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
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
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?
Resources • Upcoming Peer Calls: 3 rd 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
Upcoming Peer Calls • 3 rd 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?
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
Contact Information National RTAP Rob Tassinari Senior Technical Director 5 Wheeling Avenue, Unit B rtassinari@nationalrtap.org Woburn, MA 01801 Liz Taylor 888-589-6821 Senior Project Manager etaylor@nationalrtap.org www.nationalrtap.org Neil Rodriguez facebook.com/nationalrtap Project Manager rphillips@nationalrtap.org Jerry Emanuel Resource Center Manager jemanuel@nationalrtap.org 8
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