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The Transit Standards Consortium: Standards FOR Transit, BY Transit

The Transit Standards Consortium: Standards FOR Transit, BY Transit. [Name], TSC Board Member [Title] [Organization] And Eva Lerner-Lam, TSC Board Member President, the Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. December 2001. TSC Mission.

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The Transit Standards Consortium: Standards FOR Transit, BY Transit

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  1. The Transit Standards Consortium: Standards FOR Transit, BY Transit [Name], TSC Board Member [Title] [Organization] And Eva Lerner-Lam, TSC Board Member President, the Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. December 2001

  2. TSC Mission “To provide a transit industry forum for comprehensive and integrated research, development, testing, training and maintenance of transit standards in order to improve cost effectiveness, customer service and employee satisfaction.”

  3. Organizational Structure • Independent, non-profit organization • IRS-certified under Sec. 501 ( c ) 3 • Nine-member, elected Board of Trustees • Technical Council and Education Council • Technical Working Group and Task Forces for specific standards-related activities

  4. Member-Driven Equal representation at all levels of TSC • Operators (1/3) • Vendors (1/3) • Other (1/3) • University Transportation Research Centers • State and local DOT’s • System Integrators • Consultants

  5. Funding Three sources: • Member dues • Grants from governmental agencies • Stakeholder contributions to specific functional areas

  6. FY2001 Board of Trustees • Robert E. Paaswell, P.E., Ph.D., Chairman • William Long, Vice Chairman • Kay Regan-DiCicco, Treasurer • Terry Williams, Secretary • Richard Cox • William Hiller • Richard Hodges • Eva Lerner-Lam • David Matta

  7. FY2001 Technical Council • Tom Sullivan, Chairman • [Others? Tom, please fill in here]

  8. FY2001 Education Council • Halsey King, Chairman • [Others? Halsey, please fill in here]

  9. Strategic Alliances • ITS America (1998) • Society of Automotive Engineers (1999) • Lonmark Association (2000)

  10. Milestones • White Paper published, December 1997 • First Board constituted and corporate entity legally established, March 1998 • Interim Technical Council constituted and Interim Executive Director appointed, March 1998 • First Annual Meeting, October 4, 1998 • Cooperative Agreement with FTA for initial activities: June 1999 • MOU signed with ITS America establishing a Strategic Alliance, August 1999 • Second Annual Meeting and Election of Officers, October 25, 1999

  11. Milestones, continued • MOU signed with Society of Automotive Engineers establishing a Strategic Alliance, January 2000 • TSC Website launched, February 2000 • Robert Paaswell elected Chairman of the Board, June 2000 • Richard Cox appointed Interim President, July 2000 • Cooperative Agreements with FTA for Location Referencing Guidebook and Transit ITS Standards Outreach, October-November 2000 • Third Annual Meeting and Election of Officers, October 31, 2000 • MOU signed with LonMark Association establishing a Strategic Alliance, December 2000

  12. 2001 Activities • Publish Technical Council’s “Bus Stop Inventory Guidelines and Recommended Practice” • Continue to operate “Ask TSC” a web-based service to the transit industry • Implement FTA Cooperative Agreements for Location Referencing and Transit ITS Outreach projects • Assist FTA with planning and programming of all transit standards activities, including ITS standards • Continue to publish Newsletters, email subscriber updates, teleconferences, forums, etc.

  13. Membership Benefits Membership Benefits include: • Participation in Technical Working Group and Task Force activities • Participation in TSC and TSC-affiliate conferences, workshops, etc. at reduced rates • E-mail, newsletter and web-based information services about transit standards

  14. Membership Dues Membership dues are: • Level 1 $25,000 10 individual memberships, 10 votes • Level 2 $10,000 4 individual memberships, 4 votes • Level 3 $ 2,500 1 individual membership, 1 vote • Individual $ 125 1 individual membership, 1/20 vote

  15. To Join TSC Application Forms are available via the Web at: www.tsconsortium.org

  16. For more information... Visit the TSC website at: www.tsconsortium.org Or contact: Richard Cox, President Rcox@sae.org

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