PASS Training is Now Available Online!

The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) is excited to announce PASS Basic, the online alternative to its passenger assistance training. Simply by going to http://training.ctaa.org you can access the virtual classroom experience through six audio/visual modules which will prepare your drivers to attend the hands-on aspect of PASS training and attain full PASS driver certification.

• PASS Training Online

The Partnership for Mobility Management is a joint effort of national organizations that work with national, local, state and regional leaders and organizations to realize the possibilities of improving transportation options for all Americans wherever they live and to assist those especially in need of alternative transportation options.

Mobility management is innovation in transportation service and coordination. It's local and regional solutions to fit community needs and visions. Mobility management is assisting transportation-challenged populations -- youth, people with disabilities, older people and people with low incomes -- to get where they need to go so they can live fruitful lives in their communities. It is easy information and referral to assist individuals in learning about and accessing community and regional transportation services. Mobility management is a shared table of transportation providers, planners, and community stakeholders to collaborate, plan, implement and maintain a family of transportation services.

• Partnership for Mobility Management

Ahead of the Curve: CTAA's Safety Training Programs Lead the Way

For community and public transportation operators safety has always been the priority. Recent action by the Congress to include new transit safety requirements in the latest surface transportation law reinforces this industry-wide commitment. To help transit agencies further meet their system safety goals and come into compliance with the forthcoming federal transit guidelines, CTAA has launched the Community Transportation Safety and Security Accreditation (CTSSA) program.

• CTAA's Safety Training Programs (PDF)

The Insurance Store at CTAA

As part of what we do, we try not just to represent our members in Washington, but we also try to help them and part of our help is to try to make complicated parts of our business simpler and better. One of the greatest challenges for all parts of our membership is insurance protection, a subject that is made more difficult because our membership base is so diverse. The Insurance Store at CTAA is our way of helping with the complicated insurance situation.

Developed in partnership with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., our Store has the ability to match products in the insurance world with the individual needs of our members. Whether you're a governmental agency, a nonprofit corporation or a small business, the insurance Store can be your one-stop resource on all insurance needs and services.

• For more information, visit The Insurance Store at CTAA

Transportation to Work Toolkit for the Business Community: Get Started

First and foremost among many Americans' daily transportation needs is getting to and from work. Accessible, reliable, and affordable transportation is key to maintaining employment and thus a critical component of America's economic recovery. Furthermore, for members of the community with specialized transit needs, such as people with disabilities, older workers, youth, and low-income earners, such transportation is the link that actually makes employment possible.

The Transportation Toolkit for the Business Community gives businesses the information they need now to assist their employees in achieving a timely, cost-efficient commute that promotes productivity and job satisfaction. Explore the toolkit's flyers, fact sheets, resources and examples of transportation initiatives undertaken by employers nationwide. Each approach is straightforward to launch and simple to manage.

• The Transportation Toolkit for the Business Community

Webinar Recording: Putting Transit to Work in Main Street America

Using transit investments, rural America is creating stronger and healthier communities. This Webinar gave us an overview of the recent report "Putting Transit to Work in Main Street America" as well as case studies of transit investments.

• Webinar Recording
• Putting Transit to Work in Main Street America (PDF)(1.93 MB)
• Press Release on Putting Transit to Work in Main Street America

The Elements of Innovative Transit Leadership

More than 20 transit leaders from around the nation will be featured in this exciting edition of DigitalCT, spanning six key concepts for the future of community and public transportation: Creative Partnerships, Service Design, Affordability, Applied Technology, Organizational Development and Policy-Making. These features utilize four unique formats for delivering content: lists, podcasts, profiles and question & answers, along with video discussions with CTAA staff.

• The Elements of Innovative Transit Leadership

The Competitive Edge: Making Community and Public Transit the Best Alternative for Medical Transportation

Today there is never-before-seen complexity in the non-emergency medical transportation field. Limited funding combined with growing patient loads has states seeking intermediaries that can control costs through competition.

Community and public transportation providers must become efficient, safe, cost-effective and accountable to maintain these important medical transportation services. The Community Transportation Association, in response to requests from its members, is introducing a new initiative this fall -- the Competitive Edge -- which will give community and public transit providers the tools, resources and benefits they need to make them central players in this new medical transportation environment.

• Competitive Edge: Making Community and Public Transit the Best Alternative for Medical Transportation