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If you are one of Indiana's small urban or rural transportation providers, the Indiana Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) is here to serve you. The RTAP Program provides technical assistance and training to not-for-profit public and specialized transportation providers all over the state of Indiana. We work with many different types of transportation agencies including:
- Public Transit Operators
- Agencies/Councils on Aging (AoA/CoA)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Providers
- Step Ahead Councils
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)
- Transportation Advisory Committees (TAC)
Our services are provided at no cost to those agencies that provide public and social service transportation and receive capital and/or operating assistance through INDOT's 5310 or 5311 transportation grant programs. The Indiana RTAP Program is funded by the Federal Transit Administration and the Indiana Department of Transportation.
INRTAP NEWS
Updated October 8, 2024
Available Training Opportunities
Please click on the training calendar to register for any of the below training offered in 2024.
October, 2024
10/15/2024 (10:00-12:00) - Pre-Trip Inspection Webinar
10/16/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @City of Crawfordsville
10/18/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @LifeSpan Resources, New Albany
10/21/2024 (10:00-12:00) - Defensive Driving Webinar
10/22/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @DART, Auburn
10/24/2024 (1:00-3:00) - Bloodborne Pathogens Webinar
10/25/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @RTAP Training Center, Columbus
10/25/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @New Horizons, Batesville
10/29/2024 (10:00-12:00) - Emergency Procedures and Evacuation Webinar
10/30/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @White County Council on Aging, Monticello
November, 2024
11/4/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @ARC of Greater Boone County, Lebanon
11/5/2024 (1:00-3:00) - Defensive Driving Webinar
11/13/2024 (10:00-12:00) - Conflict De-escalation Webinar
11/15/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) in-person @RTAP Training Center, Columbus
11/19/2024 (1:00-3:00) - Pre-Trip Inspection Webinar
11/22/2024 (9:00-1:00) - Veteran Passenger Assistance Techniques (VPAT), RTAP Training Center, Columbus
11/26/2024 (10:00-12:00) - Emergency Procedures and Evacuation Webinar
December, 2024
12/10/2024 (10:00-12:00) - Emergency Procedures and Evacuation Webinar
12/13/2024 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT), RTAP Training Center, Columbus
12/18/2024 (1:00-3:00) - Defensive Driving Webinar
12/23/2024 (10:00-12:00) - Pre-Trip Inspection Webinar
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Posted January 15, 2024 (Updated April 23, 2024)
2024 Roadeo
The 2024 Indiana Paratransit Roadeo was held on April 20, 2024! Please visit the
Roadeo page for scoring information. Thank you to all who participated!
NATIONAL NEWS
Posted August 19, 2024
FTA PTASP Webinar Recording
FTA held a webinar on August 13, 2024 on changes to the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation and the National Public Transportation Safety Plan. The purpose of the webinar was to discuss key changes to the PTASP regulation and the National Safety Plan. The recording and presentation are now available:
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Posted July 8, 2024
DOT Proposed Revisions to D&A Testing Procedures
USDOT is proposing to revise the drug and alcohol testing procedures. The proposed changes include:
1) Providing temporary qualification requirements for mock oral fluid monitors;
2) Providing for consistent privacy requirements by identifying which individuals may be present during an oral fluid collection; and,
3) Clarifying how collectors are to specify that a sufficient volume of oral fluid was collected.
Comments are due July 22, 2024.
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Posted June 11, 2024
Suicide and Mental Health Crisis Intervention Resources
On May 29, 2024, FTA hosted a webinar discussing suicide prevention and mental health crisis intervention on public transit. The webinar recording and the presentation slides are available.
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Posted June 11, 2024
FTA Resources - Reporting Assaults on Transit Workers
The FTA recently published three new resources to help clarify the requirements under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) on expanded reporting of assaults on transit workers to the National Transit Database:
1) Expanded reporting requirements overview
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NATIONAL RTAP NEWS
Posted August 29, 2024
Transit Manager Peer Roundtable
National RTAP is presenting a Transit Manager Peer Roundtable with a Healthcare Transportation Focus on September 10 from 2:00-3:15 ET. The roundtable is ONLY for rural and tribal transit managers and will focus on strategies to provide general public transit trips to medical appointments and contracted service with hospitals. Click here in order to register for the roundtable.
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Posted August 29, 2024
GTFS Workshop Series
National RTAP is hosting a workshop series on how to develop GTFS data for trip planners. The training consists of three 1-hour sessions on October 2, October 9, and October 16 at 2:00 pm ET. Click here to register.
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Posted August 29, 2024
Cybersecurity Webinar
National RTAP and the National Center for applied Transit Technology (N-CATT) are presenting a webinar titled Cybersecurity for Transit: What You Need to Know on October 1 from 2:00-3:00 ET. The webinar will cover cybersecurity for transit and guidance for small transit agencies on actions to take to prevent, respond to, and recover from cyberattacks. Click here to register.
Indiana RTAP is
administered by INDOT and operated by RLS & Associates, Inc. via RLS'
Columbus, Indiana office.
