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SUMMARY:Introduction to Paratransit Management and Operations
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Paratransit Management and Operations \nThe goal of this course is to teach transit professionals the skills needed to effectively manage and operate paratransit services. Topics include: \nObjectives: \n\nHistory of demand response service and where the industry is today\nThe relationship between managing and providing paratransit service\nDeveloping policies and procedures for your paratransit department\nManagement functions needed to operate paratransit service\, including planning\, resource availability\, staffing\, scheduling\, budgeting\, and performance evaluation\nOperating techniques to provide paratransit service\, including contracting vs. in-house\, brokerages and call center operations\, route deviation\, taxi supplements\, and feeder service\nScheduling techniques that are based on your agency’s resources and local transit environment\nControlling costs and billing methods\nTechnology’s role in paratransit service\nCustomer service throughout the paratransit department\n\nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/introduction-to-paratransit-management-and-operations-2/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
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SUMMARY:Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making
DESCRIPTION:Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making \nThis course isn’t just about simply accepting the public’s ideas-it’s about strengthening project decision-making\, increasing creativity in problem-solving\, and making sure project solutions are more durable. \nThis is a highly interactive course that will offer techniques to help participants acknowledge the full spectrum of stakeholders and community members; understand all stakeholders’ and community members’ interests and concerns; identify which engagement approaches are effective for all stakeholder groups; and conduct public involvement using integrative facilitation. \nParticipants will have time to practice PI techniques and strategies in class\, including opportunities to work through the issues facing their own agencies and organizations and collaborate with other learners to create strategies to successfully address these issues. \nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/public-involvement-in-transportation-decision-making/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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SUMMARY:General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Office Hours\nGTFS is split into a schedule component that contains schedule\, fare\, and geographic transit information and a real-time component that contains arrival predictions\, vehicle positions and service advisories. Information about routes\, schedules\, and fares are represented in basic text files\, which means it can be created and maintained without the use of complicated or proprietary software. \nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/general-transit-feed-specification-gtfs-office-hours-30/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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SUMMARY:BraunAbility DPA-2 General Overview
DESCRIPTION:BraunAbility DPA-2 General Overview \nFor 2024 we are hosting a series of webinars that we will dive in deeper on specific subjects for our DPA model lifts. Also\, we will still offer our traditional 2hr “General Overviews”\nWe will cover the fundamentals of each of the lifts to have a strong understanding and to build confidence in technicians servicing BraunAbility product. \nIntended for: Vehicle/Lift Technicians \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here \n 
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/braunability-dpa-2-general-overview/
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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SUMMARY:Measuring the Safety of Automated Driving Systems: How Safe is Safe Enough?
DESCRIPTION:Measuring the Safety of Automated Driving Systems: How Safe is Safe Enough? \nA common question determining the eventual deployment of automated driving systems is “how safe is safe enough?”. This research uses naturalistic driving data to determine how to measure the potential safety benefit of automated vehicle technologies and automated driving systems (ADS)\, and where current technology practices may not deliver on projected safety promises. \nIntended for: All \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here \n 
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/measuring-the-safety-of-automated-driving-systems-how-safe-is-safe-enough/
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