Presentations & Advocacy

2022 Rural Transit Managers Workshop

PTD Administrator Jean Ruestman's presentation

Cat Koerner's HR presentation

MDOT Presentation Technology Plan

2021 Rural Transit Managers Workshop

Day 1 - MDOT Back to Basics

• Day 1 Video Recording
• Day 1 Slides

Day 2 - Carol Wright Kenderdine

• Day 2 Video Recording
• Day 2 Slides

Day 3 - Legislative Updates

• Day 3 Video Recording
• Day 3 Slides

Day 4 - HR & Ask a Lawyer

• Day 4 Video Recording
• Day 4 Slides
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2020 Presentations

• MDOT Office of Passenger Transportation - Jean Ruestman, Administrator
• Everything you need to know about the 2020 Census
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2019 Annual Meeting Presentations

• Scott Bogren – CTAA Keynote Message (CTAA Federal Update)
• Carol Schweiger – Not Your Father’s Bus (Schweiger)
• Ed Benning/Harmony Lloyd – Flint MTA’s Rides to Wellness (RTW-First ppt)
• Ed Benning/Harmony Lloyd – Flint MTA’s Rides to Wellness 2 (MTAFLINT R2W)
• Mark de la Vergne - Integrated Fare Payment (IFP)
• Jean Ruestman – Office of Passenger Transportation (Annual Meeting 19 OPT)
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2017 Annual Meeting Presentations

• MDOT Presentation - 2017 Michigan Public Transit Association Annual Meeting
• Assessing Michigan’s Transit Condition Customer Satisfaction and Trip Purpose
• MDOT Training and Training Development Project
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June Advocacy Tools

• Week 1 Materials (.zip)
• Week 2 Materials(.zip)
• Graphics (.zip)
• Real Transportation Fix 3 Points (.pdf)
• MI Transportation Intro (.pdf)
• Senate Contact Info (.xlsx)

2016 MPTA Annual Meeting

• John Martin Keynote Address

2015 Rural Transit Managers Workshop

• MDOT: Back to Basics Presentation
• Procurement Outside MiDeal Presentation
• Procurement Outside MiDeal Supplemental Handout
• MDOT Presentation by Sharon Edgar

Proposal 1

• Proposal 1 Seat Drop #2
• Proposal 1 Seat Drop #1

Annual Meeting 2014

• Annual Meeting Presentation

20-Year Needs Study

• MPTA 20-Year Needs Study

Annual Meeting 2010 Documents

• MDOT Presentation
• FTA Presentation

White Papers

• Introduction to MPTA/Public Transit in Michigan Overview
• State-Level Public Transportation Funding Issues

Resources

• Gas Tax Analysis – 3/2010
• Michigan Public Transportation: Moving people, driving change

MDOT Links

• Passenger Transportation Bureau: http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9625_21607—,00.html
• Reference Manual for Transit Agencies: http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9625_21607_25913—,00.html
• Program Data: http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9625_21607-55117–,00.html
• Transportation Funding Task Force Report (2009): http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_TF2_Entire_Report_255609_7.pdf

Online Resources

Michigan Transportation Links

National Transportation Links

Other Transportation Associations

• Walkscore is a website that lets you determine the “walkability” of a location by showing what types of businesses and services are nearby. Walkscore also includes a location’s proximity to public transportation. Visit their website to see how this works and add transit system data.
• Google Transit Datafeed is similar to Walkscore. Adding data will allow your transit system to be included in Google Apps.
• The National Transit Institute: www.ntionline.com
• The Transit Research Board: http://trb.org
• The Transit Cooperative Research Program: www.tcrponline.org
• Easter Seals Project Action: http://projectaction.easterseals.com
  • Michigan Transit Pool: http://www.mtponline.org
  • Detroit area transportation (unofficial):http://www.hometown.aol.com/motranzit
  • Federal Transit Administration: http://www.fta.dot.gov/
  • U.S. Department of Transportation: http://www.dot.gov/
  • AASHTO: http://www.aashto.org/
  • Bureau of Transportation Statisticshttp://www.bts.gov/
  • American Public Transportation Association: http://www.apta.com/
  • Community Transportation Association of America: http://www.ctaa.org/
  • Arizona Transit Association
  • Colorado Association of Transit Agencies
  • Florida Transit Association
  • Kansas Public Transit Association
  • New York Public Transit Association
  • North Carolina Public Transportation Association
  • Oregon Transit Association
  • Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association
  • Vermont Public Transportation Association