Serving tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas. 

February 4, 2015
Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Winter/Spring TTAP Training
Ready, Set, REFRESH your accounting skills!
ODOT to conduct civil rights conference
SWTA sets Tribal Transit Mini Conference
OTTC Meeting set for March 10
New and Improved SAFE-T system
Safer People, Safer Streets
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Contact:

Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu

or

Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
Students

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Ready, set, REFRESH your accounting skills....
Thursday, February 12 in Stillwater

 

Basic Accounting (Tribal RoadStar Program - Course 2) -


 The skills gained from the TTAP Basic Accounting class will help students to provide information about the financial position of their agency or tribe. Class participants will learn to create financial records of business transactions and prepare statements containing the assets, liabilities, and operating results of a business. They will also gain knowledge on maintaining and auditing these quantitative records, while preparing financial reports such as the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash

flows. 

Offering an overview of accounting, the TTAP Basic Accounting class is designed to provide non-accounting professionals a guide for better financial management.


 

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Oklahoma DOT
Oklahoma DOT to conduct civil rights conference on 
February 27

ODOT's Civil Rights Division is conducting a civil rights conference (see below) which for the first time will include sessions specifically addressing FTA Civil Right (C-R) issues.  Those of you who were present at the September RTAP conference, you will be pleased to know that Aida Douglas and Debbie Ruggles will be addressing specific FTA Title VI and ADA requirements.  


 

This conference is also targeted towards businesses interested in becoming DBEs and those who wish to do business with ODOT.  Please share this information with any local businesses that you conduct transit related business with such as; chair lift repairs, vehicle maintenance, purchases of offices, equipment repair, etc.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Wilson.


 

MORE INFORMATION HERE

 

Mary Wilson, CPM

Special Projects Coordinator

Transit Programs Division

Oklahoma Dept of Transportation

405-521-2584

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South West Transit Association sets Tribal Transit Mini Conference for March 3 


 

During the recent Federal Transit Administration Tribal Transit Program Discretionary Funding Webinar last week, the FTA highlighted some important information about the program's future.

  • FTA will be conducting Technical Assistance Assessments at the SWTA Conference (March 1-4) and in Denver and Sacramento in April. These are not related to grant applications or specific projects, but holistic assessments of tribal transit programs. Contact your regional tribal liaison for more information.
     
  • Also, see the attachment regarding the upcoming Tribal Transit Mini Conference scheduled for March 3 in Santa Fe. 
     
  • For more information on the entire South West Transit Association & New Mexico Transit Association Joint Annual Conference and Expo, March 1-4, click SWTA.

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OTTC

OTTC Meeting set for March 10 at ODOT

 

The next OTTC meeting is set for Tuesday, March 10, at 10:30 am in the Commission Room at Oklahoma DOT.


 

Oklahoma Department of Transportation

200 NE 21st Street

Oklahoma City, OK


 

Agenda coming soon.
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Crash scene

Crash Data Collection training boasts new and improved SAFE-T System

Sign up for March 12 class!


 The new and improved Crash Data Collection class (SAFE-T Collision Studies) is here! 


 Oklahoma DOT's Crash Data Reporting System, SAFE-T, has been recently updated! This new training will guide you through SAFE-T and give you access to crash data for your area. Reports generated by the system are used by state, tribal, and local employees to identify problem areas and plan roadway changes. The reports include maps showing locations of collisions and an analysis of when and why collisions occur. The system has the ability to search for locations by number of collisions, and the lists included in the reports give general information on each collision. This 3 1/2 hour class is conducted by Kevin Drury, Oklahoma DOT, Traffic Enginering Division, Collision Analysis & Safety Branch.    


 

Oklahoma Department of Transportation 

Training Center

1025 SE 59th Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73129


 

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Safer People, Safer Streets Initiative

 

 

To those with pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns:

 

US Transportation Secretary Foxx recently announced the Mayor's Challenge as part of his Safer People, Safer Streets initiative. The Mayor's Challenge calls on local elected officials to make a commitment to improving pedestrian and bicycle safety over the next year. It encourages broader use of existing tools and resources, showcases effective local actions to improve safety, and promotes partnerships to advance pedestrian and bicycle safety.

 

If you're interested, please visit the Mayor's Challenge website at http://www.dot.gov/mayors-challenge and plan to attend a webinar on February 10 at 3pm (EST).

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.