People Mover

7 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 This wouldn’t be the first time the Anchorage transit department has branched out when it comes to its transit offerings. The municipality also offers both paratransit and ride-share programs. AnchorRIDES offers a shared ride, accessible, door-to-door transportation throughout the urbanized Anchorage area, and Commute with Enterprise is a vanpooling program for groups of five and up. In addition to fleet improvements, People Mover actively works to keep their drivers up to date with the latest training thanks to a dedicated, in-house trainer. “The trainer works with every class that comes in, and then also does refresher training and any other comprehensive training that needs to go into play,” Acton says. “When we got the new buses, we needed to make sure that there was some sort of introduction to those new vehicles because they were very different from our older vehicles.” Training happens for the entire transportation department whenever technology upgrades are introduced, but when it comes to drivers, People Mover is always updating their training to make sure they’re providing the best transportation option for Anchorage residents. “We keep them up to speed on the latest ways to keep themselves safe, interactions