Transportation Planning Tools: OnTheMap Web Conference
	On July 21, 2010, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida, in partnership with Community Transportation Association (CTAA) held a web conference on Transportation Planning Tools: OnTheMap.  The web conference featured two guest speakers: Matthew Graham, a geographer with the Center for Economic Studies /LEHD at the U.S. Census Bureau provided a live demonstration of OnTheMap Version 4.  OnTheMap provides detailed maps showing where workers are employed and where they live with companion reports on age, earnings, industry distribution, and local workforce indicators. Deb Smith, a mobility manager with North Central Idaho District 2 provided a case study of how to use OnTheMap to identify and address the transportation needs of a rural community. This course counts as an elective credit toward the Commuter Choice Certificate, and is part of the Feed Your Mind Online training program, providing the enrichment of a classroom experience without leaving the office. FALL 2010 ONLINE TRAINING SCHEDULE On-demand, Streaming Recording (wmv format) PDF copies of Presentations
	Rural Vanpool Program

The Florida Department of Transportation has identified three (3) areas of the State of Florida as “Areas of Critical Concern.” These three areas include twenty-eight (28) of Florida’s thirty-two (32) rural counties:

1. Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Liberty Counties (and a small area within Walton County)

2. Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands and Okeechobee Counties (and small areas within Collier and Palm Beach Counties)

3. Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor and Union Counties More

The Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) Southeast Chapter will be holding a TDM Symposium May 23-25 in Sarasota, Florida.

Download and complete the registration form. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS May 15, 2010

View the complete conference program.

To register online for Spring-Summer courses, go to Training Registration Spring 2010.

For more information, contact Jennifer Iley, Training Support Specialist, at iley@cutr.usf.edu or 813-974-6898.

*This week's online course will be held on a weekday other than Wednesday.

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Worried about being stranded if your carpool partner needs to leave work early unexpectedly? 

Most of the agencies have an Emergency Ride Home program that covers most of the cost of a taxi ride home (under certain conditions). Check with the commuter services program in your community.

Click here to find the agency in your community who can help you form a carpool or a bus route

State employees in the Tallahassee area who were referred by DMS to visit this site (www.commuterservices.com) to find carpool information actually should go to www.commuterservices.org (Commuter Services of North Florida) for assistance.

Calculate Your Savings (courtesy of South Florida Commuter Services)

We are soliciting nominations for the Florida Travel Choices Award.   The awards are open to commuter assistance programs, transportation management associations, and public transportation agencies in Florida. 

Go to Florida Commuter Choice Summit Awards Nomination Form