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Palm Beach County
Board of County
Commissioners
Shelley Vana
Chair
Steven L. Abrams
Vice Chair
Karen T. Marcus,
Paulette Burdick
Burt Aaronson
Jess R. Santamaria
Priscilla A. Taylor
County Administrator
Robert Weisman
"An equal opportunity
Affirmative Action Employer"
Electronic Press Release
Palm Tran Wins First-Place Safety Award
For immediate release: November 9, 2006
Contact: Jessica Kearney, 561-841-4245
Senior Public Relations Specialist
Palm Tran, Palm Beach County’s public transportation system, was the recipient of top honors at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA).
For the ninth year in a row, Palm Tran received the first-place “Unit Safety Award” for transit systems operating more than 100 buses. Transit systems are evaluated based on criteria such as total accidents and miles of service. Palm Tran also received the “Most Improved Safety Program” award.
FPTA’s 32nd annual conference was held November 5-7 in West Palm Beach.