Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA) announces a new initiative that builds on a long-standing program. ESPA’s Mobility Planning Services Program: The Accessible Transportation Coalitions Initiative (ATCI) is a one-year process designed to support systems change at the local level. Long known as a Washington, D.C.-based event, an initial two-day gathering for team development, training and planning will be hosted by ESPA staff within the selected communities. Assistance then continues through one year of follow-up technical assistance to support implementation of the plans that the community teams develop. There is no registration fee for this program but acceptance is through a competitive application process that is now open but will end Jan. 29.

For more information, visit the Easter Seals Project ACTION ATCI page.

The National Transit Institute will be sponsoring a “Project
Management for ARRA Recipients” classes in Detroit, MI on January
26-27, 2010. This is the same Project Management for Construction
Projects class re-titled.

The course is intended for transit professionals whose current and/or
future responsibilities include planning, managing, and executing all
phases of a project’s lifecycle. Upon completion of these training
programs, each participant will: know how to build, manage, and execute
a project; understand the tools used for a successful project management
system; appreciate the importance of analyzing, leading, and managing
the complexities of transit projects by providing them with the tools to
foster success.

By the end of this course participants will be able to:
● Describe the major components of a well-defined project
● Explain the functionality of each phase of the project lifecycle
and associated deliverables
● Create a Project Management Plan (PMP), Statement of Work (SOW) and
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
● Identify methods to obtain reasonable project estimates to develop
a realistic project schedule
● Use Earned Value to control and report a project’s status and
evaluate the impact of potential changes on the PMP
● Recognize the relationship between leadership and teamwork
development, as well as the importance of communicating to all
stakeholders

You can register for this class on-line at the National Transit
Institute’s website at http://www.ntionline.com/Courses.asp The
contact person at NTI is Barbara Vandyke. She can be reached at (732)
932-1700 ext 211 or via email at bvandyke@rutgers.edu. Tuition shall be
waived for federal, state and local government employees who work in
transportation or related areas.