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Thanks for Visiting us at CTAA!

National RTAP staff always enjoy meeting new transit professionals and reconnecting with old friends at conferences and meetings. Take a look at some pictures from CTAA in St. Paul on our Facebook page! If you didn't get a chance to order materials, or ask us a question, please get in touch at info@nationalrtap.org.
 
 
Wanted: Your Rural Transportation Grant Success Stories

We occasionally receive requests for success stories about transportation agencies who have used federal rural transportation funds to enhance or start successful services and initiatives. Does your agency have a story like this? Email info@nationalrtap.org to give us a synopsis of your success story!
 
 
One Month Left to Submit Your Photo Contest Entry
 
National RTAP's Fifth Annual Photo Contest theme this year is Reaching Your Riders: Getting the Word Out About Your Transit Services. Photos should reflect the ways that you market your transit system to the community. For more information, including great prizes, contest rules, and a link to the photo release form, please visit our Photo Contest Page. Entries are due July 15th, 2014 to info@nationalrtap.org, and must include all necessary documentation.


FTA/DOT Updates

Final 5310 Circular (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities) published.

 

Ladders of Opportunity Initiative recovers $100 million in funding from 5309- Bus and Bus Facilities Program (SAFETEA-LU). Funds can be used for rehabilitating or purchasing buses and facilities. Proposals due August 4th.

 

Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA) Deployment Planning funding applications are due July 1st. 


Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Length of Development Process, Cost Estimates, and Ridership Forecasts for Capital-Investment Grant Projects (New Starts/Small Starts/Very Small Starts). 

 

Resources and News

Reports and Journals

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 769: A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response is designed to help small urban and rural transportation systems prepare for pandemic outbreaks, as well as seasonal infectious diseases.

Transit IDEA Project 73: Innovative Operating Strategies for Paratransit Services explores a method of providing paratransit services  to improve service and reduce empty trip miles.

Announcements

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) is currently the topic in the Senior Transportation Exchange. 

Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA) is hosting Part 1 of Excellence in Service for Paratransit Managers from July 21st to August 22nd. Register and find out more about this course.

Blogs
 
METRO Magazine blog post on making sure drivers continue to provide exemplary customer service and performance even after initial training. 

 
Five Weeks Until Early Bird Registration Deadline for RIBTC

We hope you will join us at the upcoming Rural Public and Intercity Bus Conference in Monterey, CA, October 26-29th. Register for the conference at www.ribtc.org by July 20th to receive the early bird rate. 

The conference is being held at the Monterey Plaza Hotel, which is sold out. However, there are additional rooms at the Victorian Inn for $149 a night (800-232-4141)  and the Spindrift Inn for $169 a night (800-841-1879). For an ocean view room for $229 a night, call the Monterey Bay Inn (800-424-6242). 

For more information about the conference please visit the Rural and
Intercity Bus Transportation Conference website at www.ribtc.org.
June 16, 2014
Events
TRIPTAC
TRIPTAC is Closing...So Now What?
June 24
1-2PM

ESPA
Getting from A to B: Connecting Individuals to Transportation Resources in Your Community
June 25
2-3:30PM

TRB
14th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities 
July 21-23
Burlington, VT

LTAP/TTAP
National LTAP/TTAP Conference
July 21-24
St. Louis, MO

National Rural ITS Conference
August 24-27
Branson, MO

TRB
Conference on Transportation and Federal Lands
September 15-17
Washington, D.C.

National Tribal Transportation Conference
September 22-25
Anchorage, AK

APTA
Annual Meeting
October 12-15
Houston, TX

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

NADO
2014 National Rural Transportation Conference
December 3-5
Cincinnati, OH

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

All event times listed as Eastern Time
Resource Spotlight
Tribal Transit Resources

Have you taken a look at our Tribal Transit resources yet? Visit the Tribal Transit resources section of our webpage, our Tribal Transit topic guide, and our Tribal Transportation technical assistance resources in the Find Anything Toolkit. Still can't find what you're looking for? Send us an email at info@nationalrtap.org, call 888-589-6821, or chat with us through the LiveChat on our website.
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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