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 “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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, subscriber updates, teleconferences, forums, etc.

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 – , newsletter and web-based information services about transit standards

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

To Join TSC Application Forms are available via the Web at:

For more information... Visit the TSC website at: Or contact: Richard Cox, President