Peer Roundtables and Chats

Peer Roundtables and Chats

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Rural Transit "The Art of Transit Prequel"

July 16, 2025, 1:00-2:00 PM ET

This year's Rural Transit Day Prequel will take place on X and we will highlight all the entries from our 2024 Art of Transit Photo Contest. No need to pre-register, just join the event at the time it occurs. Feel free to post your own transit artwork to celebrate #RuralTransitDay.

Rural Transit Day Chat

July 16, 2025, 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Our first Rural Transit Day Facebook Live Chat will focus on what transit agencies are doing to recognize passengers and staff on Rural Transit Day and throughout the year, and included a discussion about challenges, solutions, and best practices. The chat will be co-moderated by John Andoh, Transit General Manager, Redding Area Bus Authority, Stephanie Bushong, Transit Deputy Director, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, and National RTAP staff.

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State RTAP Manager Peer Roundtable

July 29, 2025, 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Please join us for an informal discussion of topics of interest to State RTAP Managers. Topics will include how to find trainers and trainer succession planning, the role of State RTAPs in mobility management, and others. Please note that this Roundtable is just for managers of State RTAPs.

Books in Transit Discussion Group Meeting - Bus People

August 19, 2025, 2:00-3:00 PM ET

The National RTAP Books in Transit Discussion Group selected Bus People: 30 Days on the Road with America's Nomads by Mike Pentecost as its next book to read. Bus People focuses on the stories, the hopes, dreams and despair that accompany the passengers that Greyhound serves. The author will be joining us! If you would like to borrow the book from the National RTAP Resource Library, please contact us at info@nationalrtap.org.

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" National RTAP offers one-stop shopping for rural and tribal transit technical assistance products and services. Call, email, or chat with us and if we can’t help with your request, we’ll connect you with someone who can! "

Robin Phillips, Executive Director
" You go above and beyond and I wanted to let you know that I appreciate it so much and always enjoy my time with you. The presentations give me so much to bring back to my agency and my subrecipients. "

Amy Rast, Public Transit Coordinator Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans)
" I always used the CASE (Copy And Steal Everything) method to develop training materials until I discovered RTAP. They give it to you for free. Use it! "

John Filippone, former National RTAP Review Board Chair
" National RTAP provides an essential service to rural and small transit agencies. The products are provided at no cost and help agencies maximize their resources and ensure that their employees are trained in all aspects of passenger service. "

Dan Harrigan, Former National RTAP Review Board Chair
" We were able to deploy online trip planning for Glasgow Transit in less than
90 days using GTFS Builder. Trip planning information displays in a riders'
native language, which supports gencies in travel training and meeting Title VI
mandates. "

Tyler Graham, Regional Transportation Planner Barren River Area Development District
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" Having a tool like GTFS Builder is really light years ahead of what it used to be at one time in terms of how fast you can put everything together. Our university students really can't imagine transit without it, so I think it's very important for us in terms of attracting that particular demographic. "

Michael Lachman, Transportation Services Manager HAPCAP - Athens Transit
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" In the past we used proprietary database software that was very challenging, very murky, and hard to update. GTFS Builder is a great opportunity to make this more user-friendly, more readily updatable and it
would enable us to show how to create a GTFS to more of the staff. "

Jaime McKay, Former Manager of Direct Services Center for Mobility Equity
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" Collaboration is a buzz word these days in the industry. On behalf of our Tribal segment, I appreciate RTAP for making Tribes a partner in industry opportunities. The organization goes over and beyond reaching partners one would not expect in a busy industry such as public transportation. Thank you for your tireless efforts! "

Franklin Akoneto, Comanche Nation
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"We are so very thankful for all your transportation training materials. Your resources are as valuable as gold!"

Holly Walton, Transportation Assistant Manager, Curative Connections

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