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SURTC at TRB
Jill Hough and Jeremy Mattson will be participating in the Transportation Research Board's 90th Annual Meeting January 23-27 in Washington, DC.
Hough will give a presentation on Educating the Future Transit Workforce as part of a session on Building the Transit Workforce of Tomorrow January 24 at 8:00 am. She will preside over the TRB Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Conference Planning Subcommittee January 26 at 10:15 am and will also present results from a study, co-authored by David Ripplinger and Bethany Brandt-Sargent, titled Technology Adoption by Small Urban and Rural Transit Agencies in a session on Advances in Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation January 26 at 2:30 pm.
Mattson will be involved in two poster sessions: Public Involvement in Transportation on January 24 at 2:30 pm and Safe Mobility of Older Persons on January 25 at 9:30 am. In the first he will highlight progress and provide an overview of the Transit, Technology, and Public Participation Project being conducted by Mattson, Del Peterson, and David Ripplinger, and in the second session he will present findings from his study on Transportation, Distance, and Health Care Utilization for Older Adults in Rural and Small Urban Areas.
Presentations from Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Available Online
The Transportation Research Board has released a Final Program for the 19th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation, held October 24-27, 2010, in Burlington, Vermont. Most of the presentations from this conference are now available online and are linked to within this document. Click here to open the Final Program (pdf), and then click on the presenters names highlighted in blue to view the presentations.
SURTC was heavily involved in this conference. Director Jill Hough served as the Chair of the Conference Planning Committee, and researchers David Ripplinger, Del Peterson, and Jeremy Mattson gave presentations and moderated sessions. The following are links to the presentations (pdf documents) given by SURTC staff:
- Ride or Relocate, presented by Del Peterson
- Mobility of Older Adults and People with Disabilities in North Dakota, presented by Jeremy Mattson
- How Rural Areas are Using Technology, presented by David Ripplinger
- Practical Uses of Rural NTD Data, presented by David Ripplinger
Categories: Events, Research
Rural Transit Systems Honored
Six rural transit systems were honored last week by receiving this year's Outstanding Rural Transit System award. The awards were presented by FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan at last week's National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation in Burlington, Vermont. SURTC director Jill Hough presided over the ceremony. The awards were given to the following transit providers:
- Special Transit of Boulder, CO
- Rural Community Transportation of St. Johnsbury, VT
- Citylink Public Transit System of Worley, ID
- Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency of Cookeville, TN
- Flint Hills Transportation Agency of Manhattan, KS
- South Central Adult Services Council of Valley City, ND
Pat Hansen of South Central Adult Services in Valley City, ND receiving an award for Outstanding Rural Transit System from FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan and SURTC director and conference chair Jill Hough.
The awards were given to rural systems that have addressed and overcome major challenges in providing coordinated transportation services resulting in rural and urban synergies. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation congratulated the winners and discussed the important role rural transit operators provide in this blog, the FAST LANE.
SURTC Staff to Participate in National Rural Transit Conference
Small Urban and Rural Transit Center staff will be busy during the 19th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation being held October 24-27, 2010 in Burlington, Vermont.
Dr. Jill Hough, director of the Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, is serving as chair of the conference that covers planning and design; policy, funding and finance; rural transportation in today's operating environment; technology; and special issues.
Jeremy Mattson will present a paper on the mobility of older adults and people with disabilities in North Dakota. Del Peterson will moderate a session on commuter programs and present a paper on transit and residential choice. David Ripplinger will present papers on technology use by rural transit agencies and uses of Rural National Transit Database (Rural NTD) data as well as moderate the session on Rural NTD.
Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Conference to be Held in October
The 19th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation will be held October 24-27, 2010 in Burlington, Vermont. The conference includes information on planning and design; policy, funding and finance; rural transportation in today's operating environment; technology; and special issues in rural transportation. Over thirty sessions, special events, and tours will expand the five routes. See the conference promotional flyer for more information.
Dr. Jill Hough, Director of the Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, is serving as the conference chair.
The conference is sponsored by the Transportation Research Board, the Federal Transit Administration, and the National Rural Transit Assistance Program. The American Public Transportation Association, the American Bus Association, the Community Transportation Association, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center are cooperating organizations.
Transit Technology Course to be Presented in New Mexico
Implementing Rural Transit Technology, a joint course of the Small Urban and Rural Transit Center and the National Transit Institute, will be held September 21-22 in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The course is geared toward transit professionals, state DOT office staff, and regional planners involved in planning and implementing technology-based systems for rural transit operations.
SURTC to Host Bus Safety and Security Training
The Small Urban and Rural Transit Center is sponsoring a one day seminar, FTA Transit Bus Safety and Security Program Overview, on Tuesday, August 17 from 8-4pm. The seminar will be held on the campus of North Dakota State University in Research Building I located at 1735 Research Park Drive in Fargo. This national seminar is being facilitated by Ream Lazaro, a well-recognized transit management consultant. The focus of the workshop will be to assist participants in understanding the new FTA Transit Bus Safety and Security Program as well as to identify "best practices." There is no cost for the seminar, but participants are required to register online.
Rural Transit Technology Course to be Held in Conjunction with NRITS Conference
Implementing Rural Transit Technology, a joint course of the Small Urban and Rural Transit Center and the National Transit Institute (NTI), will be held August 1-2 in Huntington, West Virginia, in conjunction with the National Rural ITS (NRITS) Conference. The course is geared toward transit professionals, state DOT office staff, and regional planners involved in planning and implementing technology-based systems for rural transit operations.
A specialized transit track that includes transit-specific sessions, a human services transportation workshop, in addition to the Implementing Rural Transit Technology course will be part of this year's NRITS Conference. Registration for participation in the transit track can be made online.
More information on the Implementing Rural Transit Technology course is available on the NTI website.
SURTC Events Calendar Updated
The updated Events Calendar provides a listing of national and regional conferences of interest to people in the public transportation industry for the upcoming year.
Dr. Hough to Present Seminar on Ethics in Transportation
Often we are faced with ethical decisions at work and in our personal lives. SURTC Director Jill Hough will present a seminar discussing ethics and how it applies to the field of transportation. Further, in this seminar, some fundamental approaches to consider when identifying and making ethical decisions will be presented.
The presentation, part of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute’s Transportation Seminar Series, will be held Thursday, April 29th, at 1 pm in IACC 422.