Ohio Needs Transit | Panels & Topic Discussions
Looking to the Future
Planning has begun for Ohio Needs Transit Conference & OPTA Expo 2021. Plan to Join Us! Details coming soon!
PLANNING
April 21 | 1 pm
Crystal Balls – Palm Readings – Tea Leaves
Seeing the Future of Transport: Visioning & Policy
April 21 | 3 pm
Silver Bullets or Money Pit?
Discussion on Microtransit
April 22 | 11 am
Breaking Down Access Ohio 2045
April 22 | 11 am
A Tale of Two Levies – How Did They Hold?
SERVICES & RIDERS
April 21 | 9 am
Don’t Panic! De-Escalation and Dealing with Driver Assault
April 21 | 9 am
Genius or Insanity: the ZERO Fare Debate
April 21 | 10:30 am
“Walkways” Out of Poverty
April 21 | 3 pm
How Mobility Managers Support Strong Public Transit
April 22 | 11 am
See Something | Say Something…and Don’t Touch It!
April 22 | 11 am
Paratransit Best Practices
Smart Columbus APP | New and Innovative Paratransit
HUMAN RESOURCES
April 21 | 9 am
Partnering for a People Strategy
April 21 | 9 am
FLSA Gone Bananas! Case Study
How Unique Driver Pay Rates Led to Bunches of Problems
April 21 | 9 am
Getting into the Weeds, Hashing it Out and Understanding How Mary Jane is Welcome. Coping with the Legalization of Marijuana.
April 21 | 3 pm
Alternatives to Trainer Headaches and Passenger Side Brake Pedals. Driver Training Solutions for Rural Agencies.
April 22 | 11 am
Women in Transit Panel Presentation
NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE – NTI
TECHNOLOGY
April 21 | 10:30 am
The TECH You’re Not Using: Make Your Life Easier
April 21 | 11 am
CYBERSECURITY
April 21 | 3 pm
EZfare: Regional, Multi-Agency, Multi-App,
MaaS and Mobile Ticketing
MAINTENANCE
April 21 | 9 am
Alternative Fuels and Efficient Technology Options
April 21 | 9 am
Cummins
April 21 | 10:30 am
Maintenance Roundtable Discussion
April 22 | 11 am
Electricity Make Fuel Good?
An Analysis of Battery Electric and Fuel Cell Electric Buses
April 22 | 11 am
Thermo King Electric AC