Prioritizing Transit with AC Transit – AC Transit General Manager (Michael Hursh)

About this episode

Tim Haile interviews AC Transit General Manager Michael Hursh about the agency's initiatives in public transit and environmental leadership.

Episode 16 of On the Patio highlights AC Transit, recently honored as the Outstanding Agency of the Yearby the American Public Transit Association. Tim Haile and AC Transit General Manager Michael Hursh discuss AC Transit’s leadership in running zero emissions buses in areas with the poorest air quality, working with operator unions to make buses safer, and developing the large-scale Bus Rapid Transit system TEMPO. Tim and Michael also speak about the need to prioritize transit over cars, and...

People in this episode

Host: Tim Haile

Guest: Michael Hursh

Topics covered

• public transit
• zero emissions
• bus safety
• Bus Rapid Transit
• environmental leadership

Keywords

• AC Transit
• zero emissions buses
• Bus Rapid Transit
• public transit leadership
• air quality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AC Transit, American Public Transit Association

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