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Thank You to GTFS Builder Workshop Attendees

National RTAP staff were pleased to see such a good turnout for the recent 3-workshop series on using GTFS Builder. For those of you who missed one of the workshop sessions, or could not attend at all, step-by-step instructions are available in our support center (on the right, you will see Steps 1, 2 and 3). The full first webinar is also available, with the other two to come.


What's New in the National RTAP Resource Library...

Transit in Small Cities: A Primer for Planning, Siting, and Designing Transit Facilities in Oregon addresses questions related to making transit more accessible in small cities and similar communities in terms of smart design of facilities, and locations. A basic planning process, as well as ways it can be tailored to individual communities, is laid out.
 
Potential Impacts of Federal Health Care Reform on Public Transit  discusses the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its potential impacts on public transit operations in terms of increased ridership and other factors.

Forecasting Paratransit Services Demand: Review and Recommendations analyzes current and alternative demand forecasting procedures for paratransit services. The report also includes factors to consider when developing models for demand forecasting.


And other resources/information of interest...

 
Federal Transit Administration/Department of Transportation Updates
 
 
NOFA for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Programs in the Great Lakes Region and the Gulf Region.  
 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours-of-Service Updates are here. The compliance date was July 1, 2013. 

 
 
National RTAP Looking for Trainers for Directory

National RTAP staff is working on putting together a directory of trainers that serve our customers at the local, state, and national level.
We need your help to put the directory together! We are currently compiling a list of trainers, including all contact information.

Please send us your suggestions for the directory with the following information:

-Trainer's name, email, phone number, address
-Where the trainer will travel, if applicable, and if known
-If you submit a trainer's name, please include your name, email, and phone number so we can reach you with any questions

If you are a transit trainer and would like to be included in the directory, please send us the above information.

You can email info@nationalrtap.org with this information, or reply to this email. Contact Jess with any questions at info@nationalrtap.org, or 888-589-6821.

 
July 11, 2013
Events
ASTD
Teaching Effective Online Dialogues for Federal Agencies
July 16, 2-3PM

FHWA/FTA
Tribal Transportation Planning: Transportation Capacity Building Series
July 22, August 19
2-3PM

NTI
Methods for Forecasting Demand and Quantifying Need for Rural Public Transportation
July 23
2-3:30PM

Accessibility Online
Accessible Transportation Facilities
August 1
2:30-4PM

ESPA
Fundamentals of Travel Training Administration
August 5-September 13

ESPA
Excellence in Service for Paratransit Managers
September 16-November 22

NTI
Transit Trainers Workshop
March 30-April 1, 2014
Long Beach, CA

TRB
10th National Conference on Asset Management
April 28-30, 2014
Miami, FL

For a listing of all National RTAP and other national events, view our new EventShare Calendar!

All event times listed as Eastern Time
Resource Spotlight
Policies and Procedures
 
The following resources provide examples of policies and procedures that are essential for a transit system to adopt, as well as information about developing the guidelines.
 
 


Indiana RTAP's Policy and Procedures Manual (keep in mind this is written with IN regulations in mind)-fourth item down on list.
National RTAP is a program of the Federal Transit Administration dedicated to creating rural and Tribal transit solutions through technical assistance, partner collaboration and FREE training materials.

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