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NOV 2014

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10 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | NOVEMBER 2014 PEOPLE & PLACES Cincinnati Metro Metro bus operator Jontay Love assisted an individual shot in Avondale on Oct. 13. Love was driving Cincinnati Metro's Rt. 43 in Avondale around 10:15 p.m. when he heard gunshots. He stopped his bus and saw an injured person lying on the ground calling for help. He followed Metro protocol to alert the authorities, and he got of the bus to assist the victim. Love stayed with the injured individual and talked to him until authorities arrived. SORTA presented him with Metro's STAR Award, which stands for "Service That Attracts Recognition," on Oct. 21. www.MassTransitmag.com/12011920 FROM LEFT to right, SORTA Board Vice Chair Ken Reed, SORTA Board Chair Jason Dunn, Metro Operator Jontay Love and Metro Interim CEO Darryl Haley. People in the News Now Hiring Paratransit General Manager Transdev (formerly Veolia Transportation) is the largest private sector operator of multiple modes of transit in North America, providing bus, rail, paratransit, shuttle, sedan and taxi services. We manage over 200 transportation contracts for cities, transit authorities and airports, providing safe and sustainable mobility solutions. Our mission is to improve public transportation, to enhance quality of life and combat global warming. The General Manager directs the operations of a Transdev location/contract, and has operations and other departments reporting into this position on a daily basis. Requires paratransit experience as well as strong budget and management experience. Due to our expanding growth, we have many opportunities available at various locations across the United States—current openings and forecasted positions. Experience: Five or more years of relevant paratransit management experience required; Five or more years management/supervisory experience required; Labor relations experience preferred; Please attach a cover letter describing the size of the transit operations you've managed, including employees, vehicles and routes. For more information: Please visit our website at www.transdevna.com/careers job ID 2014- 2199 or email suzanne.baugher@transdev.com with your cover letter and resume. All applicants will be required to apply online to be considered in the hiring process. Transdev is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualifed applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status. Drug free workplace. Groundbreaking for New Mobility Training Center ▶ The Regional Transportation Commis- sion of Southern Nevada (RTC) and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) celebrated the groundbreaking of the RTC's new Mobility Training Center (MTC). At the MTC, the RTC will provide its transit mobility services, a free one- on-one or group training program, to local residents, especially persons with disabilities and senior citizens. The MTC will teach residents how to use the RTC fxed-route transit services safely and will provide them with the confdence neces- sary to travel independently. The RTC's ADA certifcation team cur- rently sees 450 clients per month. At the new MTC, RTC anticipates it will be able to serve an additional 150 clients per month. Funding from the Federal Transit Ad- ministration will account for $5.4 million — approximately 80 percent — of the proj- ect's $6.7 million cost. The RTC will fund the remaining 20 percent, $1.3 million. "Southern Nevada continues to grow, and I share the RTC's commitment to meeting the needs of our residents who have mobility challenges," said U.S. Sena- tor Harry Reid. The new 14,700-plus sq. ft. facility will be located next to the RTC's Sunset Maintenance Facility and is expected to open in Fall 2015. www.MassTransitmag.com/12011626 For more information, visit www.MassTransitmag.com/10065988 FOR MORE NEWS AND EXTENDED STORIES GO TO MassTransitmag.com APTA Awards ... ▶ Pasquale (Pat) T. Deon, Sr., board chairman, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received the 2014 Outstanding Public Trans- portation Board Member Award. Deon has served as chairman of the SEPTA Board of Directors since 1999. ▶ Raul V. Bravo, president, Raul Bravo + Associates Inc., in Reston, Vir- ginia, received the 2014 Outstanding Public Transportation Business Mem- ber Award. Tis award is given to an APTA public transportation business member who has made outstanding contributions to the public transporta- tion industry. He has been a steadfast champion for rail transportation and a visionary for innovative business and technical approaches. Cincinnati Metro RTC RTC OFFICIALS and U.S. Sen. Harry Reid celebrate the groundbreaking of the new mobility training center on Oct. 20.

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