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Erie Retreat

Transit Knowledge Sharing Retreat

Recordings of National RTAP Sessions

June 15-16, 2022, Erie, PA


The Northwest Pennsylvania Mobility Alliance, Inc. hosted a Transit Knowledge Sharing Retreat at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, PA. Partners included the Crawford Area Transit Authority, Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority, PennTRAIN, National Center for Mobility Management, National Center for Applied Transit Technology, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, Shared Use Mobility Center, as well as National RTAP.


The four sessions sponsored by National RTAP were made available virtually through Zoom. The recordings are available below along with the PowerPoints and session information.


For full details about the retreat and PowerPoints from other sessions, please go to www.transitretreat.org.


Photo credit to Paul Gibbens at Visit Erie for the photo of the Bicentennial Tower in Erie, PA above.

  • Federal Procurement Best Practices and Hot Topics

    Recording | PowerPoint


    Instructor: Richard Garrity, RLS & Associates


    Description: This 4-hour training will focus on Federal procurement requirements; developing a compliant procurement policy; micro, small, and large purchase requirements; System of Award Management (SAM) record checks; and procurement record keeping. Common compliance review findings will be addressed along with corrective action best practices.


    Note: We trimmed the recording to exclude attendee introductions and discussion that was not audible at the beginning of the session, but not much of the training presentation was cut off.

  • Capital Project Initiation & Scoping Overview

    Recording | PowerPoint


    Instructor: Michia Casebier, M.G. Tech-Writing LLC


    Description: This interactive 90 minute session will provide an overview of capital project initiation and scoping basics along with tips for effective capital project cost estimation and solicitation development. The presentation is based heavily on the FTA’s Project and Construction Management Guidelines and Construction Project Management Handbook as well as the experience of construction project managers. In-person attendees will be encouraged to share their transit construction successes and challenges and will participate in construction pricing and scope of work writing exercises. Attendees will obtain an improved understanding of how to successfully initiate a transit capital project.


    If you are interested in receiving copies of the handouts provided at this session, including samples of various construction RFPs,  please email Liz Taylor at etaylor@nationalrtap.org.

  • Capital Project Funding & Grant Writing

    Recording | PowerPoint


    Instructor: Michia Casebier, M.G. Tech-Writing, LLC

     

    Description: This 90-minute session will detail techniques for writing competitive grants for capital project development. Attendees will complete a short writing exercise to rough out a basic transit grant project abstract and will break into small groups (in-person attendees only) to discuss how best to overcome issues with pursuing/administering various Federal grants. Attendees will walk away with vital transit grant development resources, contacts, links to essential FTA transit grant regulation information, and an understanding of the most important elements to address in their transit capital grant application.


    If you are interested in receiving copies of the handouts provided at this session, including a sample project abstract and a grant proposal development process worksheet,  please email Liz Taylor at etaylor@nationalrtap.org.

  • All Things National RTAP

    Recording | PowerPoint


    Presenters: Elizabeth Taylor and Scott Zadakis, National RTAP


    Description: Do you know the magnitude of resources available at your fingertips from National RTAP? Come prepared to learn about how National RTAP can support your transit program through an extensive Resource Library, online toolkits, training materials in various formats including eLearning, technology tools, webinars and roundtables, and much more. Best all, the resources are free for your transit program to utilize.


    Note: We realized part of the way into the session that we were not screensharing on Zoom. However, we have provided the PPT above, so you can follow along that way for that introductory portion of the session.

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