1. Office of Transit
Larry Buckel
Manager

2. Office of Transit Larry Buckel - Office of Transit, Manager
Todd Jennings – Section 5311 Program Manager
Vickie Rayburn – Section 5311 Project Manager
Mike McGathey – Section 5311 Project Manager
Brian Jones – Section 5310 Program Manager
Jason Casteel – Transit Planner

3. State Program Funding Public Mass Transportation Fund (PMTF)
$42.6 million
Formula Distribution
Operating Expenses
Passenger Trips (Annual Ridership)
Total Vehicle Miles
Locally Derived Income (General fund, un-restricted federal/state funds i.e, Medicaid)
63 Public Transit Systems
20 Urbanized (Over 50,000 population)
43 Non-urbanized (Under 50,000 population)

4. Federal Program Funding
Section 5303 (Urbanized Planning Assistance)
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
$1.8 million/Allocation formula approved by FTA
Projects must be in Unified Planning Work Program
Section 5304 (State Planning Assistance)
INDOT Planning
$400,000/Must be in State Planning Research Program
Funds are transferred from FTA to FHWA
Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG)

5. Federal Program Funding
Section 5307 (Urban Transit Program)
Funds allocated by formula based on population
Funds are administered directly by FTA
State funds match Federal funds
Small and Urban Transit Systems
Operating and Capital Assistance

6. Federal Program Funding
Section 5310 (Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities)
$3 million per year ‒ 80/20 Match
Specialized Transportation
Transit Vehicles
Projects must be in Coordination Plan
INDOT is the Grantee with the FTA
Applications/Workshops/Technical Assistance
Compliance and Reports

7. Federal Program Funding
Section 5311 (Rural Transit Program)
$16 million per year
Allocated to states based solely on nonurbanized population
State Formula Allocation
Decennial Census (2010)
3 year average annual passenger boarding's
3 year average of locally derived income
Public Transportation
Demand Response/Fixed Route
Intercity Bus (15%)
Operating Assistance – 50/50 Match

8. Federal Program Funding
Section 5311 (RTAP)
$300,000 per year
RLS Administers the Indiana RTAP Program
RTAP Office located in Columbus, Ind.
Drug and Alcohol Program
Technical Assistance
Training
Passenger Assistance – Wheelchair Securement
Emergency Evacuations
Defensive Driving and Pre-trip Inspections

9. Federal Program Funding
Section 5339 (Bus and Bus Facilities)
Approximately 1.4 Million Annually
Replace, Rehab, Purchase busses or facilities
Allocated based on formula and competitive grants
Formula Bus Program established under MAP-21
Competitive
Based on asset age and condition
5311 Program
Approximately busses purchased annually

10. ADA and Title VI Compliance
5311 Program Compliance
(3) INDOT Project Managers - (43) Systems
12-15 Comprehensive Compliance Reviews conducted annually
(4) year timeline
Interim Annual Technical Reviews

11. ADA and Title VI Compliance
5311 Program Compliance
Title VI
On-site reviews
Public notice requirement
Compliant Policy and Process
Current investigations, complaints, lawsuits
Public Participation Plan requirements
Language Assistance Plan requirements
Minority representation on advisory, planning boards, etc.
DBE Plan requirements

12. ADA and Title VI Compliance
5311 Program Compliance
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
On-site reviews
ADA Reasonable Modification Policy requirements
Unscheduled visits “Ghost Rider”
Stop announcements
Wheelchair Securement
Denying Service
Attendant Policies
Lift/Ramp Maintenance
Complementary Para-transit service requirements

13. INDOT Resources All available at: http://www.in.gov/indot/2436.htm
INDOT Office of Transit Resources
Public Transit Annual Reports
Forms and Templates
State Management Plan
Program Manual
Statewide Coordination Plan
PMTF Management Guides
All available at:
RTAP Resources
ADA Policy Templates
Training Module Descriptions
Title VI Policy Templates
Newsletters and Technical Assistance

14. THANKS! CONTACTS Larry Buckel – Transit Manager
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Todd Jennings – 5311 Program Manager
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Vicky Warner – RTAP Office Manager
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