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Cost Allocation Among Funding Agencies

In our last NADTC blog , guest blogger Steve Yaffe discussed how more paratransit rides can be provided within budgetary limitations if paratransit operations and accounting are structured as a shared service, with costs proportionately allocated to each funding source. In this second blog of the series, we continue to look at paratransit cost-allocation, with a specific focus on how…

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Paratransit Cost Allocation

Thank you to guest blogger Steve Yaffe for writing this month’s blog series on demand response transportation design and operations. The following is the first in a series of seven blogs highlighting the need for cost allocation, transit scheduling and technology. This blog focuses on how more paratransit rides can be provided within budgetary limitations if…

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Online Course

Mini-Course for Bus Operators: Assisting Passengers with Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Registration is closed. This course will launch December 16. ⇒Click to view course resource Overview:  As Alzheimer’s affects a person’s cognitive ability for years, not merely weeks or months, transportation solutions provided by the individual and/or caregivers are often not viable in the long-term. Public transportation is often the best alternative for people living with…

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Mini-Course: Rural Travel Training Fundamentals

Registration is closed. This courses will launch December 16. Overview:  Providing training on transportation options in rural areas presents a unique challenge. If your organization has been considering providing this valuable service for people with disabilities, older adults, and/or the general public, you don’t want to miss this free mini-course.  This convenient, introductory mini-course will cover…

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FY 20 Mobility for All Pilot Program NOFO Webinar

FY 20 Mobility for All Pilot Program NOFO  Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:00-5:00pm EST/2:00-4:00pm CT/1:00-3:00pm MT/ 12:00-2:00pm PT Visit FTA’s Mobility for All Pilot Program page to listen or download a copy of the transcript. This informational webinar will provide interested applicants with an overview of the program history and purpose, applicant eligibility, eligible projects,…

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Expanding Access to Transportation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Webinar

Expanding Access to Transportation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Thursday, November 21, 2019 3:00–4:00pm ET/2:00-3:00pm CT/1:00-2:00pm MT/12:00pm-1:00pm PT Visit the webinar resource page to listen or download a copy of the transcript. Webinar description: Transportation is often needed to engage in community life, jobs, education and to access health care.   The U.S. Department of…

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Medical Transportation: Multi-Model Approaches to Accessing Health Care Services

Please note: This event has already occurred. For archived course materials, please click here to access the toolkit The course launched September 20. Course registrants will have until October 18, 2019 to complete course requirements Overview: Approximately 3.6 million Americans miss medical appointments or delay care because they do not have access to proper transportation….

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Improving Driver Safety in the 50 and Older Population

Thank you to AARP and their Driver Safety program for providing this blog on how innovation and technology can improve driver safety for older adult populations. How can drivers remain confident as they age? That’s a critical question that faces drivers 50 and older. AARP, through its 40-year-old safe-driving program, AARP Driver Safety, recently worked with…

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Transit Accessibility for People with Disabilities

In our last NADTC blog, guest blogger Steve Yaffe discussed the new mobility options we’ve seen enter the transportation arena in recent years and ways that barriers could be addressed to make those options more accessible. In this blog, we continue NADTC’s look at transportation accessibility for travelers with disabilities, with a specific focus on…

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