AASHTO Multi-State Transit Technical Assistance Program (MTAP)
AASHTO Liaison(s):
Richard Price, Associate Program Manager,
Transit Policy and Technical Assistance
Phone #: (202) 624-5813
Shayne Gill, Program Director for Multimodal Transportation
Council on Public Transportation
Phone#: (202) 624-3630
The Transit Connection for State DOTs
It sounds simple: find a way that states can obtain and use the public transit technical expertise of other states. Connect with one another regarding past experience. Network and efficiently solve technical and programmatic problems.
Simply stated, that connection is the Multi-State Transit Technical Assistance Program or MTAP.
Through its members and services, the MTAP brings real-life, practical solutions to transit problems – on topics as varied as state funding procedures, transit asset management, financial management, vehicle procurement, rural inter-city service development, and ADA compliance.
For its members, MTAP provides a network and assistance through:
- Access to transit program experts
- Peer-to-peer exchanges, via MTAP Alerts
- Abstracts and current transit data
- On-site technical exchanges
- Visits from experts
- MTAP’s Technical Assistance Directory
- Publications and updates
- Topical meetings and seminars
- Communications thru Newsletters and E-News
- Web site connections
- Best practices information
- Conference calls
- Training classes
Upcoming Events, Webinars & Training
Project Management for Transit Professionals
National Transit Institute
Monday, January 25 – 28, 2021
1:00pm-4:30pm Eastern Time (Daily)
Federal Transit Administration COVID-19 Recovery Listening Sessions
2021 TRB Annual Meeting – A Virtual Event
- Committee Meetings: January 5–8 and 11–15
- Sessions & Exhibits: January 21–22 and 25–29
National RTAP Webinar – What’s New in the Transit Manager’s Toolkit?
January 26, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM ET
National RTAP Webinar – Relax: A Special Stress Management Workshop Webinar
February 17, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM ET
Intercity Bus Roundtable
March 9, 2021
2:00-3:30 PM ET