Council on Public Transportation

AASHTO Liaison
Shayne Gill, Program Director for Multimodal Transportation
sgill@aashto.org

Welcome to the Council on Public Transportation.

The Council on Public Transportation provides public transportation expertise and leadership for advancing public transportation as a part of an intermodal transportation system. It develops legislative, policy, and program recommendations related to all forms of passenger public transportation services including rural, urban, regional and intercity bus, travel demand management and commuter rail.

The Council on Public Transportation investigates available data and disseminates information to Member Departments, collects information on new and improved equipment and practices that will enhance operational aspects, and operates a forum to exchange information. It identifies and receives reports from its subcommittees and task forces as to federal regulatory mandates of national concern.

Through general strategic direction, The Council on Public Transportation supports the Multi-State Transit Technical Assistance Program (MTAP). MTAP’s primary purposes are to provide technical assistance to help states implement Federal Transit Administration Programs, to provide feedback to FTA on implementation issues, and to create a professional network for sharing best practices.

To support this mission over the next two years, the SCOPT 2014-2016 Strategic Plan identifies the following six goals:

1. Lead and influence national policy related to public transportation;
2. Advance public transportation as part of an integrated transportation system;
3. Strengthen the Council’s leadership role within AASHTO and among other national organizations, institutions, and groups with complementary purposes and goals;
4. Identify and promote research and develop educational resources to support public transportation providers;
5. Provide world-class technical assistance and support to State DOTs in their delivery of public transportation programs; and
6. Increase the pool of State DOT professionals willing and able to work with the Council and to serve in leadership roles.

What’s New!

CTAA-AASHTO Seven State Survey Analysis (Summary One-Pager) – Transit COVID Stimulus Funds

6/23/2021 – Intercity Bus Peer Roundtable, Co-Hosted by National RTAP and MTAP

• Presentations from:
  • Fred Fravel, Vice President, The KFH Group
  • Avery Daugherty, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
  • Ross MacDonald, Vermont Agency of Transportation
  • Sara Allred, Arizona DOT

6/22/2021 – State DOT Briefing on FTA’s Oversight Approach for COVID-19 Relief Funds

• Presentation from Scott Giering, Director of FTA’s Office of Program Oversight
• Recording from the briefing
• FTA “Dear Colleague” letter

State DOT Roundtable with CTAA, a Joint Peer Exchange

• Agenda
• Peer Exchange Recording
• CTAA’s COVID-19 Stimulus Funding Analysis

Just Released!! Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation – Final Report 2021, Based on FY 2019 Data

April 15, 2021 – Forum on States Coordinating Transit Access for COVID-19 Vaccinations, co-hosted by the Council on Public Transportation & MTAP

• Agenda
• Forum Recording
• Presentations
  • Henrika Buchanan, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, FTA
  • Lisa Raduenz, Minnesota Department of Transportation, and Emily Smoak, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Joachim Bean, Ohio Department of Transportation

Upcoming Meetings

NTI – Enhancing Your Transit Asset Management Program with Lifecycle Management – Daily, for each of 4 days – 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET

• July 19 – July 22, 2021
• August 23 – August 26, 2021
• Sept. 27 – Sept. 30, 2021
• Oct. 18 – Oct. 21, 2021
• Nov. 15 – Nov. 18, 2021
• Dec. 6 – Dec. 9, 2021

Title VI and Public Transit – All virtual from 1:00 PM to 4:30 p.m. ET

• August 9 – August 12, 2021
• Sept. 20 – Sept. 23, 2021
• Oct. 4 – Oct. 7, 2021
• Nov. 1 – Nov. 4, 2021
• Dec. 13 – Dec. 16, 2021

Nov. 8-9, 2021 – Winter Meeting, hosted by the Council on Public Transportation and MTAP – Details Coming Soon

Chair:

Roger Millar, Secretary of Transportation
Washington State Department of Transportation