When Bob Schneider was getting
his master’s degree in political science, he needed a paid internship, so the
young college student pestered the people at Tennessee’s Knoxville City Hall
until somebody found a place for him.
His assignment was to help establish late-night and Sunday bus service. Riders used traditional buses on established routes, calling ahead for vans to deliver them the last leg home.
Schneider worked with police on safe drop-off points,Find detailed product information for howo tractor 6x4 and other products. met with employers to spread the word on the new service, and made sure bus drivers and passengers understood how the system worked.Selecting the best rtls solution is a challenging task as there is no global solution like GPS.The stone mosaic comes in shiny polished and matte.
Twelve years later, Knoxville residents working second- or third shift jobs still use the service because it’s more economical to deliver passengers by van when their destinations are scattered.
Now 37, Schneider said that kind of flexible service would work in Columbia.
He just may get a chance to find out.
The new director of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, Schneider would be the man reconfiguring the bus system if voters approve a penny sales tax for transportation Nov. 6. Key members of his board of directors say they have confidence in him to modernize Columbia’s beleaguered bus system.
Still, Schneider is fielding criticism for a lack of details on which services he intends to provide with $13.7 million a year from the sales tax, if it passes.
He has talked about suburban park-and-ride lots, express routes into town, a loop through the central business district and 30-minute service on most routes. But he freely admits no one will know specifically where routes will expand until months after the Nov. 6 vote.
Community organizer Virginia Sanders, upset that Schneider was not forthcoming, took her complaints to the board of directors last week. “We need maps,” she told them, “and you need to tell us where you could expand.”
Former co-workers and colleagues here say if anyone can restore faith in the bus system, Schneider can: He learns fast, communicates well and is able to transform big ideas into action.
In Knoxville, he dressed up in a goofy costume to promote ridership.
In Boise, Idaho, he renegotiated contracts with unionized bus drivers unhappy with their raises.
Through it all, Schneider – who explores local history, drives fast motorcycles and prides himself on his knowledge of rock ’n’ roll – took the scholarly approach.
“He keeps the focus where it should be in this business, which is on the consumers, our passengers,” said Melissa Roberson, chief administrative officer at Knoxville Area Transit, where Schneider began his career in 2000.China plastic moulds manufacturers directory.
“He’s very quick on his feet in terms of being able to pull data together and figure out a course of action,Selecting the best rtls solution is a challenging task as there is no global solution like GPS.” added former boss Kelli Fairless, director of Valley Regional Transit in Boise. “He ... stays focused and just gets things done.”
Schneider grew up in central Florida, the only child of a flooring-store owner and a public school teacher.
At 21, he married his high-school sweetheart, Amy Ungerer, now a math teacher at Eau Claire High School. They have two girls, Allison, 8, and Eliza, who’s in kindergarten.
The couple left home for Western Carolina University, a small state school in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Schneider majored in history. He wanted to be a college professor.
But when it came to historical events like the Civil War, Schneider was more interested in the root causes than the battles. A change to political science and public administration satisfied his interest in government systems.
Schneider was recruited for graduate school by the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville. He remains an ardent UT football fan, the kind who wears orange and white checkered pants on game day, said Mark Hairr, who was a co-worker.
As it turns out, Schneider’s $7-an-hour internship in the mayor’s office there changed the course of his academic and work life.
He landed a job at Knoxville Area Transit, initially specializing in transit services for people with disabilities. Over the next six years, Schneider worked his way through every major department, learning the bus system at a time of growth and change, said Hairr, now director of parking and transit at UT.
“He really rose through the ranks pretty quickly,” Hairr said.
Roberson, chief administrator of Knoxville’s transit system, remembers Schneider first as a college student, interviewing her about transit financing. “I thought he was very sharp,” Roberson said. “He seemed to be really interested in the topic.”
Later he returned to Knoxville Area Transit as an employee. And Roberson said he left his mark by setting up processes to “tighten up” operations.
“In the olden days, if you wanted to get a bus fixed, you pulled it in to the garage and asked the nearest mechanic to take a look at it,” she said. “Now we have parts inventory and work orders, and it’s a little more formalized.
His assignment was to help establish late-night and Sunday bus service. Riders used traditional buses on established routes, calling ahead for vans to deliver them the last leg home.
Schneider worked with police on safe drop-off points,Find detailed product information for howo tractor 6x4 and other products. met with employers to spread the word on the new service, and made sure bus drivers and passengers understood how the system worked.Selecting the best rtls solution is a challenging task as there is no global solution like GPS.The stone mosaic comes in shiny polished and matte.
Twelve years later, Knoxville residents working second- or third shift jobs still use the service because it’s more economical to deliver passengers by van when their destinations are scattered.
Now 37, Schneider said that kind of flexible service would work in Columbia.
He just may get a chance to find out.
The new director of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, Schneider would be the man reconfiguring the bus system if voters approve a penny sales tax for transportation Nov. 6. Key members of his board of directors say they have confidence in him to modernize Columbia’s beleaguered bus system.
Still, Schneider is fielding criticism for a lack of details on which services he intends to provide with $13.7 million a year from the sales tax, if it passes.
He has talked about suburban park-and-ride lots, express routes into town, a loop through the central business district and 30-minute service on most routes. But he freely admits no one will know specifically where routes will expand until months after the Nov. 6 vote.
Community organizer Virginia Sanders, upset that Schneider was not forthcoming, took her complaints to the board of directors last week. “We need maps,” she told them, “and you need to tell us where you could expand.”
Former co-workers and colleagues here say if anyone can restore faith in the bus system, Schneider can: He learns fast, communicates well and is able to transform big ideas into action.
In Knoxville, he dressed up in a goofy costume to promote ridership.
In Boise, Idaho, he renegotiated contracts with unionized bus drivers unhappy with their raises.
Through it all, Schneider – who explores local history, drives fast motorcycles and prides himself on his knowledge of rock ’n’ roll – took the scholarly approach.
“He keeps the focus where it should be in this business, which is on the consumers, our passengers,” said Melissa Roberson, chief administrative officer at Knoxville Area Transit, where Schneider began his career in 2000.China plastic moulds manufacturers directory.
“He’s very quick on his feet in terms of being able to pull data together and figure out a course of action,Selecting the best rtls solution is a challenging task as there is no global solution like GPS.” added former boss Kelli Fairless, director of Valley Regional Transit in Boise. “He ... stays focused and just gets things done.”
Schneider grew up in central Florida, the only child of a flooring-store owner and a public school teacher.
At 21, he married his high-school sweetheart, Amy Ungerer, now a math teacher at Eau Claire High School. They have two girls, Allison, 8, and Eliza, who’s in kindergarten.
The couple left home for Western Carolina University, a small state school in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Schneider majored in history. He wanted to be a college professor.
But when it came to historical events like the Civil War, Schneider was more interested in the root causes than the battles. A change to political science and public administration satisfied his interest in government systems.
Schneider was recruited for graduate school by the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville. He remains an ardent UT football fan, the kind who wears orange and white checkered pants on game day, said Mark Hairr, who was a co-worker.
As it turns out, Schneider’s $7-an-hour internship in the mayor’s office there changed the course of his academic and work life.
He landed a job at Knoxville Area Transit, initially specializing in transit services for people with disabilities. Over the next six years, Schneider worked his way through every major department, learning the bus system at a time of growth and change, said Hairr, now director of parking and transit at UT.
“He really rose through the ranks pretty quickly,” Hairr said.
Roberson, chief administrator of Knoxville’s transit system, remembers Schneider first as a college student, interviewing her about transit financing. “I thought he was very sharp,” Roberson said. “He seemed to be really interested in the topic.”
Later he returned to Knoxville Area Transit as an employee. And Roberson said he left his mark by setting up processes to “tighten up” operations.
“In the olden days, if you wanted to get a bus fixed, you pulled it in to the garage and asked the nearest mechanic to take a look at it,” she said. “Now we have parts inventory and work orders, and it’s a little more formalized.
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