The Michigan Department of Transportation will provide 100 percent reimbursement for Michigan tribal agencies to send 1 member to the Michigan Traffic Safety Summit.

Click Here to view the agenda.

See the Letter and Registration Form for more information.

To direct Tribes to where to go in their States to obtain safety data,a CD-ROM that contains contact information for the following functions has been created:

-Crash System
-Data Coordinator
-Driver Licensing
-EMS Manager
-Transportation Record Coordinating Committee Members
-Vehicle Registration

The CD-ROM lists this information by State and by function. This information can also be accessed online, but in a different format:
http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/irr/safety/contacts.htm

There are new procedures and guidelines for the redistribution of ARRA funds.

Click Here for the ARRA Redistribution Guidance Document.

Click Here for the ARRA Redistribution Webinar presentation.

This is a powerful reminder of how dangerous it is to talk or text while driving. The video is about 15 minutes long, but it could save your life or the lives of those you love.

Click here to watch the video.

The 10th TRB International Conference on Low-Volume Roads will be held at the Hilton-Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida July 24-27, 2011.

Papers are solicited on all aspects of low-volume roads and streets. They will be peer reviewed for acceptability.

click here to view the call for papers and conference announcement.

For more information, see the website: www.trb.org/conferences/2011/10LVR

2010 TRB Environmental Meeting will be June 6-10. See the flyer for more information: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/2010/EnvironmentEnergySummit.pdf

Native Americans face many mobility challenges in accessing jobs, health care, shopping, education and other essential services. The trips to these destinations can be long, and many tribal areas struggle with continuing adverse economic conditions, such as high unemployment. Historically, resources to address these challenges have been limited, but new programs and funding are now available that can help build sustainable tribal transit services. This gathering, on May 24 and 25, will focus on the Federal Transit Administration's Tribal Transit Grant Program, coordination of existing services, flexing of funds and other strategies that can provide new opportunities to address these challenges.

When: May 24-25, 2009
Where: Long Beach, CA
Cost: Tribal Transit Conference (only) $200

To get more information on the Tribal Transit Conference and the CTAA Expo 2010, visit the website: www.ctaa.org/expo

To view the brochure, click here

Registration is now open for the Lifesavers 2010 Conference - The National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities
April 11-13, 2010, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. For more information and to register, go to www.lifesaversconference.org

NACo has developed the webinars through a project of the FHWA Office of Safety titled "Local Elected Officials Rural Road Safety Peer Exchange".

The contract with the National Association of Counties (NACo) will identify several counties which are successfully implementing road safety countermeasures, and match them with several that have significant safety challenges. Peer meetings, information forums and best practices will be developed to inform and assist the elected officials to recognize their safety challenges and implement appropriate countermeasures. The National Association of County Engineers (NACE) an affiliate of NACo is also a participating in the project.

For more information and additional activities regarding this program, please contact Karen Timpone, FHWA Office of Safety, 202-366-2327, Karen.Timpone@dot.gov.

Inventory Training will be held on March 22, 2010 while the RIFDS Training will be held March 23-24, 2010 all in Nashville, TN. As more details become available, they will be posted.

To get more information, contact Ann Boyd, 615-564-6713

See the website: http://www.ttap.mtu.edu/index.php?p=rifds_forms for copies of the forms needed to attend the training.

This course, accredited by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), was developed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) in cooperation with the National Safety Council (NSC). The 12.5-hour curriculum is designed to directly address the core safety and health hazards common to the roadway construction industry. This program focuses on highway construction activities that are responsible for the majority of work zone fatalities and serious injuries.

Date: March 16-17, 2009
Hotel: Airport Wingate by Wyndham Hotels
2065 Airport Drive
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-617-2000

The College of Menominee Nation has developed a training that will be very helpful in learning how to use census data in your transportation planning. They will have several experts share some very important information on how to use it, where to find it, and where to find those often elusive tribal numbers.

See the workshop flyer for details.

Please call Brian Kowalkowski at 800-567-2344 Ext. 3007 if you have any questions.

There's a hotel across the street from the tribal college where the course is being held. www.menomineecasinoresort.com
800-343-7778

This 3-day course provides an introduction to the planning requirements of the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) program, and presents a model for conducting long range transportation planning based on the principle of the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy that Tribal leaders consider the impacts of their decisions for the next seven generations. This course will provide an overview of a seven generations planning cycle, from grounding and visioning through plan development, implementation, evaluation and re-visioning. The planning elements that can be included under the IRR program regulations will be reviewed and discussed.

Mapping Minnesota Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis

*Ask about our Non-Profit Discount*
Minneapolis/Eden Prairie: March 3rd and 4th, 2010*
Hyatt Place Eden Prairie - 11369 Viking Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344

This interactive web conference will take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. This webinar will provide an overview of a study sponsored by the TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program. This study will produce "A Guidebook for Successful Communication, Cooperation, and Coordination Strategies between Transportation Agencies and Tribal Communities." In this webinar, strategies that assist transportation agencies and tribal communities in project planning and development will be described. In addition, this webinar will present other research findings and products, including case studies, checklists and other tools to identify successful strategies depending on the project context. Participants will be able to provide feedback on the strategies and matrices as they relate to your real-world experiences.


To register, go tohttp://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=19549

Tribal Transportation Basics during USET Meeting
February 9, 2010
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Kelly Myers
Cost: Free

more details to follow.

The 2010 series presents winter operations research conducted by agencies in 4 different states, as well as 2 municipalities that were both recognized nationally for their winter operations practices. All sessions take place from 2:00 - 3:30 PM (ET). The next 2 online training sessions include:

* February 8 - Winter Operations Audits
* February 18 - Sustainable Winter Operations: Anti-icing,
Pre-wetting, & Best Practices

To view the Salt Institute's Snow and Ice Training Calendar, see the website: http://www.saltinstitute.org/News-events-media/Event-calendar

Workzone Traffic Control Flagger Training can be scheduled for your agency.

Click Here for more details.

Click Here to request this training at your agency.

Forklift Operation and Safety Training can be scheduled for your agency.

We Offer Three Types of Forklift Training

• Forklift in the Food Division - One day training dealing with operating a forklift around food. $50 per person.


• Forklift in the Commercial and Industrial Class - Three day training focuses on the use of various lifting equipment around the offices, casino, or other tribal parking lots and buildings. $150 per person.


• Forklift in the Heavy Equipment Division for Construction - Three day training focuses on the use of various heavy lifting equipment for construction purposes including slide booms, all-terrain forklifts, loaders, and skid-steer type equipment. $150 per person.

Click Here for more details.

Click Here to request this training at your agency.

Heavy Equipment Operation and Safety Training can be scheduled for your agency.

Some of the many topics covered in this three day workshop include:

• Operate a bulldozer, backhoe, front end loader, dump truck, and tractor with equipment trailer


• Practice safety procedures including use of personal safety equipment and safety inspection of equipment


• Care and routine maintenance of each type of heavy equipment


• Use a laser transit


• How to read Grade stakes on cut and fill

Click Here for more details.

Click Here to request this training at your agency.

The America’s Byways Resource Center has full-time openings for a Byways Specialist to serve as the primary contact for assigned nationally designated scenic byway organizations, State byway coordinators, partner organizations, and State byway programs. The positions involve providing technical assistance, information, contacts and support to further the goals of the National Scenic Byways Program and the goals outlined by local byway groups.

FHWA announced the award of nearly $94 million under the Public Lands Discretionary Program (PLH). Congratulations to the 15
tribes that successfully proposed for significant transportation
projects under this program. The Public Lands Highways funding is in addition to each tribe's share of Indian Reservation Roads Program construction funding.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa1001.htm

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the selection of projects to be funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program) and Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations for the Tribal Transit Program. Go to this link for the details: http://www.fta.dot.gov/news/news_events_10912.html.

Job Announcement Number: CRPA-D9003
Who May Apply: Public Candidates - Open to all qualified candidates outside the federal workforce (non-federal employee)
Job Posting
OPEN PERIOD: Monday, December 07, 2009 to Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Job Announcement Number: CRPA 134/09
Who May Apply: Status Candidates - Indian Preference Eligible / Current Status
Employees or Former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility.
Job Posting
OPEN PERIOD: Monday, December 07, 2009 to Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Click the link below to view a video of the remarks by the President during the opening of the Tribal Nations Conference.

Remarks by the President During the Opening of the Tribal Nations Conference & Interactive Discussion with Tribal Leaders can be found online by visiting the White House website at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-during-opening-tribal-nations-conference-interactive-discussion-w

R-TRAC is the Rural Technical Resource and Communication Center. A community that is both physical and virtual. The physical R-TRAC library is housed in Waltham, MA and contains over two decades of National RTAP training modules, best practice briefs, reports, brochures and primers. It is a one-stop shop for rural transit operators looking for resources.

National RTAP website: http://www.nationalrtap.org/
RTRAC Websitehttp://www.rtrac.org/search.aspx

To view the latest newsletter from the Roadway Safety Foundation see the website: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/rsa/newsletter/2009/winterv2/winter09v2.pdf

The FHWA Office of Planning is soliciting proposals for research and development projects that could lead to transformational changes and revolutionary advances for transportation planning in the United States. The objective of this Broad Agency Announcement (Reference Number DTFH61-10-R-00013) is to advance the practice and application of transportation planning among state, regional and local transportation planning agencies in response to significant changes in the planning process and to identify new tools, techniques and approaches that respond to national transportation planning priorities. The FHWA is accepting pre-proposals through February 15, 2010. Proposals may be in one or more of the following transportation planning focus areas: (1) Tools and Techniques That Support State and local Planning Capacity Building, (2) Tools and Techniques That Support Tribal Planning Capacity Building , (3) Global Climate Change and Air Quality, (4) Congestion Management, (5) Safety Planning, (6) Public Involvement, Environmental Justice, Visualization in Planning, (7) Freight Planning.

To view the notice, see the website: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ac164c8ae3c75df21e8786c2b9383d90&tab=core&_cview=0

On December 16, 2009 a final rule adopting the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD was published in the Federal Register. States must adopt the 2009 National MUTCD as their legal State standard for traffic control devices within two years. The Federal Register notice, which provides detailed discussion of the FHWA's decisions on major changes from the 2003 edition, can be viewed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-28322.pdf (PDF, 716KB). To view the 2009 MUTCD and other related information, go to http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_2009.htm.