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February 10, 2014  
 
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Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Winter TTAP Classes
Trolley service coming to MCN
Leaderships Skills for Supervisors and Managers
Tribal Safety Workshop held in Stillwater
Emergency Preparedness for Dispatchers
FHWA Highway Safety Manual Course coming
Drug and Alcohol Seminar has been canceled
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Contact:

Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu

or

Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
Asset Management Class on Wednesday in Stillwater!

 

Asset Management is a key component to your Transportation Plan. This 1-day session is intended for tribal and local government employees responsible for managing transportation infrastructure. It will cover the core principles of asset management and introduce the basic steps to implementing a transportation asset management program. Class is set for Wednesday, February 12, in Stillwater, OK. 

 

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Other Winter TTAP Classes - Click on class to register!
     
 February 18 - Defensive Driving in Clinton, OK
 
 
 
 


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Trolley service is coming to Muscogee (Creek) Nation


The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) trolley bus will soon travel a circuit of governmental and commercial stops important to Muscogee (Creek) citizens and the general public of Okmulgee, OK.

 

According to Charlie LaSarge, Manager of the MCN Tribal Transportation Program, the inspiration for this addition came from seeing similar trolleys on the streets of Muskogee, Okla.

 

"I was in Muskogee and they have a few trolley buses over there and I was kind of impressed with them. We felt that was something that we could run a scheduled route over here in Okmulgee that would hit all of our senior apartment complexes, go through our tribal properties, pick up people to take downtown, to a clinic or anywhere they need to go at 50 cents per ride."

 

LaSarge said the new trolley service would not be limited to Muscogee (Creek) citizens and would allow for passengers to plan their shopping excursions.

 
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Agenda posted for
Leadership Skills for Supervisors and Managers


Whether you are new to supervising, or have been a supervisor for many years, this course is designed to help supervisors and managers develop a set of foundational skills that will make them more effective leaders in a supervisory role. Topics will include leadership attitude, communication, performance feedback, and time management 

 
DATE:  Thursday, March 13, 2014 
 
TIMES: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
LOCATION:  OSU Center for Local Government Technlogy 
                      5202 N Richmond Hill Dr 
                      Stillwater, OK 74078

Instructor: Lorinda Schrammel, Training & Development Manager,
                   Human Resources, Oklahoma State University

 
 
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Tribal Safety Workshop held in Stillwater last week

The Southern Plains TTAP presented a Tribal Transportation Safety Workshop in Stillwater, OK, on Thursday, February 6. 
 
The class focused on the following topics:
 
  • Defining a Safety Management System
  • SMS Background and Overview
  • FHWA SMS Implementation Plan
  • Post-Award Debrief
  • Discussion of Tribal Safety Plans
The class also viewed a series of successful safety initiatives demonstrating utilization of the 4 E's by the Colville Tribe in Washington. 
 
The remainder of the time was devoted to perusing the Tribal Transportation Program Safety website and noting the various items available in the Tribal Safety Toolkit.
 
The next round of tribal transportation safety funding is due to come out this month or in early March. 
 
Emergency Preparedness Training for Dispatchers has been POSTPONED!

Oklahoma DOT
Dispatchers play a critical role in emergencies. Help them to be prepared for the next one!

Mark your calendar for MARCH 13-14 for
Emergency Preparedness Training for Dispatchers and Schedulers.

Location: 
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies 
605 Centennial Blvd. 
Edmond, OK

The training is sponsored by Oklahoma State University RTAP and
ODOT Transit Programs Division. 
 
 
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FHWA Highway Safety Manual Course coming to Sand Springs, March 25-26
FHWA Highway Safety Manual
 

This (2) two-day FHWA Safety Course provides the Highway Safety Manual methodology for the safety performance of geometric design decisions on both two-lane and multi-lane rural highways. This workshop presents applications of the Highway Safety Manual predictive equations for urban and suburban roadway segments and intersections. Each module is accompanied with an exercise for the participants to get hands-on experience with the Highway Safety Manual. 

 

The Highway Safety Manual crash prediction models for total crashes on rural two-lane roads and crashes based upon lane width, shoulder width, roadside hazard, traffic valume (exposure) and other characteristics are also presented.   

 

Case Community Center

1050 W. Wekiwa Road
Sand Springs, OK
918-246-2661 

 

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DOT
The Drug and Alcohol Seminar scheduled for Durant, OK for Tuesday, Feb. 11 has been canceled! 
 
Please check the FTA website for updates on this class.
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Southern Plains TTAP

This material is based upon work supported by the U. S. Department of Transportation under Agreement No. DTFH61-12-H-00004.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.