Members of Madrid CPWG attended the 2022 FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional Development Workshop & Transit Safety and Operations Summit

Members of Madrid CPWG attended the 2022 FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional Development Workshop & Transit Safety and Operations Summit on June 6-8 in Tampa, Florida. Rob Gregg was the moderator for one of the major topics. Chris Cochran, AICP and Kathy Rudd attended and participated in the summit.

The Workshop and Summit were for mid-level managers, supervisors, trainers, and other key staff currently employed by Florida public agencies (e.g.: Florida transit systems, FDOT, etc.), Community Transportation Coordinators, planning agencies, transportation providers, and/or Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) members.

Madrid CPWG is FDOT DBE Certified

The following topics were discussed

Tuesday Sessions:

1. General Session: Sustaining Service and Transit Staffing during Unprecedented Times
2. Effective Practices in Bus Transit Accident Investigations (FTA Report 0204)
3. FTA Drug & Alcohol Regulatory Updates and Program Compliance Tips
4. Attracting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
5. LPIP/FAPT Meeting
6. General Session: Welcome Luncheon (pre-registration required)
7. Transit and Cyber Security: Lessons Learned from the Field
8. Persona-building: A user-centered approach to understanding and addressing the needs of our transit customers
9. See Something, Say Something: Noticing and Responding to the Signs of Suicide
10. Florida Transit Maintenance Consortium (FTMC) Meeting
11. Ballard Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions
12. Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus (FTA Report 0179)
13. Preparing for FTA Drug and Alcohol Program Audits and FDOT Triennial Reviews
14. Succession Planning: Cultivating Transit’s Next Generation

Wednesday Sessions:

1. Small and Rural Roundtable
2. Shared Mobility Session 
3. Transit System Electrification from Conceptual Planning through Smart Operational Design to Sustainable Maintenance Implementation 
4. Pre-Trip Inspections PLUS 
5. The Healthy Buddy Program: Addressing Immobility in Transportation-Disadvantaged Older Adults through a Community-Based Initiative 
6. Complete Streets and Transit Access and Safety Evaluation Tools 
7. Autonomous Vehicle Session 
8. Complying with Your Public Transit Agency Safety Plan 
9. Hurricane Preparedness 2022 
10. General Session Luncheon Program – National Transit Frontline Worker Recruitment Campaign (pre-registration required)
11. Transit Service Planning and Development in Partnership with Community Based Organizations, Volunteers and Customer Advocates 
12. Unlocking your Creative Potential