July 10, 2024, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
Join your State RTAP manager peers for an informal discussion. We will discuss GTFS benefits, 5310 programs, scholarship policies, special day/week promotions, and other topics of interest to State RTAP managers.
July 16, 2024, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
Each year we host a #RuralTransitDay Chat where participants share thoughts about the benefits of rural transit, along with challenges and solutions. This year's Chat will be co-moderated by Stephanie Lewis of Florida RTAP, Caitlin Musselman and Jeremy Johnson-Miller from the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC), and National RTAP staff.
August 6, 2024, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
Charles Person, the youngest Freedom Rider and one of two surviving original Freedom Riders, wrote Buses Are a Comin', a memoir of his famous and history-shaping rides on Greyhound and Trailways buses in 1961 to end segregation on buses, in depots, and waiting areas. Discussion Group members who would like to attend this meeting in person at our Woburn, MA office may contact us at info@nationalrtap.org. The author is planning to attend!
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" National RTAP offers one-stop shopping for rural and tribal transit technical assistance products and services. Call, email, or chat with us and if we can’t help with your request, we’ll connect you with someone who can! "
" You go above and beyond and I wanted to let you know that I appreciate it so much and always enjoy my time with you. The presentations give me so much to bring back to my agency and my subrecipients. "
" I always used the CASE (Copy And Steal Everything) method to develop training materials until I discovered RTAP. They give it to you for free. Use it! "
" National RTAP provides an essential service to rural and small transit agencies. The products are provided at no cost and help agencies maximize their resources and ensure that their employees are trained in all aspects of passenger service. "
" We were able to deploy online trip planning for Glasgow Transit in less than
90 days using GTFS Builder. Trip planning information displays in a riders'
native language, which supports gencies in travel training and meeting Title VI
mandates. "
" Having a tool like GTFS Builder is really light years ahead of what it used to be at one time in terms of how fast you can put everything together. Our university students really can't imagine transit without it, so I think it's very important for us in terms of attracting that particular demographic. "
" In the past we used proprietary database software that was very challenging, very murky, and hard to update. GTFS Builder is a great opportunity to make this more user-friendly, more readily updatable and it
would enable us to show how to create a GTFS to more of the staff. "
" Collaboration is a buzz word these days in the industry. On behalf of our Tribal segment, I appreciate RTAP for making Tribes a partner in industry opportunities. The organization goes over and beyond reaching partners one would not expect in a busy industry such as public transportation. Thank you for your tireless efforts! "
"We are so very thankful for all your transportation training materials. Your resources are as valuable as gold!"
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