| UPDATE: Additional Fellowships allowed for FTA Regional Conference |
3/11/2010 |
Just wanted to let everyone know that the decision was made that system wishing to send more than two persons to the FTA regional conference may apply for additional fellowships, which could be for either staff or contractors. No new cap has been set -- each application will be individually considered. Since the time is drawing near, please get any additional applications in as soon as possible.
Peter Hallock, Assistant DirectorOffice of Public Transitph. 515-239-1765 fax 515-233-7983 More  |
| UPDATE: Mandatory Narrowbanding |
3/10/2010 |
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I know that many of you are well aware of this, but just to make sure everyone is on the same page, I thought I would share this. The website referenced, www.NarrowbandingLaw.com, seems to be a fairly good resource.
Peter Hallock, Assistant DirectorOffice of Public Transitph. 515-239-1765 fax 515-233-7983 More |
| UPDATE: IPTA Legislative Meeting - OPT Presentation |
3/8/2010 |
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The attached information was presented to the Iowa Public Transit Association, March 2, 2010. If you have questions about the details on any of the topics, give us a call.
Peter Hallock, Assistant DirectorOffice of Public Transitph. 515-239-1765 fax 515-233-7983 More |
| UPDATE: PTMS Lists for Discussion at IPTA, Medicaid Brokerage RFP Issued |
3/1/2010 |
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Program Lists to be Discussed at March 2 IPTA MeetingOn Wednesday, February 24th OPT staff met with the Public Transit Equipment and Facilities Management System advisory committee to discuss issues related to the programming of the FY10 statewide earmark of 5309 funding, as well as possible funding from a second stimulus program, which has been under discussion at the federal level.
Please bring copies of the PTMS tables and policy with you Tuesday, as we do not plan to have large quantities of... More |
| UPDATE: IPTA Legislative Meeting - OPT Presentation |
2/8/2010 |
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Although today’s IPTA meeting has cancelled due to weather, there are some items in our prepared presentation that are time-sensitive, so I am going to go ahead and share the slides with everyone. Please look through them. I know we usually spend a fair amount of time providing additional explanation of what’s in the slides, but this will at least help. If you have questions about the details on any of the topics, give us a call.
Peter Hallock, Assistant DirectorOffice... More |
| UPDATE: Getting ARRA Projects Closed |
12/24/2009 |
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Over a third of the transit vehicles programmed under the non-urbanized ARRA grant have now been delivered. Many have come in at prices significantly below the original programmed amount. We need to make sure that any local make-ready work is completed quickly, so that the individual projects can be closed out and any remaining funds reprogrammed so that additional vehicles can be purchased within the timeframe for use of these funds.
In order to keep things moving and prevent any funds... More |
