Update: May 18, 2005
From: Beecher Hudson, President
Subject: New Kentucky Public Transit Website
I want to encourage each member to send information to
Shirley Cummins or
Pam
Shepherd that you would like to go on the website. Please realize that the
website will only be as good as we make it. We need you to send us your agency
website or company website so that we can enter it on to our website.
Together we can make this one of the best association websites in the
country.
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) will be
hosting the 3rd Annual Drug
and
Alcohol Program National
Conference in Orlando, Florida
on April 30 - May 1, 2008.
Registration is free.
KPTA congratulations LKLP for successful grant
Proposal for
KPTA congratulates Barry Barker (Louisville,
KY) for receiving APTA's 2007
"Outstanding Public
Transportation Manager Award"
April 4, 2008
From the Desk of the KPTA President ...
Spring is here and of course in Kentucky it’s the monsoon
season. Congratulation to Joe Duke and LKLP for being selected
to receive one of eight Senior Transportation demonstration
projects to be funded by the National Center on Senior
Transportation. We’re so proud of LKLP and we extend to them
our best wishes as they move forward in this project.
My sincere thanks goes out to the KPTA nominations committee
(Barry Barker, Pam Shepherd, Shirley Cummins, and Wanda Trimble)
for putting together an excellent slate of nominee’s to serve
for the next two years on the Board of Directors. The slate was
unanimously approved at our March Board meeting. I would like
to thank the Board for the opportunity to serve again as your
President for the next two years. I look forward to the many
challenges we face in the transit industry and working together
with you to solve some of the issues.
Finally, I would like to thank Shirley Cummins for accepting the
responsibility of chairing the Fall Mini Conference. Shirley
will keep us informed of the dates of the conference as soon as
she and the Office of Transportation Delivery can lock in some
dates with FTA, Region 4.
As always, I want to thank the membership for there ongoing
support of KPTA.
Sincerely,
Beecher Hudson
Beecher Hudson, KPTA President
Executive Director
WHEELS Transportation, Inc.
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KENTUCKY PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
KPTA FY 2008 DUES
Small Systems: $325.00
Please Send Check to:
Pam Shepherd, FTSB1460 Newtown Pike, Suite 209 Lexington, KY
40511
NEW KENTUCKY
OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP IS READY TO “HIT THE ROAD”
2006 Edition
Invites Travelers to Find Their Own “Unbridled Spirit” in the
Commonwealth
FRANKFORT,
KY ( April 13, 2006) – The 2006 Official
Highway Map for Kentucky is now on its way to Welcome Centers and
Rest Areas all across the Commonwealth. The 2006 edition is being
made available in time for the Spring/Summer vacation season and
beckons travelers to explore a multitude of attractions throughout
Kentucky.
“The 2006 official highway map is attractive, easy to read and
invites tourists to sample the ‘Unbridled Spirit’ of the entire
Commonwealth,” said Governor Ernie Fletcher. “This quality map will
help lead travelers to many great destinations in Kentucky.”
This year’s map was a cooperative
effort involving the Transportation Cabinet and the Commerce
Cabinet. “The goal was to offer a map which would do more than just
assist travelers in finding a route,” said Secretary of Commerce
George Ward. “We wanted to offer a map which would help people
choose a getaway destination.”
“Kentucky is filled with countless national treasures, blessed with
an irresistibly diverse landscape, and populated by the most
genuinely hospitable people in the world,” said Commissioner of
Tourism Randy Fiveash. “The 2006 highway map says to the reader:
‘Welcome to Kentucky! You won’t find one ultimate destination
here. You’ll find several!’
In addition to the inclusion of many
items related to tourism in Kentucky, more space was allotted for
safety-related messages on the 2006 map Drive Smart messages
included on the 2006 map include “Safety Belt Myths and Facts” as
well as information on Kentucky’s “Saved by the Belt” awards
program, child safety seats and current Kentucky traffic laws.
“This administration has an unwavering commitment to do everything
we can to reduce fatalities and injuries on Kentucky highways,” said
Transportation Cabinet Secretary Bill Nighbert. “We want Kentuckians
and out-of-state visitors alike to be mindful of all the precautions
each individual can take to make travel in Kentucky a pleasant and
tragedy-free experience.”
The new map includes all of the essential features of previous maps
while using a slightly smaller space. “Paper costs have been
skyrocketing,” said Daryl Greer, Director of the Division of
Planning for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. “Our cartographers
were very successful in maintaining the readability of this map
while reducing the overall size.”
The size reduction, coupled with the use of recycled paper and the
first-time support of a corporate sponsor for the state highway map
resulted in a significantly lower cost for the 2006 edition.
“We’re very pleased that we were able to save the taxpayers money
and still produce a quality product,” concluded Secretary Nighbert.
The 2006 Official Highway Map for Kentucky will be available at
locations throughout the state by the end of next week.
November
14, 2006 -
NEW DIRECTIONS IN CONGRESSWhile last
week's elections will lead to a very different partisan environment in
Congress, we have every reason to believe that the bipartisan support for
community transportation we have enjoyed for the past several sessions of
Congress will continue in the 110th Congress.
The Bush
Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) Budget
proposal which recommends a funding level of $8.87
billion for the federal transit program. The
Administration's proposal represents an increase of
$370.3 million or 4.4 percent over the FY 2006 final
appropriation level.
Read
more of the Budget news here.
A message
from Vickie
S. Bourne,
Office of
Transportation
Delivery
...
2007
National
Drug-Free
Work
Week
The
U.S.
Department
of Labor
(DOL)
has
established
October
14 – 20,
2007 as
Drug-Free
Work
Week.
The
purpose
of the
annual
campaign
is “to
educate
employers,
employees
and the
general
public
about
the
importance
of being
drug-free
as an
essential
component
of a
safe and
healthful
workplace.”
All
employers
and
employees
are
encouraged
to
actively
participate
and to
implement
activities
and
business
practices
that
promote
safer,
healthier
workplaces
and
encourage
workers
with
alcohol
and drug
problems
to seek
help.
Drug-Free
Work
Week
provides
the
opportunity
to
highlight
activities
that
should
be
ongoing
throughout
the
year.
The
following
suggestions
are
provided
for
transit
employers
and
employees
participating
in the
campaign.
Promote
your
Drug-Free
Workplace
Program—Use
this
opportunity
to
remind
your
employees
that
you
have
a
drug-and
alcohol-free
workplace.
Update,
display,
and
distribute
informational
materials
about
the
effects
of
drugs
and
alcohol
to
every
covered
employee.
Materials
such
as
posters,
brochures,
and
fact
sheets
can
be
obtained
from
the
National
Clearinghouse
for
Alcohol
and
Drug
Information
(NCADI)
at
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov.
Update
materials
placed
on
bulletin
boards
and
in
break
areas
or
other
locations
frequented
by
employees.
Focusing
attention
on
your
drug-and
alcohol-free
workplace
during
this
week
can
also
help
you
meet
the
ongoing
education
program
requirements
of
the
Drug
Free
Workplace
Act
of
1988.
Provide
Refresher
Training
for
Supervisors—Even
though
supervisors
are
only
required
to
have
reasonable
suspicion
training
one
time,
standard
industry
practice
is
to
provide
periodic
refresher
training.
Drug-Free
Work
Week
provides
a
good
opportunity
to
remind
supervisors
how
to
make
reasonable
suspicion
determinations,
how
to
deal
with
safety-sensitive
employees
who
have
performance
problems
and
how
to
refer
employees
to
available
assistance.
Educate
Employees—The
focus
on
Drug-Free
Work
Week
also
provides
you
with
the
opportunity
to
review
your
Drug
and
Alcohol
Testing
Policy
with
all
of
your
employees
and
conduct
training
sessions
or
safety
meetings
on
the
negative
impact
that
drug
and
alcohol
use
has
on
safety
in
the
workplace,
productivity,
and
customer
relations.
Remind
Employees
of
Available
Assistance—If
you
have
an
Employer
Assistance
Program
or
if
your
insurance
program
has
a
wellness
component,
use
this
opportunity
to
remind
employees
of
how
these
services
can
be
accessed.
Also
advise
employees
of
available
community
treatment
resources
and
hotline
numbers.
Feature
Drug-Free
Work
Week
in
Your
Employee
Communications—Include
information
about
Drug-Free
Work
Week
in
your
employee
newsletter,
e-mails,
and
other
employee
announcements.
Distribute
Payroll
Stuffers—Produce
a
leaflet,
brochure,
or
letter
that
reminds
employees
of
your
drug
and
alcohol
policy,
methods
for
self-referral
(if
applicable),
and
management
commitment
to
creating
and
maintaining
a
drug-and
alcohol-free
workplace.
For more
ideas on
how to
recognize
Drug-Free
Work
Week, go
to the
DOL’s
website
at
http://www.dol.gov/asp.
And
remember,
in
transit,
every
week is
Drug-and
Alcohol-Free
Week!
KYTC
Announces
Highway
Hazard
Hotline
Operators
(And
Equipment)
Are
Standing
By at
1-800-728-2448
FRANKFORT,
KY.
– (March
2,
2007)—Temperatures
are
warming,
birds
are
singing,
and
Punxsutawney
Phil
says
there’s
only 3
weeks
left
until
it’s
springtime
in the
Commonwealth!
Kentucky
Transportation
Cabinet
(KYTC)
highway
crews
are
setting
their
sights
on
eliminating
highway
hazards
and the
KYTC is
asking
for the
public’s
help.
You can
help to
inform
the
cabinet
of any
highway
hazards
in your
area by
calling
the
1-800
Highway
Hazard
Hotline
(1-800-728-2448).
“With
our
toll-free
line,
motorists
have a
direct
way to
report
maintenance
concerns
or other
hazards
they see
along
our
state
highways,”
Secretary
of
Transportation
Bill
Nighbert
said.
“Since
our
state
highway
crews
can’t be
everywhere
at all
times,
we
depend
on
drivers
to
inform
us of
the
needs
that are
out
there.
This is
one way
we can
all work
together
to help
fulfill
Governor
Ernie
Fletcher’s
directive
to make
our
roads
safer.
We
greatly
appreciate
the
public’s
involvement
in our
Highway
Hazard
Hotline.”
The
Highway
Hazard
Hotline
is
answered
24 hour
a day,
seven
days a
week by
Transportation
Operations
Center
personnel.
The
hotline
is
available
throughout
the year
for the
public
to
report
problems
with
state
maintained
highways.
“When we
receive
a call,
we ask
for the
location
of the
problem,
the name
or
number
of the
state
highway
and
either a
mile
point or
landmark,”
says
Commissioner
of
Highways
Marc
Williams.
“That
way our
crews
can act
quickly,
respond
to the
concern,
and
remedy
the
situation
on the
state
roadway.”
“It’s
everyone’s
responsibility
to make
our
roads as
safe as
possible,”
continued
Tim
Hazlette,
Commissioner
of the
KYTC’s
Department
of
Transportation
Safety.
“Our
highway
hazard
hotline
is an
easy way
for
people
to get
involved
and help
get
hazards
off our
roadways.”
The
Transportation
Cabinet
spends
$230
million
each
year to
maintain
our
state
highways.
That
figure
includes
activities
like
snow and
ice
removal,
tree and
brush
removal,
mowing
and
litter
removal,
bridge
repair,
roadway
striping,
and
traffic
signal
repair
among
other
activities.
“One of
the most
evident
maintenance
efforts
this
time of
the year
is
pothole
patching,”
concluded
Chuck
Knowles,
Executive
Director
for
System
Preservation
and
Operations.
“Potholes
occur
because
of the
freezing
and
thawing
cycle.
Identifying
potholes
on state
roads is
just one
of the
many
ways the
public
can help
us
eliminate
highway
hazards
by
calling
our
hotline.”
This message
being sent
on behalf of
the Federal
Transit
Administration
(FTA), the
American
Association
of State
Highway and
Transportation
Officials (AASHTO),
the American
Public
Transportation
Association
(APTA), and
the
Community
Transportation
Association
of America
(CTAA).
Dear
Colleague,
We are
pleased to
share with
you the
attached "Dear
Colleague
Letter"
and its
enclosure,
distributed
under the
joint
signatures
of FTA,
AASHTO, APTA
and CTAA -
partners to
the Model
Transit Bus
Safety and
Security
Program
Memorandum
of
Understanding
(MOU).
The letter
and its
enclosure
represent
increased
collaboration
and
cooperation
between FTA
and its
partners to
the MOU as
well as
input we
have
received
from bus
transit
industry
stakeholders.
We believe
that the new
Model
Program
Strategies
highlighted
in the
letter
enclosure
continue
along the
path of the
valuable
progress and
exceptional
work over
the last few
years by our
transit bus
industry
stakeholders.
These
strategies
emphasize
increased
partnership
and the
development
and
distribution
of practical
technical
assistance
to bus
transit
agencies as
well as the
identification
of
assessment
measures to
maintain the
voluntary
nature of
the Model
Program.
Initial
objectives
include the
compilation
of technical
assistance
materials
that are
tailored to
meet the
needs of
small and
rural bus
transit
agencies.
In the near
future, FTA
will
establish a
Working
Group with
representatives
from its
partners to
the MOU, bus
transit
agencies,
national and
state Rural
Transit
Assistance
Programs
(RTAP),
State
Departments
of
Transportation,
Federal
partners and
other key
stakeholders.
The Working
Group will
improve
program
coordination
and
communication
and ensure
that an
ongoing
dialogue is
maintained
with all
Model
Program
stakeholders.
You will be
consistently
updated on
Working
Group
activities
and
deliverables.
FTA and its
Bus Safety
Partners are
hopeful that
you will
continue in
your support
of the Model
Program.
We
appreciate
your
patience in
cooperating
with FTA on
the Model
Program and
look forward
to working
with you as
we move
forward.
We also
understand
that
additional
questions
may be
raised as a
result of
this
communication
and we want
to assure
you that
answers will
be
forthcoming
in future
outreach
efforts.
Thank you
again for
your ongoing
support.
Sincerely,
Carole
Ferguson -
Program
Manager
FTA's Office
of Safety
and Security
A message
from Vickie
S. Bourne,
Office of
Transportation
Delivery
...
Here is the
proposed
Section 5311
Circular.
If the
members
would like
to send
their
comments to
our office
by the end
of next
week, we
will
incorporate
with the
State
comments and
send to the
Federal
Docket.
Please send
to Della
Davis/Public
Transit
Manager,
Office of
Transportation
Delivery,
200 Mero
Street,
Frankfort,
KY 40622 by
August 11,
2006.
This will be
our last
chance
before the
Circular or
5311
guidelines
become
effective
and how we
dictate
and/or
implement
the 5311
Program.
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