maximum height deviation of the lifting platforms is only 10 mm.
Growing up with two siblings who have disabilities, Megan Cortjens saw the struggle her parents went through trying to find services.
"We are so excited, we kind of say it's like Yelp for the disability community," she said. That's just who have the disability. "There's 26 million people in the United States who have a disability.
A warm front is on the way later today, and will bring another level of heat to Metro Detroit and all of Pure Michigan. It will be equally as nice a forecast ...
Once we get into some Tuesday afternoon sun, highs will be near 90 degrees with the humidity cranking up a couple of notches. We cannot rule out a few more storms firing up in the heat of the afternoon. Parts of Western Michigan may see a few storms developing in the evening hours. We are heating things up a notch, with highs expected to reach into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees this Monday afternoon. Storms coming in overnight into early Tuesday is not the greatest scenario because that’s usually when our guard is down. Conditions will be very pleasant all morning with plenty of sunshine mixed with a little bit of cloud cover.
Omaha's transit authority is shifting to become a regional entity, and it's inviting communities in Sarpy County and elsewhere in the metro to join — if ...
“This is an opportunity for us to continue to make improvements on some of those big ideas that have been shared for years.” For La Vista, the potential ridership — and the cost per rider — would be something that would need to be evaluated, Kindig said. For example, MAPA found that expanding regional transit could add up to 8,000 new jobs and create an economic impact of $1.8 billion in business revenue for the region by 2050. “As Sarpy County grows both in terms of population and industry, public transportation could provide a critical connection between residents and employment centers. As part of that, Metro will shift to having an elected board, likely starting in 2024. “Until we understand what regional means and how it could support the residents and employers of Sarpy County, we don’t have a position,” Albers said in an email.