APTA’s Health & Safety Commitment Program
Sponsored by: Yuma County Area Transit (YCAT)
Session Description:
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) created a Mobility Restoration & Recovery Task Force in April to begin the process of developing an industry response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Work focused on operational cleaning and sanitation guidance and best practices, priorities coming out of the pandemic, and ways to restore confidence in riding transit. This session will focus on the research that led to creation of the APTA Health & Safety Commitments Program, and the materials that are available for transit agencies to use to help grow public confidence in the use of transit as the national economy recovers.
Presenter:
David Carol, Chief Operating Officer, American Public Transportation Association
David Carol has over 35 years of experience across the transportation industry, with a career focused on advocacy and project management of large transit and passenger rail programs. He led Amtrak’s Acela high-speed Rail program, the Charlotte Area Transit System’s Red Line Commuter Rail program, the Federal Railroad Administration’s NEC FUTURE program, and various other streetcar, light rail and high-speed and commuter rail projects both in the United States and abroad. He joined APTA in October 2018 as Chief Operating Officer, where he coordinates internal operations, leads special task forces and projects, and provides strategic guidance and leadership.