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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

 

 
 
2010 Southeast TDM Symposium May 23-25, 2010

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.

 
Feed Your Mind Online Training: 2010 Fall Schedule
  Learn more and travel less while earning credit hours toward the Florida Commuter Choice Certificate.  Class is in session every Wednesday from 12:00pm to 1:15pm EDT (except where noted). For more information, contact Jennifer Iley, Training Support Specialist, at iley@cutr.usf.edu or 813-974-6898.

To register online for Fall 2010 courses, go to Training Registration Fall 2010.

Fall 2010 Online Training Schedule
Course Date Instructor
Transportation Planning Tools: Session 2 of 2 08/04/10 TBD
BREAK - NO CLASS 08/11/10 NO CLASS
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Session 1 of 2 8/18/10 Cheryl Thole
Establishing Program Goals and Objectives: Session 3 of 3 08/25/10 Phil Winters
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Session 2 of 2 9/1/10 Cheryl Thole
Institutional Arrangements: Session 1 of 3 9/8/10 Sara Hendricks
BREAK - NO CLASS 9/15/10 NO CLASS
Institutional Arrangements: Session 2 of 3 9/22/10 Sara Hendricks
BREAK - NO CLASS 9/29/10 NO CLASS
Cellular Phones - Location Aware Technology: Session 1 of 2 10/06/10 Sean Barbeau
Institutional Arrangements: Session 3 of 3 10/13/10 Sara Hendricks
Media and Social Marketing: Session 1 of 4 10/20/10 Julie Bond/Phil Winters
Cellular Phones - Location Aware Technology: Session 2 of 2 10/27/10 Sean Barbeau
Media and Social Marketing: Session 2 of 4 11/03/10 Julie Bond/Phil Winters
Senior Ridesharing: Session 1 of 2 11/10/10 Sara Hendricks
Media and Social Marketing: Session 3 of 4 11/17/10 Julie Bond/Phil Winters
BREAK - NO CLASS 11/24/10 NO CLASS
Senior Ridesharing: Session 2 of 2 12/01/10 Sara Hendricks
Media and Social Marketing: Session 4 of 4 12/08/10 Julie Bond/Phil Winters
TDM Technique - Travel Blending: Session 1 of 2 12/15/10 Phil Winters
BREAK - NO CLASS 12/22/10 NO CLASS
BREAK - NO CLASS 12/29/10 NO CLASS
BREAK - NO CLASS 01/05/11 NO CLASS
TDM Technique - Travel Blending: Session 2 of 2 01/12/11 Phil Winters

 

Feed Your Mind Online Training: 2010 Spring-Summer Schedule
Learn more and travel less while earning credit hours toward the Florida Commuter Choice Certificate.  Class is in session every Wednesday from 12:00pm to 1:15pm EDT (except where noted).

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.

Spring-Summer 2010 Online Training Schedule
Course Date Instructor
Transit Service Options: Session 1 of 4 05/05/10 Jay Goodwill
Introduction to Teleworking: Session 2 of 3 05/12/10 Sara Hendricks
Transit Service Options: Session 2 of 4 05/19/10 Jay Goodwill
Your Commuting Carbon Footprint: Session 1 of 2 1:30 - 3:00PM *Monday class 5/24/10 Ed Hillsman
Effective Business Communication 3:30 to 5:00PM *Monday class 5/24/10 Hope Stewart, West FL Regional Planning Council
Transit Service Options: Session 3 of 4 06/02/10 Jay Goodwill
Commuter Choice Support/Smart Commute: Session 1 06/09/10 Phil Winters
Your Commuting Carbon Footprint: Session 2 of 2 1:30 - 3:00PM *Thursday class 06/10/10 Ed Hillsman
FDOT/FPTA/CUTR Workshop Tampa, FL: Media and Social Marketing *LIVE TRAINING-NO ONLINE OPTION REGISTER 06/15/10 10AM Julie Bond and Phil Winters
BREAK - NO WEDNESDAY CLASS 6/16/10 NO WED CLASS
Transit Service Options: Session 4 of 4 06/23/10 Jay Goodwill
Introduction to Teleworking: Session 3 of 3 06/30/10 Sara Hendricks
Commuter Choice Support/Smart Commute: Session 2 of 2 07/07/10 Phil Winters
Establishing Program Goals and Objectives: Session 1 of 3 *CANCELLED 07/14/10 Phil Winters
Transportation Planning Tools: Session 1 of 2 *CLASS CLOSED 07/21/10 Guest Speakers
Establishing Program Goals and Objectives: Session 1 of 3 *Monday Make-up Session 07/26/10 Phil Winters
Establishing Program Goals and Objectives: Session 2 of 3 07/28/10 Phil Winters

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

 
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Reduce Your Cost of Commuting
With rising gasoline prices, more commuters are looking for help forming a carpool, starting a vanpool, riding transit, bicycling to work, or teleworking.  With funding from the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida residents have access to many commuter assistance programs and transit agencies who are willing to provide free assistance in helping commuters find the best travel option to meet your needs.

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)

 

2009 Florida Commuter Choice Web Summit and Travel Choices Awards
The 2009 Florida Commuter Choice Summit, sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) was held online Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 from 11:30am to 1:30pm EST due to travel restrictions facing many agencies.

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

 
 
TDM Business Benefits Calculator
A user-friendly, online Business Benefits Calculator developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Best Workplaces for Commuters program helps employers estimate the financial, environmental, traffic, parking, and other benefits of implementing a joining the program. Best Workplaces for Commuters is now managed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. To use the calculator, employers simply enter information describing the elements of their commuter assistance program and the calculator quickly estimates cost savings as well as reductions in traffic congestion, energy demand, and air pollution.

 

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