Understanding ADA

Description: The goal of this course is to provide transit professionals with a basic understanding of the fundamentals of accessible public transportation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in a civil rights context. Objectives: Upon completion...

Title VI and Public Transit

Please note: This course will sunset after March 2023. The course is being revised and will be divided into two separate sessions, one as an introductory Overview and the other as an Advanced course.  Description: This course will help practitioners appreciate the...

Procurement I – Orientation to Transit Procurement

Description: This four-day foundational course is an overview of transit procurement and emphasizes “best practices” for contract procurements by FTA grantees. This course will focus on good procurement business practices and policies from a broader...

Introduction to Paratransit Management and Operations

Description: The goal of this course is to teach transit professionals the skills needed to effectively manage and operate paratransit services. Objectives: Participants in this course will learn: History of demand response service and where the industry is today The...

National Transit Database

Description: The goal of this course is to help transit professionals learn the necessary skills for reporting urban data to the NTD internet reporting website. Objectives: Participants in this course will learn: Benefits and impacts associated with the NTD annual...

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Description: Every transit agency receiving funding from FTA must comply with DOT’s DBE regulations. Transit grantees and others involved in the application and the administration of the DBE requirements should have a complete understanding of these requirements...

Introduction to Transit Service Planning

Description: This course seeks to enable participants to understand the public transit service planning process from concept design through service implementation and service evaluation. By the end of the course, participants will be able to undertake conceptual...

Project Management for Transit Professionals

Description: The goal of this course is to help transit professionals appreciate the importance of analyzing, leading, and managing the complexities of transit projects by providing them with the tools to foster success. Objectives: By the end of this course...