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Come join our team as a Paratransit Operations Director The Duluth Transit Authority is looking for an experienced Paratransit Director to manage our paratransit department-STRIDE (Special Transit RIDE). The DTA is an award-winning transit agency that provides safe, convenient, and affordable public transit service (fixed route and paratransit) within the beautiful Twin Ports of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI on the shores of Lake Superior. STRIDE is dial-a-ride transportation service for qualified individuals with disabilities in the Twin Ports. It operates in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This is a position at our office in Duluth, MN. This is not a remote position. Qualified candidates will have at least 10 years experience managing paratransit operations and knowledge of ADA. Duties include daily oversight of the dispatch office operations, managing a dispatch and driving staff of 25, ensuring ride requests are scheduled according to ADA guidelines, reviewing schedules, managing operational issues, completing weekly and monthly reporting, timekeeping, working with the Safety Director to coordinate training and attending meetings and trainings. This position requires the candidate to be on-call to handle emergencies after hours occasionally, which can be done remotely.

As projections from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimate nearly 33 million #electricvehicles (EVs) nationwide by 2030, communities like Duluth, Minnesota, are eager to understand their #EV charging landscape. As part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Communities LEAP, NREL analyzed the current EV charging environment in Duluth and projected the city's charging infrastructure needs heading into 2030. Duluth proposed and passed an ordinance that requires EV charging stations or EV-ready parking spaces for any new parking lot that supports multifamily housing. The city intends the ordinance to promote greater access and equity in EV charging infrastructure. Economic and accessibility factors are known challenges affecting EV adoption for disadvantaged and underserved communities, which is why NREL's analysis focused on neighborhoods in Duluth matching those criteria. Analysis focused on not only increasing EV adoption and meeting charging needs but also on ways to increase overall mobility access for neighborhood residents. Learn more about EV infrastructure expansion efforts in Duluth ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ (Photo from Lora Wedge, Ecolibrium3)