Webinar 2/12/13: Utilizing Performance Based Planning
February 11th, 2013
FREE Webinar Utilizing Performance Based Planning for DOTs and Transits Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:30 pm EST / 11:30 am PST REGISTER NOW! In this brief 45-minute virtual presentation, we review performance based planning in transportation – how it can improve the value you get from your shrinking revenue, how can you implement it, [...]
Read more...Communication with Vulnerable Populations: A Transportation and Emergency Management Toolkit
February 7th, 2013
On February 7, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET the National Transit Institute is presenting a free Webinar on TCRP Report 150 – Communication with Vulnerable Populations: A Transportation and Emergency Management Toolkit.
Read more...FTA to Hold Webinars on Capital Investment Program Final Rule & Proposed Policy Guidance
January 28th, 2013
FTA will hold three public webinars to discuss the New Starts final rule published on Jan. 9 in the Federal Register and the accompanying proposed policy guidance. Each will cover the same materials, allowing you to choose the day/time that works best for you. Each webinar is limited to 200, so these are offered on [...]
Read more...Metro Transit Receives Two Awards for Passenger and Employee Safety
January 24th, 2013
Nextstopstl.org, January 22, 2013, St. Louis – Metro Transit was recently notified it has received special recognition by two separate organizations for its commitment to safety. BUSRide Magazine honored Metro with the 2012 Best of BUSRide Safety Award in recognition of continued efforts to ensure better bus and motor coach safety for passengers and employees [...]
Read more...Transit Asset Management Dialogue Extended
January 14th, 2013
The Federal Transit Administration online dialogue on Transit Asset Management has been extended until January 18th. A Transit Asset Management plan is a new requirement under MAP-21, and the dialogue aims to allow transit agencies to give feedback on key aspects of the new legislation, including how the FTA will handle the new rule. For [...]
Read more...Easter Seals Project Action Presents Online Course for New ADA Complementary Paratransit Managers
January 14th, 2013
1/10/13 – National RTAP eNews – Easter Seals Project Action (ESPA) will be running a free online course for new ADA Complementary Paratransit Managers, “Excellence in Service for Paratransit Managers.” The 10-week course includes five learning modules presented in a variety of media. Topics covered include history of the disability movement, engaging the disability community [...]
Read more...New Journal of Public Transportation Released
January 14th, 2013
1/10/13 – National RTAP eNews – The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida released Volume 15, Number 4 of the Journal of Public Transportation. This issue includes an article about planning public transportation networks, a cost examination of a fare-free ADA complementary transit service in Illinois, and an evaluation [...]
Read more...NTI hosting webinar on Improving Safety-Related Rules Compliance in the Public Transportation Industry (TCRP Report 149)
January 10th, 2013
From 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on January 10, 2013, NTI is presenting a webinar that will provide an overview of TCRP Report 149: Improving Safety-Related Rules Compliance in the Public Transportation Industry. The report was developed as a resource for improving safety-related rule compliance in the public transportation industry.
Read more...Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter #50
January 7th, 2013
1/3/2013 – The FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter Issue #50 has been published.
Read more...It’s Flu Season Again
December 13th, 2012
National RTAP has a newly-updated resource list to help transit drivers make smart choices to reduce the spread of the flu virus.
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