Peer Roundtables and Chats

Rural Transit Day "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 include 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, Stephanie Lewis, Florida RTAP, and National RTAP staff.

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.