Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA)

🚍 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🚍 CATA is seeking a **Service Planning Manager** This pivotal role involves overseeing and optimizing our services within the CATA system, ensuring we meet ridership needs while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Key Responsibilities: - Conducting future planning and growth forecasting for all services. - Analyzing, creating, and implementing service plans. - Collaborating with the CATA leadership team and community stakeholders to enhance ridership, revenue, and efficiency. - Supporting regional municipal planning efforts to align with growth and development. If you're passionate about transportation planning and want to make a significant impact in our community, we want to hear from you! #CATA #ServicePlanning #Transportation #CareerOpportunity #JoinUs https://lnkd.in/eYY6RAXs

CATA and UGI Energy Services have announced a partnership to use Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to fuel CATA’s fleet of 69 buses and six service vehicles. 🌱 This initiative is a significant step toward sustainability and is projected to save 3,089 tons of CO2 emissions annually—equivalent to removing 670 gasoline-fueled cars from the road! 🚍💨 We were excited to welcome several political and local leaders to our ribbon-cutting ceremony. Attendees included Congressman GT Thompson, Representative Paul Takac, Representative Scott Conklin, Larry Shifflet, Executive Deputy Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Kelly Beaver, Vice President of Commodity Marketing and Supply from UGI Energy Services. Special thanks to everyone involved in making this initiative possible, including CATA’s outgoing CEO David Rishel and the new CEO Todd Horsley! Together, we are building a greener future! 🌍

🚍✨ Exciting news! Before resuming full service, all of CATA’s bus operators and maintenance teams participate in valuable annual training to refresh their skills on safety and essential objectives. This year, we had a fantastic return-to-work training challenge, and we're proud to highlight those who went above and beyond to ensure the safety of our passengers! Great job, team! 👏🎉  #CATA

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 CATA is proud to donate ten buses to the LA Metro for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games! 🚍 As Los Angeles prepares to welcome over three million visitors, we're proud to support the "car-free Olympics" initiative by providing retired buses that have dedicatedly served the Centre Region. These buses will travel over 2,500 miles to sunny California, helping LA Metro achieve its goals of efficient and safe transportation while minimizing traffic and congestion during the games. This donation reflects the spirit of community and collaboration, showcasing how we can come together to celebrate a global occasion. CATA is excited and honored to be part of such a monumental event. #CATA #LA28

Exciting news from CATA!🎉 Todd Horsley has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CATA, effective July 15th. With over 24 years of experience in public sector transportation, Todd brings a wealth of expertise to this vital role. His impressive background includes serving as the Chief Operating Officer for the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, the largest rural transit system in the U.S. located in Aspen, CO. Most recently, Horsley served as the Director of Northern Virginia Transit Programs with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, where he oversaw an impressive $600+ million in state grant funding while providing compliance guidance to ten transit systems. His experience managing operations for varying demand levels is expected to benefit CATA and the Penn State community.  Beginning mid-July, Todd will assume his role while current CEO David Rishel transitions out, ensuring a smooth handover and continued stability within the organization.  As CATA prepares for its next chapter, the Board anticipates a bright future under Todd's leadership. 🌟 Congratulations, Todd!

Exciting news from CATA! We're thrilled to announce the appointment of Derek Sherman as our new Chief Operating Officer! 🎉 In this newly established role, he will supervise the Fixed Route, On-Demand, Maintenance, and Planning functions at CATA.  Derek Sherman joined CATA in 2015 as a dispatcher and progressed to Fixed Route Operations Supervisor (2016-2018), where he successfully launched the CATAGO microtransit program. He then served as Assistant ADA/On-Demand Programs Manager and became ADA/On-Demand Operations Manager from 2020 to 2022. As COO, Derek Sherman will oversee all operations and implement policies for safe and efficient transit services, bringing valuable leadership to meet community transit needs.