The nation's first #RuralTransitDay was celebrated with a Twitter Chat on July 16, 2019, moderated by Kari Banta of Texas DOT, Julia Castillo of HIRTA, and Juanita Risch of Idaho Transportation Department. The chat focused on what agencies are doing to recognize passengers and staff on #RuralTransitDay and through the year, and shared thoughts about challenges and solutions for rural transit.

Senior Technical Director Rob Tassinari, a driving force in National RTAP's history, is retiring at the end of June. Read about Rob's tremendous contributions to the industry - including the development of ProcurementPRO and Rural iNTD, and what it was like to be with National RTAP in its early days.

National RTAP is pleased to announce our newest Review Board member, whose term will begin at our upcoming Spring Meeting in May: Angie Jones, District Manager, Grant County Transportation District (The People Mover), John Day, Oregon.

Two new staff members have joined the National RTAP team: Nelly Cubahiro and Nancy Doherty.

For this year's annual National RTAP Contest, we asked for outstanding rural transit websites. We got 20 great website submissions and are excited to announce the winners!

National RTAP is pleased to announce our newest Review Board member: Juanita Risch, Grants Officer/RTAP Manager, Idaho Transportation Department – Public Transportation. Juanita's term will begin at our Fall Meeting, which will be held in Denver, Colorado in October 2018.

National RTAP is pleased to announce our newest Review Board members, whose term will begin at our Spring Meeting in May 2018: Amy Rast, Public Transportation Coordinator, Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), Montpelier, VT; Glen Baum, Transit Coordinator, Standing Rock Public Transit, Fort Yates, ND; Julia Castillo, Executive Director, Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Authority (HIRTA), Urbandale, IA; Tim Geibel, Executive Director, Crawford Area Transit Authority (CATA), Meadville, PA; and...

National RTAP is soliciting nominations for Review Board members - state transit officials and rural or tribal transit operators. The deadline is January 31, 2018 (extended). The term of office is three years. Any group or individual involved in rural transit is encouraged to nominate a representative to the board. An individual may nominate him/herself for consideration.

National RTAP announces that the following individuals have been appointed as new members of its Review Board: Marcele Edington, Michigan Department of Transportation; Jessica Carter, Chilton Transit in Clanton, Alabama; and Connie Sipe, Center for Community in Sitka, Alaska.

Instead of our Annual Photo Contest, this year we asked for your brochures and passenger guides. We got 18 submissions and are excited to announce the winners!