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06/03/2013
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May 2013, Woburn, MA – National Rural Transit Assistance Program (National RTAP) announces the release of a new web app, Contact Builder.
National RTAP in the Cloud’s free Contact Builder is a web-based application that allows organizations to create, manage, and send messages to contact lists. For organizations that might be using cumbersome spreadsheets and listservs for their electronic communications, the Contact Builder web app allows administrators to easily and efficiently manage bo......
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05/16/2013
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The National Transit Institute (NTI) is now offering a direct-delivery course focused on recognizing and reacting to terrorist activity. Transit agencies or regional groups can request NTI to come do this training with a minimum of twenty participants. The course highlights identifying and reporting terrorist activity, recognizing dangerous activity, and actions that should be taken when faced with potential terrorist activity. ......
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04/30/2013
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National RTAP Announces 2013 Photo Contest Winners
April 30, 2013
Woburn, MA-National RTAP is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 National RTAP Photo Contest. We were extremely pleased with the quality of all of the photos submitted, and chose the final winners based on creativity, technical quality, theme, and overall composition. The winners of the 2013 photo contest, "Putting Training to Work," are as follows.
First place and the grand prize went to Scott Clark and Gus Tor......
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04/01/2013
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NATIONAL RURAL TRANSIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NATIONAL RTAP) ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF FIVE NEW REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS
April 2013, Woburn, MA – National RTAP announced today that three state department of transportation (DOT) representatives and two rural transit operators have been appointed as new members of the National RTAP Review Board.
The Department of Transportation representatives are:
Ms. Kim Adair, Transit Program Section Leader at the North Dakota Department of Tra......
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03/11/2013
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WOBURN, MA—National RTAP has unveiled a scheme for naming new and existing web apps, including the renaming of the former “Resource Library” app. The web app has been be renamed “ResourceShare” and will be grouped with the newly-released “EventShare” calendar web app to indicate technology tools used for sharing information. Frequent users of the National RTAP Resource Library should note that the name of our Resource Library will not change. The Website Builder, GTFS Builder, and upcoming Con......
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10/31/2012
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The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) authorizes surface transportation programs for Federal fiscal years 2013 and 2014. It was signed by President Obama on July 6, 2012 and became effective on October 1, 2012.
Section 5311 changes in MAP-21 included changes to the program name, the formula apportionments, eligibility and to the set-asides that support other rural transit programs.
Formula Apportionments
MAP-21 modifies the formula for the Formula Gran......
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08/29/2012
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The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) has compiled comprehensive lists of resources for understanding MAP-21, and for transit providers operating in New Urbanized Areas.......
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07/09/2012
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The TRB’s TCRP recently released Report 154, a new guidebook on developing, enhancing, and sustaining Tribal Transit Services. This guidebook offers guidance on various stages of planning and implementing Tribal transit service.
For more information on this guidebook and to download the document, please visit http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166797.aspx......
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04/19/2012
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Transit professionals from rural and Tribal transit systems, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and state RTAP programs gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona March 18-21, 2012 to participate in the 1st Technical Assistance and Tribal Transit Program Conference and Roadeo. Final attendance totaled 213 individuals from 30 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 46 Native American Tribes and 12 state departments of transportation.
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04/19/2012
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The two-part Drive Right: Train-the-Trainer Driver Simulation session taughtby Steve Mentzer, Manager of Transit Simulations and Louis Maiello, Transit Training Specialist, of FAAC Incorporated was an engaging driver training course designed to teach several critical skill sets crucial to maintaining safe operations on the road.
Steve and Louie borrowed and transported a high-end van simulator from the Maryland Transit Administration, exclusively for the conference. It featured physical rearv......
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