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Serving tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas.
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February 23, 2015
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LINKS
Contact:
Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu
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Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
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| Photo from Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribal Safety Workshop, held in Concho, OK -
February 2012. |
Tribal Transportation Safety Workshop to be held at Ponca Tribe
The Safety Workshop will bring together the safety stakeholders of the Ponca, Tonkawa, and Kaw Tribes on March 11.
InterTribal (Ponca, Tonkawa, Kaw) Transportation
Safety Workshop
March 11, 2015
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Standing Bear Museum
2401 South 7th Street
Ponca City, OK 74601
Motor vehicle crashes leave an indelible mark on virtually every community. Traveling our national roadways network by car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, or as a pedestrian, is a daily requirement for a large segment of the population, from infants to grandparents. More than 2750 Native Americans and Alaska Natives lost their lives in reported roadway crashes from 2007-2011. In the interest of improving the transportation safety in the Ponca, Kaw, and Tonkawa communities, state, county, tribal, and local leaders will discuss safety concerns for Kay County and these northern Oklahoma tribal jurisdictional areas. The goal for the meeting will be to produce a Tribal Safety Plan that will demonstrate the safety concerns in the community and the prioritized strategies that will be explored to implement the plan.
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Crash Data Collection training is coming to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Training Center on March 12.
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Crash Data class coming to OK DOT on
March 12 ~ SIGN UP!
The new and improved Crash Data Collection class (SAFE-T Collision Studies) is here! This is your chance to learn how to access the State's crash data system and pull reports for your area.
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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Basic Accounting class held on Feb. 12
The Basic Accounting course (Tribal RoadStar Program - Course 2), was instructed by Jim Self, February 12, at Southern Plains TTAP Center in Stillwater, OK.
The goal of the Basic Accounting class was to help students create financial records of business transactions and prepare statements containing the assets, liabilities, and operating results of a business. Participants were also given direction on maintaining and auditing these quantitative records, while preparing financial reports such as the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
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Winter and Spring TTAP Training Schedule
*Indicates Tribal RoadStar qualifying class. More Info
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Oklahoma DOT to conduct civil rights conference on
February 27, in Norman, OK
ODOT's Civil Rights Division will be conducting a Civil Rights Conference on February 27, 2015, at the National Center for Employment Development in Norman, OK. This conference will provide opportunity and growth for disadvantaged businesses, municipalities throughout the State of Oklahoma, as well as federal recipients. The conference is a day-long program that will feature speakers addressing topics such as:
- ADA obligations under Title II and Section 504 for FTA and FHWA
- Title VI
- Title VII
- Goal Methodology
- DOL - Davis Bacon
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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 SWTA Tribal Transit Mini Conference coming to Santa Fe, NM on March 3
Early Morning Session: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide training and "best practices" on managing the FTA Tribal Transit Program (TTP) grants. The following areas will be discussed: Grants Administration, Financial Management, National Transit Database, Procurement, Buy America, and Asset Management.
Mid-Day Session: Open Discussion Among Peer Tribal Transit Providers. This session will allow transit providers the opportunity to discuss issues, ideas, goals and needs to better understand and plan for transit in the future. This is a peer led session.
Explore the EXPO: Meet with professionals who understand more than roads and bridges. See the latest innovations in products and services geared specifically for public transportation service solutions. Lunch is included.
Afternoon Session: FTA will continue training and "best practices" with a focus on The Americans with Disabilities Act, Safety, and the Drug and Alcohol Program.
Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training on FTA's new grant management system, TrAMS will be provided concurrently with, "How to Start a Tribal Transit System" for tribes desiring to provide transit, but don't know how to get started.
Click SWTA for more information!
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Note time change for OTTC Meeting - Now set for March 10 at 11 am
The next OTTC meeting is set for Tuesday, March 10, at 11:00 am in the Commission Room at Oklahoma DOT. The Tribal Advisory Board will meet prior to OTTC at 10 am.
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
200 NE 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK
Agenda coming soon.
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FTA publishes FY2015 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information
FTA has now published its Fiscal Year 2015 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information, providing funding for FTA's programs as authorized by MAP-21, pursuant to the FY 2015 Appropriations Act. For FTA's formula assistance programs, the amounts apportioned are approximately 8/12th or $5.722 billion in contract authority at this time. The notice and apportionment tables are available at http://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/12853.html.
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Check out this opportunity for specialized technical assistance from National RTAP!
Deadline is February 27
National RTAP is interested in providing technical assistance to your rural/tribal transportation program or project to help you comply with federal regulations and build your system's capacity to respond to the needs in your community operationally or administratively. We are particularly interested in identifying best practices for rural/tribal transportation systems that we can share with your colleagues nationally. Your service is part of the options in your community and your strength makes the local and regional network stronger. MAP 21 and the requirements for asset security and management, Title IV, as well as existing coordinated planning, alcohol and drug testing, driver training, Ladders of Opportunity, and increasing customer expectations are areas for which we would like to help you step up your game.
National RTAP is soliciting technical assistance projects from rural and tribal transportation programs. To read more about the types of projects they are looking for, as well as other specifics, please read this news article.
Submit your preliminary application via this link. The online application is set up so that you can access it multiple times until the application period is over. All applications are due at 12:00 PM EST on Friday, February 27, 2015.
If you have any questions please contact Robin Phillips, National RTAP Executive Director, at rphillips@nationalrtap.org or 781-697-7194.
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| 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. |
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