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New National RTAP Product: Marketing Transit Toolkit

National RTAP's newest product, the online Marketing Transit Toolkit, is designed to help rural and tribal transit systems (particularly those without dedicated marketing staff) develop or enhance their marketing plans and implement various marketing strategies. It provides a wealth of information, tools, and resources, but you can also just focus on what you need and jump right to those sections of the toolkit.
Updated START Training Now Available!

National RTAP's popular Safety Training and Rural Transit module has been updated and converted into an interactive online course, through a partnership with the Center for Transportation e-Learning. The course is hosted on CTeL's learning management system, and links are provided in National RTAP's LMS .
Notes and Recording Available from National RTAP 101 Webinar: FTA Intercity Bus Program

Thanks to those who joined us yesterday for our Webinar on the FTA Intercity Bus Program. The webinar recording and both speakers presentations are now available via the National RTAP website. 

National RTAP Technical Assistance Conference

Tuesday-Friday, October 27-30, 2015 in Denver, Colorado

Registration: Register now for the conference and reserve your Westin Denver Downtown hotel room on our Conference Website.

When registering you can also sign up for a (free) Tuesday workshop:
  • AARP Pedestrian (Livability Index) Workshop
  • Intercity Bus Route Development 
  • National RTAP Web Apps - GTFS Builder
  • National RTAP Web Apps - Website Builder
  • Tribal Transit Assessment Workshop
View our updated final agenda - details are still subject to change. 

Vendors: Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information.
Federal Transit Administration and US DOT Updates

Guidance for subrecipients complying with ADA is now available through an FTA Circular. Read Therese McMillan's Fastlane post on the subject.

FTA Transportation Asset Management Sessions are available through webinars on October 19, 27, and 29 and during a live session at National RTAP's conference on October 29th. These sessions are intended to provide multiple avenues for Small, and Tribal transit operators to learn about FTAs Transit Asset Management (TAM) Proposed Rulemaking. We invite you to review and make comment to the TAM Proposed Rule docket, the comment period ends Nov 30th 2015.

FTA published an NPRM and request for comment on a new Public Transportation Safety Program. Comments due October 13, 2015.
Resources and News

Publications
FHWA Published its Research and Technology Now update which includes reports on research, technology, and development activity taking place within the U.S. DOT
FHWA published its
The U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration published its

Opportunities

National Volunteer Transportation Center STAR awards focus on not for profit, volunteer programs which provide transportation. Do you know a program that demonstrates excellence? Nominate Them!

The NTI is offering a Procurement for Small and Medium Transit Systems course on  on November 16-17. The course gives an overview of transit procurement, emphasizing "best practices" for contract procurement by systems who are recipients of FTA funding. NTI is also offering a course on Understanding ADA.
October 15, 2015
Events
National Transit Institute (NTI)
Understanding ADA
October 23
Charlottesville, VA
Workshop

National RTAP
Reaching New Heights in Rural and Tribal Transit
October 27-30
Denver, CO

National Transit Institute (NTI)
Procurement for Small and Medium Transit Systems
November 16-17
Fargo, ND

Louisiana Public Transit Association
Louisiana Public Transit Conference
November 17-19
Baton Rouge, LA

FTA
Drug and Alcohol Conference
March 22-24
Sacramento, CA

For a listing of all National RTAP and other national events, view our Calendar. If you'd like to submit an event, please email info@nationalrtap.org.

All event times listed as Eastern Time
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National RTAP eLearning:

An online learning management system providing access to free online courses. Find out more and get started today!

 

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