U.S. Federal Transit Administration Overview of the Office of Research Management (TRI-30) Ronald E. Boenau, P.E. Senior Transportation Systems Manager (202)

Overview of Presentation  Office of Research Management Staff  Technology and Information Sharing  International Mass Transportation Program  Training and Outreach  National Transit Institute  Contact Information

STAFF Office of Research Management Rita Daguillard, Office Director Ron Boenau Gale Brown Willie Mae Crawley Marina Drancsak Mack Frost Dana Loll Lucy Marius Edwin Rodriguez Clayton Roth Michael Winter

Technology and Information Sharing  Generate and share information on major TRI programs with regional offices, transit industry and other FTA staff and repositories.  Assist in the maintenance of the TRI webpage.  Assist in organizing technical meetings and workshops.

International Mass Transportation Program (IMTP)  Created by Congress to:  Inform U.S. public transportation community of International technological innovations  Increase global competitiveness of U.S. transit industry  Activities include trade promotion, technology exchange, training programs, and personnel exchanges.

International Mass Transportation Program (IMTP) [continued]  Trade promotions include research of marketing opportunities; trade missions to other countries; reverse trade missions to the U.S.; coordination of international exhibits of U.S. transit products and services; publication of international tenders for the U.S. transit industry.  Technology exchanges are accomplished by conducting technical meetings and workshops both in the U.S. and in other countries.  Training programs are accomplished by classroom instruction and practical training in planning and operating mass transit systems.  Personnel exchanges with other governments to allow officials to view U.S. best practices and innovative transit technologies.

Training and Outreach  Training Examples: Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium to prepare and conduct training for transit agencies in Southern California; Community Transportation Development Center to train vehicle mechanics.  Outreach Examples: Serve as liaison to TRB and TCRP Panels, 511 National Deployment Coalition, Global Road Safety Working Group, USDOT Iraq Reconstruction Task.

National Transit Institute  $4.2 million annually authorized in SAFETEA-LU.  Courses typically 2-3 days; conducted throughout U.S.  Courses developed in coordination with transit industry, FTA program offices, and regional offices 

Contact Information Federal Transit Administration Office of Research Management 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE; Section E43; TRI-30 Washington, DC (202) [phone] (202) [fax]