National RTAP - Nichole Goldsmith, Executive Director AASHTO Standing Committee on Public...

National RTAP - Nichole Goldsmith, Executive Director

AASHTO Standing Committee on Public TransportationMulti-State Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) Winter Meeting - Phoenix, AZ

• RTAP is operated as a cooperative agreement with the Federal Transit Administration

• RTAP has both a national and state component. The National program serves as a companion to the state administered program

• RTAP has a State Manager in each of the 50 states

• RTAP has a rich history of collaboration, coordination and program deliver for over two decades

National Rural Technical Assistance Program


RTAP Peer Network

A Vital Part of National RTAP

Regional Team Centric

Led by an Advisory Group

Currently has 25 peers

Audience includes:

Transit Operators, Tribal Transit Operators, RTAP Managers and the

Rural Community-at-Large


Best Practice Briefs

Briefs released in 2009

Driver Simulator

Vehicle Maintenance

Incident Management

e-Grants System

Healthy Habit Tips for Drivers

Audience includes: Rural Community-at-Large


Scholarships

National RTAP Supports Transit Industry Education Including

Intertribal Transportation Association

Rural Conference

International Conferences & More



Rural Technical Resource & Communications Center

R-TRAC Dedicated Specialists Offering TA

R-TRAC Toll-Free 888-589-6821

R-TRAC Online Chat, Email, Webpage

R-TRAC Training, Reports, Papers, Etc.

R-TRAC Partner Program Promotion

R-TRAC Webinars & ExhibitsAudience includes: Rural Community-at-Large


R-TRAC Online Library

Online Search

Free Downloads

Ability to Connect w/ Other Transit Libraries

Free Application for Other Online Resource Centers



Research, Surveys, Reports

Status of Rural Transit

NTD Online

Regional Assessments


Products for 2009 - 2010

Scheduling & Dispatching Training

Interactive Cost Allocation Software

Interactive Procurement Software

Tribal Transit Outreach Initiatives

Human Services & Tribal Transit Procurement Primer

ADA Rule Assessment

Sensitivity Toolkit for Rural Operators

Mentoring Primer

ARRA Reporting Workshop for Tribes

Updating Older RTAP Training Products

CONTACT The R-TRAC Resource Center:

www.RTRAC.org

Toll Free: 888-589-6821

www.NationalRTAP.org

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