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Neil Rodriguez joined the National Rural Transit Assistance Program as a Project Manager in September 2014. Neil led the initial development and management of the National RTAP eLearning management system. In 2020, he transitioned to the role of Tribal Transit Program Manager. He currently serves on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Rural, Intercity Bus, and Specialized Transportation Committee (AP055) and the Standing Committee on Native American Transportation Issues (AME30).
Previously, Neil was the Director at a regional community development organization overseeing program delivery to remote communities in Western Alaska. He also worked as a Regional Economist at the Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District. Neil has over 23 years of experience in community development, outreach, community planning, project management, program development, data collection and analysis. Neil is also a successful entrepreneur having founded a consulting firm that specializes in economic development, project management, fundraising and regulatory affairs.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and American Studies from Brandeis University.
" 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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