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…

November 17, 2020 – State DOT Check-In on PTASP Development – MTAP Technical Initiatives Forum

Hot off the Presses!! MTAP Network News – 2020 Summer/Fall Issue

U.S. GAO report – Transit Asset Management – FTA Should Clarify Performance Data and Develop a Plan to Guide Future Program Improvements

Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility – Final Report to the President

End of Summer 2020 Virtual Meeting

APTA/CTAA COVID-19 Recovery Vendor List for Public Transportation

2020 Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation (with FY 2018 data)

NCHRP Resource – A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response (2014)

April 6 – FTA CARES Act Implementation Webinar (slides)

FTA State Program Oversight Consultant Review Survey

Upcoming Events, Webinars & Training

Federal Transit Administration COVID-19 Recovery Listening Sessions:

  • December 2020 – Understanding and Addressing Changing Rider Needs

December 2-4, 2020 – Interstate Transit Research Symposium

December 8, 10, 15-16 – 2020 Virtual Winter Meeting – Council on Public Transportation and MTAP

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

2021 TRB Annual Meeting – A Virtual Event

  • Committee Meetings: January 5–8 and 11–15
  • Sessions & Exhibits: January 21–22 and 25–29

MTAP Chair

Don Chartock
Deputy Director, Public Transportation Division
Washington State Department of Transportation

MTAP Vice Chair

Jennifer DeBruhl
Chief of Public Transportation
Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation

STATE PARTICIPATION FOR FY ’21
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