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Happy Holidays!

No matter what you celebrate, the staff here at National RTAP wishes you the best as this holiday season comes to a close, and we move into the new year. Take a look at the "gingerbread bus" on our Facebook page from Valley Metro in Phoenix, AZ! 
Resources and News

Congratulations to the Lac du Flambeau tribe for launching their tribal transit service in Wisconsin!



CTAA's Community Transportation Magazine's latest issue on Inclusive Planning

Enhanced Transportation Information and Referral/Assistance webinar recordings from NCST
FTA/DOT Updates

 
NOFA from the Veterans Administration: Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas are due February 3rd, 2014. 
 
Slides and transcripts from the Safety and Transit Asset Management presentations given recently by FTA are available. 
 
NOFA for Resilience Projects in Response to Hurricane Sandy. States, local governments, tribal governments, and other FTA recipients affected by Hurricane Sandy may apply.
Resource Spotlight
National RTAP Topic Guides

Visit our new Resource Library landing page to take a look at our new topic guides! Explore a featured topic and look through a curated collection of links to web-based and print resources. Current topic guides include:

ADA

RTAP Programs

Bloodborne Pathogens

Defensive Driving

Distracted Driving

Tribal Transit

Wheelchair Securement

Please send suggestions for other topic guides you would like to see, to info@nationalrtap.org, or leave a comment on our Facebook page. 
December 24, 2013
Events
NCMM
Statewide and Regional Mobility Management Networks
January 7
2PM

ESPA
People on the Move: The ADA and Beyond
January 13-February 28
Online Course

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

NCST
Upping Your Game: Best Practices in Applying to Grants and Responding to RFPs
January 29
2PM

TP4A
Inclusive Planning and Design in Mobility Management
February 12
2PM

ESPA
FAQ on the ADA: Fixed-Route and ADA Complementary Paratransit
February 26
2-3:30PM

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
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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