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September 18, 2014 
Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Fall TTAP training and events!
Child Passenger Safety Week
Safety Champions Workshop coming
RSVP for OTTC meeting in October
Transit News
Feedback please
Safety Peer Exchange for Tribal Governments
Is sign maintenance part of your Safety Plan?
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Contact:

Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu

or

Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
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NTTC 2014 awaits your arrival!

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GIS/GPS Data Collection
held Sept. 17-18

Nine students participated in the GPS/GIS Data Collection class taught by Bob Springer, Benchmark GPS of Oklahoma City, on Sept. 17-18.  The introductory, two-day course covered the collection of data with GPS devices, creation of data dictionaries, conversion of GPS data to a geographic information system format, an introduction to GIS, and importation of GPS data into a GIS system. The workshop included on-site data collection exercises.   


  

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FALL TTAP Training and Events!
Child Passenger Safety Week
Sept. 14-20

Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children 1 to 13 years old. Many times deaths and injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts. This Saturday, September 20, is National Seat Check Saturday. Click the Schedule below to find one near you!



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Safety Champions Workshop
SAVE THE DATE!
Safety Champions Workshop coming Dec. 2-3 to Norman, OK 

Hotel Room Block expires Nov. 1!
 
Safety Champions Workshop: Transportation Tools for Saving Lives in Oklahoma
 will be brought to you by the Southern Plains TTAP and FHWA on December 2-3 at Embassy Suites in Norman, OK. 

Topics will include the following:
  • Data Collection
  • Safety Countermeasures
  • Tribal Transportation Safety Planning
  • The Systemic Approach to Safety 
  • The Many Faces of Impaired Driving
  • The Safety Circuit Rider Program
  • Child Passenger Safety and Occupant Protection
  • Pedestrian issues


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Notice: OTTC will meet on Oct. 2 in Stillwater, OK
PLEASE RSVP for lunch!

The next meeting of the Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council will be held at the Southern Plains TTAP Center in Stillwater, OK.  Lunch will be served. 

Please email to RSVP for lunch:  karla.sisco@okstate.edu. 

Agenda coming soon!


 

The TTAP Advisory Committee will meet at 1 pm.


 

Southern Plains TTAP Center

OSU Center for Local Government Technology

5202 N Richmond Hill Dr

Stillwater, OK 74075

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Federal Transit Administration
Transit News from FTA and 
National RTAP 



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The TTAP Training Survey is still open! 
 
The Southern Plains TTAP would like your feedback.

Please take a few moments to answer 5 questions on the training provided by the Southern Plains TTAP. 

We appreciate your input! Click on the link below:

 

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Safety Peer Exchange for Tribal Governments
Dec. 9-10 in Albuquerque, NM
 

Please mark your calendars for the Safety Peer Exchange for Tribal Governments to be held on Tuesday, December 9th and Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Southwest Region Office in Albuquerque, NM. The Peer Exchange is sponsored by the FHWA Office of Safety in cooperation with the National LTAP & TTAP Region 2.  Registration is REQUIRED for the event. 

 

The event is first come, first served. There is a limit of 1 person per tribe due to limited capacity at the event venue and there are no travel funds available.

 

The peer exchange will facilitate the exchange of information and exploration of opportunities between FHWA, State DOTs, TTAP Centers and tribal practitioners to improve tribal road safety.  Please see the attached flyer for additional details.  An agenda and additional registration information will follow in October.

 

To indicate your interest, please register as soon as possible at this link:

https://survey.max.gov/index.php/586164/lang-en.

Registration is REQUIRED for the event.

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Is sign maintenance part of your Safety Plan?
Comprehensive MUTCD (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices) Training is coming to OSU-OKC, Oct. 8-9

This two-day LTAP course covers what is required to comply with Chapter VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control (MUTCD). After completion of the course students have a good understanding of how traffic control should be set up in work zones to protect themsleves and the motoring public. 
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WHO USES THE MUTCD?

The answer is ~ People like You! 
  • State and local transportation planners and traffic engineers who design our roads and locate the traffic control devices that help drivers navigate them safely. 
  • Public works department employees who must understand how to install and maintain the traffic control devices. 
  • Owners of private roads open to public travel, such as those in shopping centers, theme parks, airports, sports arenas, and the like, also rely on the MUTCD to assure that road users invited to travel on their roads see messages consistent with those on public roads
  • Construction and engineering contractors who in fact design and build the roads that we all travel each day rely on the MUTCD. 
  • Businesses whose employees design, test, manufacture, and market traffic control devices that road managers apply and install.

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.