This National RTAP sample Incident and Injury Report Form is designed to be completed in the event of an accident of incident when an injury has occurred. It is not intended to cover all situations. Like all National RTAP products, it may be altered to suit your agency’s needs in any way. We recently updated the form with additional personnel to report an injury to and additional types of treatment facilities.

Thank you to National RTAP Review Board member Paula Smith, Executive Director, Tri River Transit, for the review of this update.

Tomorrow, April 15, 2022, is the deadline for agencies to submit their climate action strategies with measurable goals to achieve greenhouse gas emission targets to FTA. Agencies can submit their completed plans to FTAClimateInitiative@dot.gov. FTA will showcase the challenge results and transit agency success stories on their Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Challenge webpage on April 22, 2022.

FTA announced the opportunity to apply for a total of $1,000,000 of the Fiscal Year 2021 Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program funds for projects that develop interoperable standards for Bus Exportable Power Systems (BEPS). Submissions are due by June 13, 2022.

FTA published its March 2022 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update. Information includes Supporting Safety Management System Analysis with the National Transit Database (NTD) and non-disciplinary safety reporting programs for staff.

FTA created a new webpage with Cybersecurity Resources for Transit Agencies. The page includes funding and training opportunities and information about Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reporting.

FTA’s Fiscal Year 2022 Apportionment Tables represent a historic investment of more than $20 billion to transit agencies and communities to support public transportation throughout the country. Every state, territory, and rural area is benefiting from a substantial increase in their federal transit funding. The tables allow transit agencies and grant recipients to view the amounts for programs so they can better plan and manage new and expanded transit projects that benefit their communities.

FTA finalized their National Transit Database (NTD) reporting requirements that were published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2022, requiring transit agencies to fill out forms.

FTA announced grantees for their Fiscal Year 2021 Buses and Bus Facilities Projects. Projects awarded include rural and tribal bus facility rehabilitation and expansion projects, new transit maintenance facilities, and charging infrastructure.

The Transit Asset Management Final Rule requires FTA grant recipients to update their TAM plans at least once every four years. A Dear Colleague letter was published to ensure TAM plans that were developed to comply with the original rule are updated by October 1, 2022.

There is a new email address for submitting requests for bus testing determinations and/or authorizations and for contacting FTA about other bus testing matters.

On April 22, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET, FTA will host a Climate Challenge Earth Day Event celebrating transit agencies taking bold actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) developed a new series of learning shorts, How to…with NADTC. Each video is less than 15 minutes long to help managers of your transportation program. The first Training Short published is on Writing Effective Survey Questions.

HIRTA Public Transit's Beyond the Bus: Healthcare on the Move Virtual Symposium will take place on April 26 from 10:00 AM - 4:45 PM ET. Topics discussed will include mental health and public transit, healthcare access, and equity in public transit.

The White House released a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rural Playbook to help state, local, Tribal and territorial governments in rural areas unlock the benefits from the historic investments in our nation’s infrastructure.

Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility (SURCOM)'s Research Report – An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Providing Increased Mobility to Reduce Social Isolation Among America's Aging Population analyzes the costs and benefits of providing greater mobility to socially isolated aging Americans. Results for the states studied showed that from three to 10 trips per month could be provided to an isolated individual at a lower cost than the extra medical costs due to isolation.

The National Center for Applied Transit Technology (N-CATT) Technology Procurement Playbook offers strategies that agencies can follow to ensure their tech procurements maximize benefits to the system and to passengers.

San José State University's Mineta Transportation Institute's Steps to Supplement Park-and-Ride Public Transit Access with Ride-and-Ride Shuttles found that to be sufficiently productive as fixed route replacements, microtransit service technologies in the same or larger zones need to be capable of achieving vehicle boardings of five per hour.

Shared-Use Mobility Center's (SUMC) Case Study: Transforming Transit into Mobility at the COMET, Columbia, SC gives insights into how The COMETs’ partnerships with Lyft and Uber developed over time and highlights The Comet on the Go and Comet @ Night services.

National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) and Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) created an open-source software GTFS Realtime Validator that validates data shared by transit agencies in the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Realtime format.

NVIDIA DRIVE Mapping is a new open mapping system for the autonomous vehicle industry. The mapping tool features three localization layers: camera, lidar, and radar.

NCTA - The Internet & Television Association, provides an interactive Broadband Across America Map in the center of their homepage. The map contains pins to high-speed network success stories in rural and tribal areas.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) program stimulates technological innovation in the private sector. The solicitation period is open through June 6, 2022 for applications for Phase II projects that expand on the results of and further pursue the development of Phase I projects.

Smart Growth America is conducting a Rural Transportation Field Scan to cover stories of successes and challenges for increasing transportation access, improving physical activity, and supporting economic development.

The Transit Workforce Center (TWC) is developing a national recruitment campaign to address the bus operator shortage. TWC is preparing a toolkit of materials, such as templates for commercials, postcard mailers, exhibit banners, talking points for public meetings, social media, informational video scripts, and letters of introduction. If any organization has existing models that could be incorporated, contact David Stephen.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is forming a new Tribal Advisory Council (TAC) that will be composed of a diverse group of tribal leaders (elected or appointed by their Tribes). Nominations should be submitted no later than May 20, 2022.

NHTSA is seeking renewal approval to collect data on motor vehicle crashes involving fatalities through the Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) System. Comments must be submitted on or before June 3, 2022.

FHWA published a memorandum with guidance to clarify eligibility, transfer, and other requirements for the Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside program. Funds from the TA Set-Aside that have been selected through a competitive process can be “flexed” to FTA to fund projects for transit agencies and used for transit projects.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites comments through May 16, 2022 on the requirements encompassed in Section 60506 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with the intent of informing a forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on preventing and eliminating digital discrimination.

A Presidential Memorandum on Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-⁠19 summarized the steps the administration is taking to organize a government-wide response to the long-term effects of COVID-19. Steps include a report and a national research action plan.

The federal mask mandate on public transportation and transportation hubs will be extended by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) through May 3, 2022.

Tuscon, AZ, April 12-14

April 14, 12:00 PM

April 14, 2022, 1:00-2:00 PM

April 14, 12:00-1:30 PM

April 14, 2:30-4:00

April 15, 4:00 PM

April 19, 2:00 PM

April 19, 2:00-3:30 PM

April 19, 3:00 PM

April 19-20, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Newport Beach, CA, April 19-22

Mt. Pleasant, MI, April 19–20

April 20, 2:00-2:30 PM

April 20, 2:00-3:00 PM

April 20, 2:00-3:15 PM

April 20, 2:00 PM

April 21, 12:30 PM

April 22, 1:00 PM

Apr 25, 4:00-5:00 PM

Washington, DC, April 25-28

April 26, 10:00 AM - 4:45 PM

April 26, 1:00-2:00 PM

April 26, 1:00-2:30 PM

April 26, 2:00-3:30 PM

Atlantic City, NJ, April 26-28

April 27, 2:00 PM

April 27, 3:00-4:30 PM

April 27-28, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

April 28, 1:00 PM

April 28, 2:00 PM

Columbus, OH, May 1-4

May 3, 2:00-3:30 PM

May 3, 2:30-4:00 PM

May 4, 1:00-4:00 PM

Long Beach, CA, May 9-12

New Orleans, LA, May 9-12

May 10, 12:00-1:30 PM

May 10, 2:00-3:30 PM

May 10, 4:00-5:00 PM

May 10-11, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Louisville, KY, May 10-14

May 13, 1:00-4:00 PM

May 16-19, 1:00-3:30 PM

May 17, 2:00 PM

Chicago, IL, May 17-18

Detroit, MI, May 23-26

May 19, May 26, and June 9, 2022, 1:00-2:00 PM

May 24, 2:00-3:30 PM

Colorado Springs, CO, May 24-27

May 24, 3:00-4:30 PM, and June 7-8, 1:00-6:00 PM

Irvine, CA, May 31-June 2

June 7, 4:00-5:00 PM

Reno, NV, June 7-9

Hollywood, FL, June 7-9

June 9, 12:00-1:30 PM

June 9, 2:00 PM

Billings, MT, June 13-15

June 13-16

1:00-3:30 PM

Sheridan, WY, June 14-16

Wichita, KS, June 20-21

Norfolk, NE, June 22-23

Flagstaff, AZ, June 27-28

Lawrence, KS, June 23-July 1

June 28, 2:00-3:30 PM

Warwick, RI, June 28-30

Charlotte, NC, June 28-30

June 29, 2:00-3:00 PM

Portland, OR, June 29-30

For a listing of all National RTAP and other national events, view our Calendar. Also, see the FTA Events Calendar. To submit an event, email info@nationalrtap.org.