1. Public Transit Application- a database collecting transit data Minnesota Department of Transportation

2. Why was PTA Developed? A long time ago…….  Legislation said so…….  Legislator inquires  Back in the Days of Lotus

3. Why was PTA Developed? Excel can handle only so much:  Lots of cutting and pasting  Have you seen TASUM?  Work books referencing multiple worksheets  Difficult to analyze multiyear data We need Database Functionality

4. The Focus of PTA  Collect Data  Analyze Data  Track Budgets  Develop Contracts  Track Contract Amendments

5. What data do you collect? Annually-  12 Tab Application – Service plan – Capital improvements – Unmet Needs – Fleet Inventory  Financial Plan Tab Proposed Budget for following year

6. Every Month Monthly Data – Operating Statistics – Vehicle information

7. Vehicle Statistics Data

8. Operating Statistics Data

9. What systems contribute data Five Federal Programs – 5317 New Freedom – 5316 Job Access Reverse Commute – 5311 Public Transit Participation – 5310 Elderly and Disabled Transportation – 5307 Urban Transit

10. Soon to include- – 5311f Intercity Transit – 5309 Facility Grant

11. How does it work? Application to Budget to Contract

12. Grant application

14. Application Application is collected thanks to a method used for the bridge collapse. – Each system has a private folder – Application is uploaded back to folder – All folders can be seen by transit managers

15. Application uploaded to system folder

16. Budget Request Import Financial page from application / converted to a csv file csv file imported to PTA as budget request

17. Budget Request Modifications Budget Request can be adjusted Budget Request is changed to a budget

18. Budget Budget is reviewed and final adjustments made

19. Budget modified by fund Default amounts calculate funds Payments are budgeted on when they are paid

20. Contract Time When budget is approved and finalized Contract is initiated Contract dates are recorded Amendment process

21. Reports

22. Challenges to PTA Qualified Contractors Teaching new technology to users Users frustrations

23. The future of PTA On going project Up grades to functionality Poll users for their needs