Mass Transit

KKCS Appoints Shan Bhattacharya as a Principal

KKCS announced the appointment of Shan Bhattacharya as a principal of KKCS.

Press Release • June 10th, 2013

KKCS Appoints Gary Gordon as Associate Vice President

Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc. (KKCS) announced the appointment of Gary Gordon, P.E.,WSO-CSSD as associate vice president based in the northeast.

Press Release • June 10th, 2013

MN: Metro Transit Honors Top Bus and Train Operators for Safety, Service

Metro Transit presented 60 awards honoring the best Twin Cities bus and train operators at a ceremony this morning in Minneapolis.

Press Release • June 6th, 2013

UAE: Khalid Bekka Named Managing Director, Gulf Arab States for HDR

HDR has named Dr. Khalid Bekka managing director, Gulf Arab States, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Press Release • June 4th, 2013

Jarod Varner has been named executive director and general manager of the Central Arkansas Transit Authority

Jarod Varner has been named executive director and general manager of the Central Arkansas Transit Authority, effective July 15.

Press Release • June 4th, 2013

Systra Appoints Michael D. Jones Vice President Human Resources

Systra announced Michael D. Jones has joined the company as vice president human resources.

Press Release • June 3rd, 2013

Transit Resercher and Educator Jean-Claude Ziv Dies

Our dear friend Jean-Claude Ziv, 63, died May 27 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Press Release • May 30th, 2013

CA: Foothill Transit to Transition to In-House Management

Foothill Transit’s Executive Board voted 5-0 in favor of establishing the agency’s first ever in-house management team and voting to amend the agency’s contract with Veolia Transportation to transition most of the current management team to...

Press Release • May 29th, 2013

BART Named Employer of the Year by WTS

The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter selected BART as the Bay Area’s 2013 “Employer of the Year.” The WTS bestowed the honor to BART at its annual meeting on May 23 in San Francisco.

Press Release • May 28th, 2013

TX: VIA Wellness Program Honored with City Award

The San Antonio Business Group on Health, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Fitness Council, has awarded VIA Metropolitan Transit a Silver-level recognition in the Healthy Workplace Recognition Award Program.

Press Release • May 28th, 2013

CA: Bill Spraul Named Chief Operating Officer for Metropolitan Transit System Transit Services

Bill Spraul, a 30-year veteran of the transportation industry, has been hired as the chief operating officer of the Metropolitan Transit System’s Transit Services division, which is responsible for the entire bus operations of MTS.