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

April 7, 2015
Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Is your road in need of a DIET?
Spring TTAP Training and Events
Environmental Law and Regulation Enforcement Training
Save the Date! NTTC 2015
American Indian Tourism coming to CO in Sept.
RIFDS training schedule
2015 Summer Transportation Institute
Construction Management & Cost Estimating, SIGN UP!
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Contact:

Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu

or

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

Every Oklahoma main street falls below 20,000 cars per day, and may be a candidate for a road diet. Road diets can improve safety for all users of the street, reduce crashes, and lower the speed of traffic on the street. (OU Institute for Quality Communities)
Road Diets
is coming to Stillwater~
Thursday, April 9, 2015

 

11:00 am to 3:00 pm


Road Diet live training and webinar 


 AGENDA

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED BY ADS PIPE!


 
Please join FHWA, the Oklahoma LTAP, Southern Plains TTAP, City of Stillwater and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for a presentation on "ROAD DIETS". 

 

Four-lane undivided highways experience relatively high crash frequencies - especially between high-speed through traffic, left-turning vehicles and other road users.  One option for addressing this safety concern is a Road Diet, which typically involves converting an existing four-lane undivided roadway segment to a three-lane segment consisting of two through lanes and a center two-way left turn lane. This reconfiguration has many benefits. As part of the safety focus area of the Every Day County (EDC) Initiative, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is promoting Road Diets. This EDC Exchange will highlight how local agencies are using this low cost safety countermeasure to improve safety, operations, and livability in their communities. This Exchange will be of interest to Safety Engineers, Transportation Planners, Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinators, Safe Routes to School Coordinators, Local Public Agency Coordinators, and Transportation Alternatives Program Managers.
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Environmental Law and Regulation Enforcement Trainings coming in May

 

 

Two Environmental Law and Regulation Enforcement CLEET Certified Trainings are scheduled for next month. One will take place on May 5th in Cushing and the other on May 8th in Ada.  Thanks to the Cushing Police and Fire Department for hosting the one in Cushing and to the Chickasaw Nation for hosting the one in Ada!  The announcements are attached.  Michael Freeman, ODEQ Criminal Investigator will be the primary trainer.  Law enforcement officers will receive 8 hours of CLEET credit.  Others working in the environmental area are welcome and will receive a training certificate.

 

These trainings offer the opportunity not only to get CLEET hours or a training certificate, but also to network with others in the field.

 

AGENDA in ADA


AGENDA in Cushing

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SAVE THE DATE! National Tribal Transportation Conference, September 21-24

 

Hotel Information


Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center & Hotel
2101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577

Room Rate:$83 + tax
Cut-off date:August 21, 2015
Room Block Name:NTTC
Reservations:888-627-8203


Call for Presentations:

If you would like to present, or have suggestions for topics, please contact the Eastern TTAP at Michigan Tech at conference@ttapnttc.com. More information, along with a formal Call for Presentations, will be available on the conference website http://www.ttapnttc.com shortly.  

Questions?

If you have questions, please contact the Eastern TTAP at Michigan Tech at 888-230-0688 or 

ttap@mtu.edu.


More information can also be found on the conference website at:
 http://www.ttapnttc.com 

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AITC
American Indian Tourism Conference
September 13-17, 2015 in Ignacio, CO
 

 

Tourism is a driver for many tribal economies. 
Join us at AIANTA's 17th annual American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC) hosted this year by the Southern Ute Tribe at Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, Colorado. 

Join an outstanding lineup of tourism industry leaders, expert speakers and presenters to discuss the future of American Indian tourism. Hear about trends, technology and opportunities in the global travel industry. Build partnerships with public lands agencies and state tourism offices. Recognize outstanding tribal destinations, programs & professionals at the Awards Banquet. 

  • Specialized tours of local tribal tourism destinations. 
  • Take basic training for tourism development. 
  • Network with other industry professionals.
  • Participate in the trade show - Exhibitors and artists welcome. 

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Kiowa Tribal Road
Road Inventory Field Data Systems (RIFDS) training scheduled for April


April 29-30 in Rothschild, WI (Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center. Room Block: Eastern TTAP  800-659-2220. 
Registration for Wisconsin event:
Phone at 1-888-230-0688, fax at 906-487-1834, or email to alkerttu@mtu.edu. 
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Alaska TTAP Summer Transportation InstituteFREE Summer Transportation Institute
June 8-12, 2015 - Fairbanks, Alaska

 

The Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program Center, Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates and the Alaska Local Technical Assistance Program Center will be hosting a Summer Transportation Institute. This 5­-day training workshop will engage participants in lectures, lab tours, and field trips with various topics on transportation infrastructure in a rural and cold environment.

This program is free of charge to participants. Training certificates and professional development hours will be awarded to participants. For more information, please visit the tribalmgmt.uaf.edu/akttap.

 
Workshops / Tours
FHWA/Tribal Transporation 101  *  Soil Basics  *  Gravel Road Design  *  Pavement Preservation  *  Geotechnical Engineering  *  Dust Control  *  Permafrost Tunnel Tour
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Construction Management & Cost Estimating
May 5-6, 2015

 

Construction Management & Cost Estimating 
(Tribal RoadStar Program - Course 6) - This course 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. 

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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.