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NMTA Transit News
NMTA extends a heartfelt congratulations and Best Wishes to Mike Bartholomew (Roadrunner Transit - City of Las Cruces and NMTA Board of Directors). On behalf of the entire NMTA and the many people who have benefited from his efforts, we extend our sincerest thanks to Mike for his exceptional service. We wish him all the best in this next chapter of his life, knowing that his legacy will continue to inspire and guide the future of transit in New Mexico.
Congratulations on your retirement, Mike! Your hard work has truly made a difference.
NMTA also extends a warm welcome and wishes to introduce Eugene Lujan, ABQ RIDE - City of Albuquerque. Eugene represents the Urban Transit Systems - Section 5307 agencies. His term expires in April 2026.
For more information on each of our Board Members, please click on the NMTA Board of Directors tab and be directed to a page to see each of their profiles.
Upcoming Transit Training and Conference Dates
2025 NM Transit Indoor Bus Roadeo, Conference and Expo
Thank you to all who were part of the 2025 NM Transit Bus Roadeo, Conference and Expo.
Thank you Michael Jiron with Rio Metro Regional Transit District for being our videographer and photographer!
Here is a link to the highlight video for the Bus Roadeo video.
NMTA Training
NMTA and NMDOT are working on the FY 2026 Training Calendar. If you have a training
suggestion, please contact Melissa Drake at mdrake@nm-ta.com.
Upcoming Transit Events
2025 CTAA Expo & CALACT Spring Meeting
- June 2 - 4, 2025
- San Diego, CA
National RTAP Tribal & Rural Mini-Conference
- June 24 - 26, 2025
- Santa Fe, NM
2025 APTA TRANSform Conference & Expo
- September 14 - 17, 2025
- Boston, MA
2025 LIT Leadership Summit
- October 2 - 4, 2025
- Albuquerque, NM
6th National RTAP Conference
- December 7 - 10, 2025
- Austin, TX
2026 SWTA/NM Transit Conference & Expo
- March 30 - April 2, 2026
- Albuquerque, NM
2026 APTA TRANSform Conference & Expo
- October 4 - 7, 2026
- Chicago, IL
Job Opportunities in NM Transit Agencies
ABQ Ride - City of Albuquerque is now hiring.
To see current job postings and for more information please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cabq?keywords=transit%20
Atomic City Transit - Los Alamos County is now hiring.
To see current job postings and for more information please visit: https://selfservice.losalamosnm.us/ess/employmentopportunities/default.aspx
Hobbs Express - City of Hobbs is now hiring.
To see current job postings and for more information please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hobbsnm?keywords=transit%20
North Central Regional Transit District is now hiring.
To see current job postings and for more information please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/NCRTD
Rio Metro Regional Transit District is now hiring.
For more information or to apply, please visit: https://www.riometro.org/Jobs.aspx
South Central Regional Transit District is now hiring.
To see additional job postings and for more information please visit: https://scrtd.org/job-openings/
Zia Therapy Inc./Z Trans is now hiring.
To see current job postings and for more information please visit: https://www.ziatherapy.org/employment-opportunities.html
If you have open job opportunities and wish to post them on this website, please contact Melissa Drake, (505) 796-8377 or email mdrake@nm-ta.com.
Thank you!