The continued modernization of public transit systems has important implications for urban communities and for the workforce that supports the transit industry. Offered in partnership with SPS and the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education at the request of the Transport Workers Union Local 100/New York City Transit Authority Training and Upgrading Fund, courses such as ‘The Development of Mass Transit in New York City: The Industry and its Workers’ and ‘Worker Health and Safety’ are designed to provide transit workers with an enhanced understanding of their working environment and to prepare them for promotional opportunities within the industry.