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National RTAP's 101 Webinar Series: Watch Social Media and View Slides from Charter Regs
 
View the video presentation of National RTAP's 101 Webinar on Social Media, presented by Susan Bregman of Oak Square Resources, LLC.  
 
View the PowerPoint presentation from last week's 101 Webinar on FTA Charter Regulations and School Transportation, and learn more about FTA's charter bus service regulations.

Have You Built a Facility Recently?

 

The research team for NCHRP project 20-65, Task 53, "Independent Cost Estimates for Design and Construction of Rural and Small Urban Transit Facilities," is seeking input from anybody who has built or designed a rural or small urban transit facility in the last five years.

  

Key information of interest includes:

  • Size and type of facilities
  • Different facility features
  • Location of facility
  • Unusual conditions surrounding the project
  • Actual design costs
  • Actual construction cost
  • Major facility component costs of construction
  • Design schedule (start and finish)

Learn more about the survey and take itor preview the survey here

National RTAP Looking for 2 the Point Training Feedback

National RTAP wants to know how you have been using 2 the Point Training. Do you have a special "training day" every week, or do you give prizes out for completed card sets? Send us your tips for using the training cards by writing an email to [email protected], or replying to this eNews. We'll share our favorites in a future eNews!
FTA Updates

 

Webinar on Safety/Transit Asset Management (TAM) ANPRM for small transit systems will be held on December 3rd from 1-2:30PM ET. 
 
FTA has put up the slides from November 18th's Safety/TAM ANPRM webinar (scroll down to the ANPRM section).
 
NOFA for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program in the Northwest Region.
Resources of Interest

Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on transportation-disadvantaged populations shows that coordination is happening, but challenges are still present.

Veterans Administration has approved $8.8 million for existing projects to provide housing and transportation for homeless veterans. 

Victoria Transport Policy Institute has released a report encouraging transit operators to market transit as a safe alternative to other types of travel.
November 26, 2013
Events
FTA
Safety/TAM ANPRM for Small Transit Systems
December 3
1-2:30PM

ESPA
Developing Effective Practices for Snow Removal
December 4
2-3:30PM

RITA
Open Data Policy Guidelines for Transit
December 5
1-2:30PM

FTA
Construct, Alter, Repair, or Rehabilitate Your Capital Assets-Don't Forget ADA
December 12, January 16
2-3:30PM

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

FTA 
9th Annual Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference
April 15-17
Little Rock, AR

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
Resource Spotlight
How to Buy a Vehicle UPDATED

National RTAP has updated our How to Buy a Vehicle training module with changes relating to MAP-21 legislation. View the updates and print them out for your copies of the module.

To order How to Buy a Vehicle, please email [email protected] or call 888-589-6821.
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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