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SUMMARY:National Transit Database: Urban Reporting
DESCRIPTION:National Transit Database: Urban Reporting \nThe goal of this course is to help transit professionals learn the necessary skills for reporting urban data to the NTD internet reporting website. \n\nTopics include: \n\nBenefits and impacts associated with the NTD annual reporting\nDefining the apportionments (i.e.\, Urbanized Area Formula Program – UAFP\, Small Transit Intensive Cities – STIC\, and State-of-Good Repair)\n“Who” reports and “What” to report\nNTD annual reporting website\, functionality and automation\nThe 6 standard NTD reporting modules (Basic Information\, Financial\, Asset\, Service\, Resource\, and Federal Funding Allocation) as well as Declarations and Independent Auditor Statements\nReport year updates\n\nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/national-transit-database-urban-reporting/
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240314T153000
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SUMMARY:Project Management for Transit Professionals
DESCRIPTION:Project Management for Transit Professionals \nBy the end of this course participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe the major components of a well-defined project\nExplain the functionality of each phase of the project lifecycle and associated deliverables\nCreate a Project Management Plan (PMP)\, including a Statement of Work (SOW) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)\nIdentify methods to obtain reasonable project estimates to develop a realistic project schedule\nUse Earned Value to control and report a projects status and evaluate the impact of potential changes on the PMP\nRecognize the relationship between leadership and teamwork development\, as well as the importance of communicating to all stakeholders\n\nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here \n 
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/project-management-for-transit-professionals-3/
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240314T160000
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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. \nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here \n 
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/introduction-to-paratransit-management-and-operations-4/
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240311T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240314T160000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Transit Service Planning
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Transit Service Planning \nThis course seeks to have participants understand the public transit service planning process from concept design thru service implementation to service evaluation. By the end of the course\, participants will be able to undertake conceptual service planning including service design/redesign\, routing and scheduling\, stop design\, transit service budgeting and resource allocation\, and calculating levels of service and capacity. While the course focuses primarily on bus operations for illustrative examples\, practitioners from other modes such as: heavy/rapid rail\, light rail\, paratransit\, microtransit and water based transit will be able apply the concepts covered to their respective mode. \nNOTE: Participants are encouraged to bring a calculator (or a cell phone with calculator capabilities) to this course. \nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here \n 
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/introduction-to-transit-service-planning-4/
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240312T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240312T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T164013
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Women’s Small Business Transportation Summit
DESCRIPTION:4th Annual Women’s Small Business Transportation Summit \nThe purpose of this virtual event is to celebrate women entrepreneurs and provide an opportunity for them to learn about technical assistance resources\, capacity building\, access to capital\, and upcoming DOT initiatives\, including Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) opportunities. Attendees will learn more about how to contract with the Department of Transportation and how we plan to increase WOSB utilization \nIntended for: All \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/4th-annual-womens-small-business-transportation-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240312T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240312T123000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T155700Z
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SUMMARY:Website Builder Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Website Builder Office Hours \nSince 2011\, Website Builder has allowed users to create and design websites that are hosted on the National RTAP server free of charge. Recently\, National RTAP released Website Builder 3.0 using customer feedback and the latest technology to make creating\, editing and launching your website as easy as possible. \nCheck out some rural transit websites built with National RTAP’s Website Builder: \n\nAccess Allegany (New York)\nNeed A Ride (New York)\nGo Blue Transit (Texas)\nNebraska Public Transit (Nebraska)\nBluefield Area Transit (West Virginia)\n\nHere are examples of a State RTAP website and transit association website\, both built with Website Builder. \n\nIndiana RTAP\nCTANW (Community Transportation Association of the Northwest)\n\nReady to begin? Click on the Create My Website button. You will be prompted to create or sign in to your National RTAP account. Once logged in\, several website templates will appear. Select your preferred template by clicking “Start Building.” You will be prompted to create an account for your website. This is a different from your National RTAP account. \n\nIntended for: All \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/website-builder-office-hours/
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240312T160000
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SUMMARY:FTA Uniform Act Basics for Transit Agency Personnel
DESCRIPTION:FTA Uniform Act Basics for Transit Agency Personnel\nThis is a short survey-type training session intended to introduce participants to the topic of real estate acquisition for FTA-funded projects. This training will describe what a grantee needs to know when acquiring property with an FTA grant. The grant language mandates the implementation of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970\, as amended (the Uniform Act). This training will also address other key aspects of real estate acquisition for FTA projects that are not related to the Uniform Act. \nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/fta-uniform-act-basics-for-transit-agency-personnel-6/
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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SUMMARY:Understanding ADA
DESCRIPTION:Understanding ADA  \nThe goal of this course is to provide transit professionals with a basic understanding of the fundamentals of accessible public transportation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in a civil rights context. \n  \nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/understanding-ada/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240313T153000
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SUMMARY:Crisis Communications for Transit Managers
DESCRIPTION:Crisis Communications for Transit Managers\nIn this course\, participants will develop the skills needed to communicate essential information to customers\, stakeholders and employees during critical incidents faced by a transit agency. \nAgency-wide planning and training are essential. But having detailed communications plans for every possible situation isn’t realistic. This session will present the essentials of an effective crisis communications program that can be scaled to most any agency size or crisis scenario. The presenter is a veteran transit communicator and former reporter who has worked through pandemics\, transit service disruptions\, fatalities\, leadership controversies and active shooters. \nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/crisis-communications-for-transit-managers-3/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online/Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240312T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240312T143000
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SUMMARY:NTD 2024 Safety and Security Non-Rail Mode Reporting
DESCRIPTION:NTD 2024 Safety and Security Non-Rail Mode Reporting \nThis webinar will provide guidance for reporting non-rail mode data to the National Transit Database (NTD) Safety & Security Reporting module. Non-rail modes include Motorbus (MB)\, Demand Response (DR)\, Aerial Tramway (TR)\, Ferryboat (FB)\, Bus Rapid Transit (RB)\,  Publico (PB)\, Trolleybus (TB)\, and Vanpool (VP).  This session will provide detailed steps for navigating the Safety & Security Report package\, the reporting timeline\, generating\, editing and completing all reports/forms and an overview of available reports. \n\nIntended for: Transit Agencies \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here: Click here
URL:https://arkansastransit.com/event/ntd-2024-safety-and-security-non-rail-mode-reporting/
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