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National RTAP Launches New Facebook Page  

National RTAP is excited to announce the launch of a new Facebook page, which will showcase current news in rural and tribal transit; highlight National RTAP products, events, and news; and serve as place for interaction with our customers, partners, and colleagues. Photos from events, conferences, and photo contests are also available to view. Let us know how you use our products and come discuss industry topics on our page!

Visit www.facebook.com/NationalRTAP to view our new page. Be sure to "like" us and keep an eye out for our updates.
National RTAP Soliciting Entries for Directory of Trainers

We are currently still accepting entries for our upcoming Directory of Trainers. The directory will live on our website and will be a resource for transit agencies and state program managers to easily find trainers in their regions. To submit your own or someone else's information, email info@nationalrtap.org with the following information:
  • Name, address, email, and additional contact information
  • Training subject areas
  • Region covered
Thank you to those who have already responded!
Federal Transit Administration/Department of Transportation Updates

 
Formula Grants for Rural Areas Guidance and Application Instructions: Proposed Circular and Request for Comments.
 
FTA Seeks Comment on the ANPRM on Safety and Transit Asset Management.
 
NPRM for Categorical Exclusions open for comment.
 
FTA issued NPRM to open a comment period and conduct a listening session on DBE Program Implementation Modifications. Listening Session announced for October 9, from noon-4PM ET. Written comments will be accepted until October 30, 2013.
Student Competition and Call for Presentations for 21st Rural Public and Intercity Bus Conference
 
The student paper competition, "Setting Our Course for the Future," has been announced for the upcoming Rural Public and Intercity Bus Conference in 2014. Two prizes, one for graduate students, and one for undergraduates, will be awarded at the conference in Monterey, CA. The deadline for submissions is March 7, 2014. 
 
The planning committee for the Rural Public and Intercity Bus Conference (RIBTC) is also accepting presentation proposals, which should fall within one of the five routes: planning, design and research; policy, funding and finance; rural transportation today; technology, and special issues. Special focus for this agenda is on mobility management, rural/community transportation, intercity transit, national parks, tribal transit, and veterans' transportation. The early submission deadline is October 15, 2013, and the final deadline is January 10, 2014. 
 
For more information about the student competition or submitting an abstract, visit http://www.ribtc.org/. 
What's New in the National RTAP Resource Library?

TCRP Report 162: Building a Sustainable Workforce in the Public Transportation Industry - A Systems Approach discusses human resources issues relating to employee recruitment and retention, and addresses the image of the transportation sector in general. 

...and Other Resources of Interest

  
NHCRP Report 754: Improving Management of Transportation Information is a guide for State DOT program managers for collecting, retaining, and using information and data.

 

Transit Agencies' Use of Contracting to Provide Service is a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report summarizing the results of a survey of transit agencies regarding contracting for various services.

 

TCRP Web-Only Document 61: Millenials and Mobility, discusses the trends and perceptions about mobility (mostly in urban areas) of young adults.

 

TRB's SHRP Capacity Project C11: Development of Tools for Assessing the Wider Benefits of Transportation includes spreadsheet-based tools to calculate the intermodal access, travel time reliability, and market access of transportation projects. 
October 3, 2013
Events
ESPA
Employment and Transportation
October 23

TTAP
National Tribal Transportation Conference 2013
October 28-November 1
Prior Lake, MN

ESPA
Forming Partnerships With Transit
October 7-November 15

ESPA
Employment and Transportation: Ensuring People with Disabilities Have Equal Access to the Workforce
October 23
2-3:30PM

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

RIBTC
21st National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation
October 26-29, 2014
Monterey, CA

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

All event times listed as Eastern Time
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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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