Bus Maintenance and Bus Testing Program Peer-to-Peer Exchange October 10, 2019 DOT West Wing West Atrium U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Agenda Goals: Share best practices in frontline maintenance worker training Share model bus maintenance programs from both the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and transit agency […]
Description: Many transit agencies are embracing the concept of ‘mobility management’, which is a strategic approach to designing and delivering transportation services that starts and ends with the customer. It begins with a community vision in which the entire transportation network – public transit, private operators, cycling and walking, volunteer drivers, and […]
Participants taking the Transportation Planning Process course receive an overview of the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning process, underscoring its relationship to informed decision-making and the required planning process. This course expands knowledge of transportation planning practice fundamentals and the ability to convey the relationship of these principles to the Federal planning program […]
Description: This course presents the USDOT performance-based planning and programming framework and how the elements of the framework relate to current planning and programming process, including key issues such as fiscal constraint, air quality conformity, the congestion management process, public involvement, Federal planning factors and other relevant issues. The concepts presented in the […]
Description: This course provides an overview of transit fare policy, including policy goals and objectives, fare structure, fare collection and emerging fare technologies. Participants will discuss the importance of fare policy, policy tradeoffs, pricing strategies and issues influencing fare decisions. The course will discuss fare equity issues, public communication and outreach strategies and data […]
Description: The goals of this course are to introduce transit-planning professionals to the Federal Transit Administration’s Simplified Trips-on-Project Software (STOPS) package, learn the fundamentals of its components and local implementation, and recognize the information that can be drawn from its ridership forecasts to inform decisions on transit plans, projects, and services. Topics include: […]
Description: This course provides an overview of and implementation guidance for Tier II providers intending to comply with the Transit Asset Management (TAM) Final Rule (49 CFR 625). Tier II providers are defined as federal transit funding recipients that own, operate, or manage one hundred or fewer vehicles in revenue service during peak regular […]
No deliveries currently; please check back. Workshop Description: This two-day direct delivery workshop incorporates case study based discussions and activities so participants can consider new approaches to apply Environmental Justice (EJ) best practices in their communities. Discussions will focus on examples of best practices from the field.The course will examine data development strategies and effective […]
The National Transit Institute (NTI) is pleased to announce a new delivery of this professional development opportunity, created specifically for senior-level public transit maintenance leaders. You must apply and be accepted to attend this fee-based workshop. The workshop curriculum will: Support the development of leadership skill Explore strategic maintenance planning Facilitate the sharing of best practices […]
Description: Public Involvement is much more than posting notices and holding public hearings. Public participation involves creative thinking, with willingness and ability to interact openly to the public’s preferred forms of communication. It is about being sensitive to disparate needs and conflicting priorities. It is about giving the public an opportunity to influence transportation […]
