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May 5, 2014  
Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Events for May!
EDC Innovation for May
St. Paul hosts CTAA Expo 2014
Free NTI Training in Norman
GROW AMERICA Act
Skid Steer Safety Course
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Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu

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Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
Construction Management
Learn how to manage your next project! 
  • Get organized
  • Manage time
  • Manage costs
Construction Management & Cost Estimating class coming tomorrow and May 7 to Stillwater, OK!
 
Construction projects are carried out in a number of steps which involve site preparation, such as land clearing and earth moving; sewage systems; landscaping and road construction; building construction, including excavation and laying foundations, erection of framework, floors, walls, and roofs; or building services, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, and heating and more. Learn how to keep your projects flowing smoothly.

 

Construction Management & Cost Estimating, set for May 6-7 in Stillwater, OK, will offer guidance on overall construction management, quantity take off, cost estimates, historical data, materials/labor, and more. The 2-day overview will conclude with a practical application exercise in a case study. Instructor is Heather Yates, Ed. D, Associate Professor, Construction Management Technology, Oklahoma State University. 

 

This class is a component of the Tribal RoadStar Program of the Southern Plains TTAP. 

 

Another Construction Management class will be held for the Kansas tribes on June 2-3. Register for Kansas Class!

 

 Register for MAY 6-7 CLASS

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Events for May - Click on class for more info!
Implementing quality environmental documentation ~ EDC Innovation for May

 

Environmental documentation can be a source of delay for project development when stakeholders find National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents difficult to comprehend, they are unnecessarily lengthy, do not meet legal requirements, or omit important information. Existing recommendations and recent experience will be used to address the minimally necessary and sufficient material that comprises the NEPA document, what is considered documentation that supports (but need not be included in) the document, and what materials are important to retain for an administrative record to demonstrate project decisions were not arbitrary and capricious.

  

This recording of an FHWA implementing quality environmental documentation WEBINAR outlines ways transportation agencies can improve their environmental documents for construction projects.  

    
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St. Paul, Minnesota will host this year's CTAA Expo,  June 8-13. 
CTAA Expo 2014 - Delivering what transit systems need

The scale of the challenges faced by Community and Public Transportation providers combined with the accelerating speed of innovation in transit technology and service design demands a new approach to leadership.
 
This year's EXPO, set for June 8-13 in St. Paul, Minnesota, is designed to deliver the vital information you need to succeed in the transit industry.

Federal Transit Administration Deputy Administrator Therese W. McMillan will keynote EXPO's opening luncheon. Jack Uldrich - a renowned global futurist, independent scholar and best-selling author - will explore future trends and emerging technologies in the community transportation field as well as innovation in change management and leadership. Scott Bogren, CTAA's Director of Communications, will convene a panel of experts to discuss important topics and trends in the community transportation field. 
  
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Crisis Communication: Train the Trainer
 
A 2-day National Transit Institute Training, Crisis Communication, will take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Norman, OK, on May 14 and 15. The OTA-hosted sessions are FREE for everyone, but you must register in advance.
 
Don't miss this opportunity for valuable Transit Training!
 


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Together, we can GROW AMERICA!
 

On April 29, the Administration unveiled the GROW AMERICA Act, a bold $302 billion, four-year multi-modal national vision for an aging transportation network and a rapidly growing population.  Specifically for public transportation, the GROW AMERICA Act would invest $72 billion over the next four years to address the urgent transit challenges facing our urban, suburban and rural communities.  The GROW AMERICA Act would authorize a nearly 70 percent increase in transit funding over the current level in MAP-21, the current transportation law set to expire on September 30 of this year.

 

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Skid Steer Safety Course at Comanche Nation

Thursday, May 15

 

Unsafe work practices in the operation of a skid-steer can injure and kill. This (1) one-day course will teach the dangers of working with and around a skid steer loader to help avoid injury or death. Safety tips are combined with real accident reports to show how accidents have happened on the job and how they can be prevented. 

  

                               

 

Comanche Nation Tribal Complex

584 NW Bingo Road

Lawton, Oklahoma 73507

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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.