Dallas News: Jenny Barket Joins DART as Chief of Staff
After an extensive nationwide search, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is pleased to announce that Jenny Barket will join the agency on May 15 as the new chief of staff. Serving as a senior advisor to DART president & chief executive officer Nadine Lee, Barket will lead a variety of strategic, tactical, and operational initiatives…
Port Houston Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Port Houston recently announced its goal to be carbon neutral in the next 30 years. Port officials plan to achieve a net-zero GHG footprint by 2050 by upgrading technology, improving infrastructure and equipment, and utilizing alternative fuels and clean energy sources. “Our goal is ambitious, but we must be practical in how we achieve it….
Port Houston Cargo Continues Record Pace Container Volume up 37 Percent Compared To Same Month Last Year
Container volume at Port Houston in February totaled 271,399 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), which is 37 percent more than the same month in 2021. In the first two months of 2022, container volume at Port Houston totaled 594,826 TEUs, an increase of 31% year-to-date. “This is the biggest February Port Houston has ever seen in…
DART Board Chair Michele Wong Krause Selected as 2022 Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Award Winner
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board Chair Michele Wong Krause has been selected by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) as a 2022 Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Award winner. The Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by COMTO and…
Sanjay Ramabhadran Takes the Helm as New Chair of METRO Board of Directors
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Another historic leadership transition has come to the METRO Board. Recently, METRO’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s board chair nomination and welcomed Sanjay Ramabhadran (pronounced Rahm-bud-run) to lead the agency’s nine-member Board. Ramabhadran has been on the board since May 2015. Still, his appointment is notable as…
Port Houston Executive Roger Guenther Named to The International Maritime Hall of Fame
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther has been named to the International Maritime Hall of Fame, as announced Monday by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ). Guenther will be among six global shipping leaders who “all have shown unwavering leadership and dedication to…
USDOT Announces $11 Million in Grant Awards to Help Communities Plan for Transit-Oriented Development
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the award of approximately $11 million to 20 projects in 12 states to support comprehensive planning efforts to improve access to public transportation. Funding through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning grants will help organizations plan for…
William P. Hobby Airport Becomes First Airport in North America to Earn a 5-Star International Rating
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The City of Houston now boasts the only 5-Star rated airport throughout the state of Texas and North America after William P. Hobby Airport achieved a 5-Star Airport status in the Skytrax World Airport Star Rating for 2022. The Skytrax World Airport Star Rating is a global benchmark of quality…
METRO Board of Directors Adopts Agency-Wide Climate Action Plan
By Subcontractors USA News Provider METRO’s Board of Directors has approved the adoption of the transit authority’s first-ever Climate Action Plan. The plan, which charts a path to a more resilient and sustainable future, follows the framework of the Authority’s Sustainability Vision Statement approved by the Board last summer. It is also guided by the…
DART Welcomes Deanna Leggett as EVP of Growth and Regional Development
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Deanna Leggett has been selected as the new executive vice president of growth and regional development at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). A nationally recognized transit leader, Leggett brings over 20 years of experience in the planning, development, and operation of public transportation projects across the country. “We are very…
Harris County Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Adrian Garcia Develop a $200,000 Disparity Study Fund To Help Entities Implement MWBE Programs
A disparity study determines whether a government entity, either in the past or currently, engages in exclusionary practices in the solicitation and award of contracts to minority, women‐owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises (MWDBEs). This study can help determine if there is disparity between the availability of firms and the utilization of those firms in its…
Higher Starting Wage for CapMetro Operators and Mechanics
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Capital Metro was excited to announce that members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) would consider an agreement that would significantly increase the hourly wage for bus operators and mechanics. Since the beginning of August 2021, CapMetro has been actively recruiting to hire more than 100 bus operators and mechanics to add to its…
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