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National RTAP Peer Call: Tribal Transit
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
Agenda
- Introductions
- Discussion Questions
- Wrap Up: Future Calls
- Contact Information
National RTAP Peer Call: Tribal Transit Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
National RTAP Peer Call: Tribal Transit Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
National RTAP Peer Call: Tribal Transit Wednesday, August 19, 2015 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Agenda Introductions Discussion Questions Wrap Up: Future Calls Contact Information
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Conversationalists
National RTAP Hosts:
- Rob Tassinari, Liz Taylor, Neil Rodriguez and Jerry Emanuel
Guest Panelists:
- Elan Flippin, FTA Tribal Transit Program Manager
- J.D. Tovey III, Planning Director, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation
- Kelly Shawn, Senior Associate, RLS & Associates
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Discussion Questions
- What are your needs and key challenges as a tribal transit system?
Is there a training product or technical brief that could help?
- Where do you get training? What are the barriers to getting training
for your program, if any?
- What issues do you have working with state, federal, and other local
governments?
- For non-tribal affiliates, what are your challenges coordinating
with tribal transit systems in your area and how might that relationship be improved for all parties involved?
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Resources
- Upcoming Peer Calls: 3rd Wednesday of each month at 2:30pm
Eastern
- NRTAP: Crossing Great Divides, Tribal Transit Topic Guide
- TRB: Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit
Services: A Guidebook
- Tribal Transportation Safety: www.tribalsafety.org
- Tribal Transit Program: FTA Website
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Upcoming Peer Calls
- 3rd Wednesday of each month at 2:30pm eastern
- Next call is on Wednesday, September 15th – topic TBD
- What topics would you like to see for upcoming peer calls? Let us
know now or in the post-call survey.
- Possible topic ideas:
– ADA Reasonable Accommodation Change – Asset Management for Rural Agencies
- How could we make Peer to Peer conversations better?
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National RTAP – Conference
- Reaching New Heights in Rural and Tribal Transit
- October 27-30, 2015
- Westin Denver Downtown - Denver, CO
- www.nationalrtap.org – National RTAP Conference 2015
- Tribal Sessions
– Tribal Transit Assessment Training – Session ideas from peer call
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Contact Information
National RTAP 5 Wheeling Avenue, Unit B Woburn, MA 01801 888-589-6821 www.nationalrtap.org facebook.com/nationalrtap Rob Tassinari Senior Technical Director rtassinari@nationalrtap.org Liz Taylor Senior Project Manager etaylor@nationalrtap.org Neil Rodriguez Project Manager rphillips@nationalrtap.org Jerry Emanuel Resource Center Manager jemanuel@nationalrtap.org
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