Tuesday, April 14, 2009

STA Drivers Compete For Top Driving Honors

Congratulations to Spokane Transit drivers who placed in this year's Bus and Van Roadeo, during which drivers compete for top honors and a chance to represent STA at the state and national level.

Fifteen fixed route coach operators and nine paratransit van operators competed this year on the challenging course. Here are the winners:

Fixed Route Division
1st Place- Gabe Fernos
2nd Place- Scott Leinen
3rd Place- Mike Hogue

Paratransit Division
1st Place- Janis Klise
2nd Place- Carl Hansen
3rd Place- Steve Pinkerton

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About SRTC

SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.