In the News

Click here to read about the Connecting Communities Workshop in the February/March 2010 edition of Metro Magazine!


Upcoming Workshops


Milwaukee, WI

Salt Lake City, UT



Past Workshops

Portland, OR
March 29-30, 2010

Tempe, AZ Region
March 11-12, 2010

Raleigh, NC Region
February 9-10, 2010

Orlando, FL
January 20-21, 2010

 

 

 


Welcome to Connecting communities

Connecting Communities Public Transportation Emergency Preparedness Workshop, developed in cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration and facilitated by Rutgers University, is designed to coordinate the assets and specialized resources of transit and transportation systems with their local, county, and state response and emergency management agencies. Interoperability and maximum resource utilization in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist incident, or other emergency is of the utmost importance for a community or region’s effective response.

Multi-agency Participation and Goals

Connecting Communities brings together and unites the experiences and knowledge of participants from a variety of agencies, departments, and organizations to:

Sponsors

Connecting Communities is funded by the Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.