Celebrating notable African Americans who made an impact on transportation.

Check out some of the events around the community commemorating and honoring Martin Luther King’s Jr. legacy.

CEO Bill Carpenter looks ahead to what's in store for RTS in 2019.

Regional Transit Service (RTS) CEO Bill Carpenter today testified at a joint public hearing in Syracuse on the transformation taking place in public transportation and the need for more funding. The joint public hearing was held by: the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions; the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Transportation, and; the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation.

Two members of the Regional Transit Service (RTS) team today testified at a joint public hearing in Buffalo on the importance of public transportation in rural communities and the significant impact increased funding will have on rural economies. Representing RTS at the hearing was Kelly Fitzpatrick, the Regional Manager for RTS Livingston and RTS Wyoming, and Aimee Rader; the Operations Manager for RTS Wyoming. The joint public hearing was held by the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions, the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Transportation, and the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation.

At a ceremony on October 4, in Ithaca, NY, RTS, Highland Planning and Transportation Management & Design, Inc. (TMD) received an award from the New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) as part of their 2018 Professional Awards Program. The award was in the Public Outreach category, recognizing the team’s comprehensive outreach strategy during stage one of Reimagine RTS – the public transit redesign effort underway in Monroe County. Transportation Management & Design, and Highland Planning, were the project consultants to RTS during the first stage of Reimagine RTS.