Business View City & Municipal | August 2022

154 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 challenge of getting applicants, but it’s also difficult when we get applicants and move them through the hiring process and then they just don’t show up on that first day.” Entry level positions for drivers and maintenance workers have been the most difficult positions to fill. According to Barna, “We’re leaving no stone unturned. It is vital for us to avoid having it impact our customers in terms of missing trips. So we’re really cautious about the amount of service that we’re putting out there and making sure we can sustain it.” Fully electrifying their fleet over the next 15 years is another major component of the DASH vision on how best to meet the needs of Alexandria. “We have 14 electric buses now,” proclaims Baker. “We have the first four fully electric articulated buses in the region. They are 60-foot buses that our community calls ‘bendy buses’. We have been very ambitious in our electrification plans.” Question the existing Imagine the impossible Create the enduring WSP’s experts are aiding the adoption of zero emission vehicles in public and private fleets across the globe. Our experts use innovative technology and design solutions to make the complex problem of reducing fleet emissions into an achievable decarbonization strategy. Find out what we can do for you! wsp.com Join our team!