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This section includes informational and technical assistance resources are some of the most highly requested from National RTAP customers within the past year. If you would like any lists of hot topics that were on this page from previous years, please contact info@nationalrtap.org.
The following are selected resources that answer questions posed by users of the National RTAP Resource Center, and respondents to our national surveys of transit organizations. Thank you to San Jose State University graduate school students Minnie Esquivel Gopar and Sy Maestas for assistance in the selection of 2026 resources.
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National Cooperative Highway Research Program's (NCHRP) A Guide to Developing Financial Plans and Performance Measures for Transportation Asset Management, 2019
National RTAP's Advanced Topics in Financial Management for Rural Transit Providers, 2021
National RTAP's Cost Allocation Calculator
National RTAP's Budgeting and Finance 101 Section of the Transit Manager’s Toolkit. 2026
National RTAP's Fundamental Financial Management for Rural Transit Providers. 2020
Texas A&M Transportation Institute's
Operational and Capital Cost Management at Rural and Small Urban Transit Systems, 2026
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)
Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Technical Assistance Center's (CCAM-TAC) TransitRx: A Prescription for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, 2024
Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Technical Assistance Center's (CCAM-TAC) Wheels to Care: Navigating NEMT Across America NEMT State-by-State Profiles, 2024
Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) NEMT Overview, 2026
Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Cost Allocation Technology for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, 2020
National RTAP's Risky Business III: Insurance for NEMT, 2025
Transit Cooperative Research Program's (TCRP) Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination, 2022.
Safety
Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Improving Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Accessing Transit, 2022.
National Center for Transit Research's (NCTR) Bus Operator Safety: Critical Issues Examination and Model Practices, 2014
National Highway Cooperative Research Program's (NCHRP) Toolkit for Institutionalizing the Safe System Approach, 2026
National RTAP's 2 The Point: Passenger Safety, 2026
National RTAP's
Safety, Security and Emergency Management Section of the Transit Manager's Toolkit, 2026
Transportation to Healthy Food
Rural Health Information Hub's Rural Hunger and Access to Healthy Food, 2025
Safe Routes Partnership's Safe Routes to Healthy Food Report and Action Agenda: Connecting Active Transportation to Healthy Food Access, 2020
Small Urban, Rural and Tribal Center on Mobility. Western Transportation Institute, and Montana State University's, Utilizing Public Transportation to End Food Insecurity in Rural and Small Urban Areas by Providing Better Access: A Case Study of Rural Counties in North Dakota, 2024
TRB's Breaking Barriers to Healthy Food and Healthcare, 2023 (see page 31 for the article)
Additional collections of resources are contained in our Topic Guides on the following subjects:
Updated July 8. 2026
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