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Past Events

Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Rule: Training and Qualification Program Best Practices

Last fall, FTA published the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) final rule, requiring rail transit agencies to implement an RWP program to protect transit workers who work on or around the tracks. The rule established minimum RWP program elements, including an RWP training and...

Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Rule: Street Running and Small Systems

Last fall, FTA published the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) final rule, requiring rail transit agencies to implement an RWP program to protect transit workers who work on or around the tracks. This webinar will present examples of how agencies may apply RWP requirements to common...

FTA Rail Grade Crossing Safety Webinar

As a part of See Tracks? Think Train® Week, this webinar will discuss strategies to improve the safety of drivers and pedestrians near transit tracks and trains. FTA will provide a high-level overview of available rail grade crossing data and resources, followed by a presentation from LA Metro...

FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference

Register for the Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference on March 18-20, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri. The three-day conference is for Drug and Alcohol Program...

National RTAP Employment-Focused Transit Manager Peer Roundtable

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National RTAP will be holding an Employment-Focused Transit Manager Peer Roundtable on March 13, 2025 from 2:00-3:00 PM ET. Hear from industry experts and ask questions. This will be an informal meeting to share information and best practices with your peers.

Please note that this Peer...

FTA Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Overview

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Employers subject to DOT or US Coast Guard drug and alcohol testing regulations must submit annual drug and alcohol testing data annually. In preparation for the March 15 deadline to submit annual drug and alcohol testing data, FTA will host a 90-minute virtual training to provide participants...

National RTAP Books in Transit Discussion Group Meeting - The Lost Ticket

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Our Books in Transit Discussion Group has selected The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson as its next book to read for our February 2025 meeting. The novel is about a man who met a woman on a bus and lost the bus ticket with her phone number on it. For the past sixty years, he’s ridden the same bus...

National RTAP Books in Transit Discussion Group Meeting - The Lost Ticket

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Our Books in Transit Discussion Group has selected The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson as its next book to read for our February 2025 meeting. The novel is about a man who met a woman on a bus and lost the bus ticket with her phone number on it. For the past sixty years, he’s ridden the same bus...

Webinar: National RTAP What's New in the ADA Toolkit?

The National RTAP ADA Toolkit (https://www.nationalrtap.org/Toolkits/ADA-Toolkit/Welcome) is being updated with new guidance and resources. We're providing new guidance for rural and Tribal transit agencies on how to best serve individuals with disabilities experiencing homelessness and persons...

National RTAP Intercity Transportation Update Webinar, Part 2

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Please join us for our next Intercity Transportation Update Webinar on January 23, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 PM ET to learn about the TCRP Intercity Bus research project that recently kicked off and hear about new innovations in place for implementing the FTA 5311(f) Intercity bus program. ...