National RTAP Hands-on GTFS Workshop for Annual NTD Compliance Reporting and Empowering Online Trip Planning
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Are you prepared to certify that your agency has accurate General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data and a weblink for the National Transit Database in RY24? Do you have the weblink or GTFS to enter in the NTD? How might preparing the GTFS improve your operations? Is your agency on the National Transit Map? This workshop will answer these questions and more.
What is GTFS? GTFS is the international standard used to publish trip plan data (bus stop locations and schedules). This training walks you through National RTAP’s free GTFS Builder tool to develop GTFS data. With GTFS Builder, your transit services can be published on trip planners such as Google Maps, Bing, Apple Maps, Moovit, TransitApp, CityMapper, and others. We will also explore a workaround that helps riders discover your flex or microtransit services.
National RTAP is hosting this free, virtual workshop series with hands-on training to help you complete your GTFS data, update it and publish your services online.
The training will consist of three 1-hour sessions held on Wednesdays at 2:00 PM ET on Wednesday, October 2, 9, and 16. To fully participate, you will need Excel and Google Earth Pro for Desktop on your PC. At the end of the training, you can expect to have valid GTFS data for one bus route, and most importantly the skills to create GTFS data for other routes. If this timing does not work for you, you may learn at your pace with our videos and detailed GTFS Builder Guidebook. For those who might begin sooner, bring your questions to our weekly open zoom office hours on Thursdays at 1:00 PM ET (the zoom link is at our website).
National RTAP is committed to providing equal access to this session for all participants. If you need alternative formats, options, or services, please email info@nationalrtap.org at least 7 business days in advance of this session so we can best assist you.
Additional Dates and Times:
- Oct 8, 2024 02:00 PM EST
- Oct 9, 2024 02:00 PM EST
Registration Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1_oxVr4CTY6THd_v_ke-vA#/registration