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e-News for August 15, 2016           
SPTTAP TRAINING AND EVENTS:

Wednesday, October 19
Center for Local Government Technology
Stillwater, OK

Don't miss this opportunity to bring your team to Stillwater for a day of professional development and FREE fun with renowned leadership expert, Rhett Laubach!



This is a Tribal RoadStar qualifying course.
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Traffic Engineer, J. L. Gattis, Ph. D., discusses his findings after evaluating roads in the Iowa Tribal jurisdiction.
SPTTAP conducts Road Safety Assessments for Iowa Tribe and Sac and Fox Nation on August 9 and 10


Southern Plains TTAP Center collaborated with Traffic Engineer, J. L. Gattis, Ph. D., to conduct two consecutive Road Safety Assessments (RSAs), one for the Iowa Tribe and the other for the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, on August 9 and 10. Representatives from the Iowa Tribe, law enforcement, and others gathered at the Iowa Tribe Courtroom Multipurpose Building in Perkins, OK on August 9 to discuss road safety concerns for the Iowa tribal jurisdiction. One of the main areas of focus was the intersection at Hwy 177 and 33 near Perkins. 

On August 10, representatives from the Sac and Fox Nation, along with local officials and law enforcement met at the tribe's education building in Stroud, OK to exchange ideas on road safety and the future transportation needs of the tribe. The meeting was followed by a field activity near the Black Hawk Casino in Shawnee, OK. The tribes will incorporate the RSA findings into their Transportation Safety Plans.

A Road Safety Assessment is a safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multidisciplinary team. The Southern Plains TTAP Center works with tribal governments to integrate RSAs into the project development process for new roads and intersections, and encourages RSAs on existing roads and intersections. 


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Tribal Transportation Program Funding proposals are due September 16!


A Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2016.  Federally recognized tribes may apply for this grant until September 16, 2016.  For additional application information please visit the TTP Safety Fund website at http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ttpsf.htm.

Note that the eligibility list for the TTP Safety Fund has changed under the FAST Act. Projects that are eligible for the TTP Safety Fund are now limited to
safety plans, crash data improvement, road safety audits, and other activities, primarily infrastructure improvements, as listed in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)
 
Questions can also be sent to: TTPSF@dot.gov.

Russell Garcia, P.E.                                          Adam Larsen
TTP Operations Team Supervisor                    Safety Engineer & Tribal Coordinator

(202) 366-9815                                                 (360) 772-1870
Russell.Garcia@dot.gov                                   Adam.Larsen@got.gov

For additional information go to the TTPSF website.
Coming September 7:
Basics of Excel: Creating Budgets

Creating budgets can be a snap by using the basics of Microsoft Excel. This 6-hour, hands-on class will focus on navigating effectively in Excel, discovering quick ways to select and edit text, and using simple functions and formulas to create your budget. You will then apply your new skills to create meaningful budgets for your area. (This class is intended for those new or with very basic skills in Microsoft Excel 2013. Participants should have basic computer keyboarding and mouse skills.) This Southern Plains TTAP class will be held from 9 am to 4 pm in the computer lab at the Center for Local Government Technology in Stillwater, OK. This is a Tribal Roadstar qualifying course.


 
SPTTAP Defensive Driving Courses coming in September

REGISTER BELOW:



Seminole Nation Defensive Driving Class, August 4

The National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course strives to ensure that people get what they need to drive defensively--knowledge, skills and perspective that will help them continue to prevent injuries and save lives. This 6-hour course helps develop accident avoidance behavior and safe driving practices, which can significantly reduce the number of collisions and citations your drivers might experience. Contact Karla Sisco at karla.sisco@okstate.edu about setting up a class for your tribe.
ArcGIS: Map Making in ArcMap, held August 3 in Stillwater

Pamela Jurney instructs the August 3, ArcGIS course.

Southern Plains TTAP Center will conduct its next ArcGIS class on January 25, 2017.
What one participant said about ArcGIS: MapMaking in ArcMap:

"I liked the step-by-step instructions and plenty of individual attention when needed."

On August 3, students in ArcGIS: Map Making in ArcMap reviewed various techniques of displaying data in ArcMap, while practicing creating map layouts. Pamela Jurney, Cross Timbers Consulting, instructed the course, coordinated by Southern Plains TTAP Center in Stillwater, OK. All ArcGIS classes are Tribal Roadstar qualifying courses.

The National Tribal Transportation Conference is coming to Anaheim, CA, October 3-6

Register Here:
19th Annual National Tribal Transportation Conference

October 3-6, 2016
Anaheim Marriott Hotel
Anaheim, California

Tribes depend on transportation infrastructure to develop their economies and advance health and wellness in their communities. With the many challenges tribes face in delivering sound and safe transportation on and near tribal lands, NTTC aims to increase tribes' capacity to plan, develop and improve their multi-modal transportation systems and cultivate better awareness and understanding of tribes' needs in federal and state agencies. Please join us!
 
Conference Tracks Include:
  • Planning
  • Technology
  • Transit
  • Leadership
  • Technical Advances
  • Project Management
  • Safety
Conference Registration Rates:

Standard (Ends September 25th) - $425
Late (Begins September 26th) - $475
A commercial license is required for driving vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver, or vehicles with a Gross Motor Vehicle Weight over 26,001 lbs.
Transit
CDL Exam Prep Class

August 23
8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.
Hugo, Okla. - 
Choctaw Nation

This class prepares students to take the state Commercial Driver's License (CDL) written exam and is especially geared to tribal transit personnel. 

TTAP Program Manager Karla Sisco will lead participants through the Model Commercial Driver License Manual.

Oklahoma DPS Deputy Director Tammy Shepherd will offer instruction in how to perform the vehicle walk around inspection during the driving portion of the exam.
Southern Plains TTAP Center | Oklahoma State University | 405.744.6049 | 

An Outreach and Extension of the Center for Local Government Technology in the 
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
5202 N. Richmond Hill Drive
Stillwater, OK 74078 

ttap.okstate.edu
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.