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
What’s New from MTAP…
May 12 – Webinar – States Discuss Strategies/Guidance for Navigating Transit’s COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Recovery
- Webinar Agenda
- Webinar Recording
- Presentations:
Newly Released – 2020 Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation (with FY 2018 data)
April 14 – Special Meeting (webinar) – States Discuss CARES Act Implementation
- Agenda
- Webinar Recording
- Poll Responses
- Presentation Slides
NCHRP Resource – A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response (2014)
Upcoming Events, Webinars & Training
National Transit Institute Webinars:
- Human Trafficking Awareness – Tuesday, July 14, 2020 – 2:00 – 3:30pm ET
- Managing Stress in a World Full of Change – Thursday, July 16, 2020 – 2:00-3:30pm ET
- Creating a CDL Study Guide and Aids for Your Trainees – Tuesday, July 21, 2020 – 2:00pm – 3:30pm ET
- TCRP Research Report 199: Transit Technical Training, Volumes 1 and 2: Guide to Applying Best Practices and Sharing Resources and Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training – Thursday, August 13, 2020 – 2:00 – 3:30pm ET
CTAA EXPO 2020 (Postponed until November)
Louisville, KY
November 15 – 19, 2020
Transportation and the ADA Online Course
EasterSeals Project Action Consulting
Registration ends: 1/10/2021
Course Start Date: 1/11/2021
Course End Date: 3/12/2021
MTAP Chair
Dave Harris
Director, Transit and Rail Division
New Mexico Department of Transportation
WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING
“MTAP meetings allow states to work more closely with partners including the Community Transportation Association of America and the American Public Transportation Association to share concerns, develop practical solutions, and implement programs of common interest.”
–– Charles Carr, Mississippi Department of Transportation
STATE PARTICIPATION FOR FY ’20
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