The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus Industry Summit was held October 18-19, 2000, in Washington, DC. The Summit offered an opportunity for representatives from the transit industry, including transit providers, vehicle manufactures, consultants, and government officials, to participate in a forum to address critical issues affecting the North American transit bus industry. The Summit addressed specific issue areas: Procurement Planning and Information Exchange; Vehicle Standardization; New Technology in the Procurement Process; and closed with a final summary session entitled, 'Where Do We Go From Here,' that focused on follow-up actions to tackle the critical issues discussed. The issue areas were defined in the course of on-going meetings with industry stakeholders being held as part of the FTA's Strategic Plan.
Proceedings of Bus Summit 2000: Ensuring a Healthy U.S. Bus Industry. Held in Washington, DC. on October 18-19, 2000
2000
52 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Buses(Vehicles) , Transit industries , Meetings , Manufacturers , Regulation , Procurement , Standard specifications , Safety , Technology , North America , Innovation , Federal Transit Administration(FTA)