North County Transit District

NCTD's Director of Service Planning Katie Persons was honored during the American Public Transportation Association's annual TRANSform conference this week. Persons received commendation for her selection as a recipient of an American Public Transportation Foundation scholarship.  Persons was among 43 scholarship recipients honored during the conference. The American Public Transportation Foundation aims to assist current and future transit professionals through scholarships for undergraduate and graduate education.  Persons is studying to receive a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, San Diego and is slated to graduate in 2025. Congratulations Katie!

Free Ride Day! Regional transit leaders including NCTD Board member Priya Bhat-Patel gathered at Old Town Transit Center today to announce free transit rides on Wednesday, October 2 to celebrate California Clean Air Day! NCTD COASTER, SPRINTER, BREEZE, NCTD and MTS Trolley and bus are free all day tomorrow! Visit GoNCTD.com to plan your trip! #GoNCTD #COASTER #SPRINTER #BREEZE #NCTD #FreeRideDay #CleanAirDay #CaliforniaCleanAirDay

Help shape the art for the Oceanside Transit Center Pedestrian Tunnel! NCTD & MainStreet Oceanside are gathering community feedback on what themes the community would like to see in the tunnel’s design. Your input will guide artists as they create their proposals. Take the survey and share your ideas: English: surveymonkey.com/r/OTC_Art Español: https://lnkd.in/g9Fd4PgT

Standing room only today for an incredible panel on career paths, leadership, and opportunities at the Latinos In Transit Leadership Summit! North County Transit District's Chief Operations Officer Lilia Montoya gave amazing advice and insight into her career and how others should stay true to their paths and how to manage your own expectations. Also great job by Herold Humphrey, Lina Aragon, MBA and Moderator David Mugica! 👏👏👏

Meet the trailblazers who are making the California Passenger Rail Summit in San Diego possible! Our amazing sponsors are ready to connect with you. There’s still time to get involved—slots are open! Reach out to [email protected] #CaliforniaRailSummit HDR Herzog HNTB Kimley-Horn Xentrans Siemens Four Nines Technologies Jacobs Corinne Winter NCTD MEDIA San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) RailPros

Take BREEZE Route 101 to the COMTO SoCal Land, Air, Sea Summit September 15-17 at The Lodge at Torrey Pines. Engage, network, and exchange ideas among transportation executives, business leaders, small business owners, and other stakeholders. #GoNCTD #BREEZE #Transportation #Network

I’m very excited to announce that NCTD that launched back in June is doing so well that NCTD has now expanded service! Here are the details- You asked, we listened! The NCTD zone in San Marcos will expand today, September 8. The expanded zone permits trips to Target on Poinsettia Avenue, Walmart on Nordahl Road, and additional residential communities. And you can now use your youth opportunity pass, all under 18 ride for free!! More info can be found here- https://lnkd.in/g7pB7pUP North County Transit District #RideNCTD #DreamingStrivingAndThriving #QualityOfLife #SanMarcosCity #SanMarcosMayor

Escondido business owners, and residents, workers and visitors: As we continue to progress our transit oriented development projects, we are interested in your feedback. Take our 3-minute survey and let us know what you think about future improvements for mixed-use development and community amenities at the Escondido Transit Center. www.GoNCTD.com/tod Para solicitar esta encuesta en español, envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected]. #ETC #TransitOrientedDevelopment #TOD #Transit #GoNCTD #SPRINTER #BREEZE

Escondido business owners, and residents, workers and visitors: As we continue to progress our transit oriented development projects, we are interested in your feedback. Take our 3-minute survey and let us know what you think about future improvements for mixed-use development and community amenities at the Escondido Transit Center. www.GoNCTD.com/tod Para solicitar esta encuesta en español, envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected]. #ETC #TransitOrientedDevelopment #TOD #Transit #GoNCTD #SPRINTER #BREEZE

The North County Transit District (NCTD or The District) has hired Lilia Montoya to serve as the agency’s Chief Operations Officer of Bus, effective today, July 15, 2024. In this role, Montoya is responsible for the operations, oversight and maintenance of The District’s bus, ADA paratransit and specialized transportation services. She will also serve as a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, bringing more than 20 years of experience in nearly every aspect of transit including operations, safety, regulatory compliance, employee engagement and administration. “Lilia’s widely established history of leadership and track record of operational excellence will undoubtedly lead the way as we transform our operations into the next phase for The District”, said NCTD Chief Executive Officer Shawn M. Donaghy. “Her experience will enable NCTD to continue toward a 100% zero emissions fleet, transition to the direct management of our bus operations teams and be a voice for our world-class employees who support our incredible communities.” Montoya most recently served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Long Beach Transit. In this role, she oversaw daily operations and strategies, led diverse agency planning and completed sustainability initiatives. Prior to joining Long Beach Transit, Montoya served as Deputy Chief Operations Officer for the third-largest transit agency in the United States, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro). While at LA Metro, she directed transit operations administration and development, contract services, service planning, internal performance audits and Board initiatives. “I share The District’s vision of operating industry-leading transit services,” said Montoya. “I look forward to working with the team to implement several major initiatives to modernize The District’s fleet and operations.”    The District’s Bus Operations serves 39 BREEZE fixed bus routes and 8 FLEX routes, as well as LIFT paratransit and NCTD On-demand rides for North San Diego County. These services connect with the agency’s COASTER Commuter Rail and SPRINTER Hybrid Rail systems, as well as with our partners at Amtrak, Metrolink and MTS.    Montoya previously held leadership positions with the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Union Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles and Portland and the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Portland, Oregon (TriMet). One key project was successfully positioning Long Beach Transit as an environmentally responsible industry leader through the transition to electric buses to meet California’s goal to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2035.