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Last Call to Enter National RTAP's Photo Contest
Send us your winning photo! You still have until June 30th to enter the 2012 National RTAP Photo Contest. You could win a Canon Powershot S90. Send up to two digital photos depicting an aspect of partnership and collaboration in your rural or Tribal transit system to [email protected]. Whether you capture your transit team, dispatcher, customer on a bus or transit manager, we want to see and share your photography on partnership and coordination! Please send consent forms with your photos (including a form for anyone in the photograph) to [email protected]. More information and consent forms can be found here.
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CTAA Offers Online PASS Basic Training Course
The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) has launched an online PASS (Passenger Service and Safety) Basic Training module. PASS offers "comprehensive training on the assistance that drivers should be providing to passengers with special need." Based on the PASS driver and trainer certification program, the online course offers 6 modules that cover subjects including customer service, ADA, service animals, evacuation procedures, wheelchairs, bloodborne pathogens, and disability awareness. The course is offered at a rate of $25 for CTAA members, and $50 for others. Visit CTAA's Online Course page for more information.
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National Dump the Pump Day is June 21st
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), The Sierra Club, the National Resources Defense Committee (NRDC), and many state and local transportation systems around the country are sponsoring activities for National Dump the Pump Day. The purpose of Dump the Pump Day is to raise awareness of public transit and encourage more people to ride transit in the face of rising gas prices and dependence on fossil fuels. APTA has put together a useful online toolkit with ideas for state and local transportation agencies to promote the day. Visit APTA's Dump the Pump Day Toolkit here.
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Mark Your Calenders! The 20th Annual RIBC is Just a Few Months Away
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TRB Presents Transportation for Livable Communities Conference Proceedings
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) recently released Transportation for Livable Communities, Conference Proceedings on the Web 6, a summary of a 2010 conference that explored livability in transportation programs. The publication includes presentation summaries, research findings, and discussions. To read the TRB report, click here.
For more information about designing transit systems and infrastructure to promote livability, read our Livable Communities: Tips for Designing Transit Services and Infrastructure that Promote Livability, available in our resource library by clicking here.
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NTI Offers Managing Community Mobility Course
For anyone who has a stake in mobility management, the National Transit Institute (NTI) is putting on a two-day in-person training to address solutions to providing better service to riders who need it. The training will be of interest to mobility managers, transportation professionals, and human service providers who want to explore creative ways of tackling mobility management problems and finding solutions. The training will take place June 26-27 in Tampa, FL. For more information or to register, please click here.
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Did You Know? National RTAP's GTFS Builder Can Help You Get Routes and Schedules into Google Maps!
Would you like for your riders to have easy access to your schedules and routes? National RTAP has a tool for that--GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) Builder! The free web application is accompanied by webinars, how-to guides, and videos to guide you through the process of getting your route information into Google Maps. Check it out today by clicking here!
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