2020 MV Transportation-Latinos In Transit Scholarship Award Winner Named

 

Edgar Mejia

Edgar Mejia has been named 2020 recipient of the MV Transportation-Latinos In Transit Scholarship.  The award is presented annually by MV Transportation, Inc. (MV), a recognized leader in passenger transportation services, and Latinos In Transit (LIT), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and development of Latinos and other minorities in the public transit industry.  The scholarship is offered through the American Public Transportation Foundation. Click here for Press Release:  http://www.mvtransit.com/news/2020-MV-Transportation-Latinos-In-Transit-Scholarship-Award-Winner-Named

Cafe con LIT with BART Chief of Police Ed Alvarez

Join us for Cafe con LIT with BART Chief of Police Ed Alvarezon Agust 21st at 9 am (PST)

 

Pledge to Complete the 2020 Census

FTA Thanks the Transit Industry for COVID-19 Response

Fear of Public Transit Got Ahead of the Evidence

The headline of the report read like the title of a 1950s horror film: “The Subways Seeded the Massive Coronavirus Epidemic in New York City.” As America’s densest city became the epicenter of a national pandemic in March, New York’s subway system, which carried 5.5 million people on an average workday in 2019, emerged as the villain from central casting. Landing in mid-April, the report, written by an MIT economics professor, concluded that New York’s subway system was “a major disseminator—if not the principal transmission vehicle” in the city’s COVID-19 outbreak. 

Click here to read more:  Fear of Public Transit Got Ahead of the Evidence

Graduation Announcement of Lisa Rivera-LaMantia

Apply for the 2020 APTF MV Transportation/LIT Scholarship Award

The scholarship will be awarded to a Latino or Latina dedicated to a career in public transportation. To apply and for application information visit www.aptfd.org. The deadline is June 15, 2020.

Cafe con LIT

Join us for our third installment of Cafe con LIT. 

Meet Sal Llamas LIT's Vice President and AC Transit's Chief Operating Officer online over a cup of coffee. Join us for a casual conversation about LIT's vision and what LIT is all about. 

Everyone is welcome!

For meeting details click here: CAFECITO3

WTS Woman of the Year

On behalf of Latinos In Transit's Board of Directors, partners and membership, congratulations to Nuria I. Fernandez for being recognized as WTS International Woman of the Year. WTS recognized APTA Chair Nuria I. Fernandez, general manager and CEO, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Jose, CA, as WTS Woman of the Year during its virtual 2020 Annual Business Meeting May 21. This award ­honors a leader in transportation who has distinguished herself through her professional achievements and support of women in the industry.

Transit Keeping the Lines Open for Those On the Frontlines

Video provided by California Transit Association honoring our front line transit workers. 

Join us for our second installment of Cafe con LIT on Friday, May 15, 2020 9 am (PST) 

Meet LIT's Board of Director Secretary Jim Saenz, Director Oscar J. Gonzalez and Director Albert Marino online over a cup of coffee.

Click here for details & RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafe-con-lit-tickets-104198705132