NCST hosting audio conference on travel training
Gain a better understanding of the different types of travel training services and identify potential partners and funding sources. The NCST offers a three part audio conference on travel training September 28 - 30, 12 noon to 2 p.m. Eastern each of the three days. Registration deadline: September 10.

In other news related to travel training, Portage County, Wisconsin has launched a new travel training program. A brochure is available through the City of Stevens Point. The United We Ride Web site also features several articles about travel training that appeared recently in various media outlets.

New resources available from the NCST library
The NCST has produced two new fact sheets on older driver safety. Older Driver Safety and Transition for the Mature Driver is directed to the mature driver and offers tips and advice on how to continue driving safely longer. Older Driver Safety and Transition for the Aging Network offers information and training about older driver safety and transitions useful to professionals and community agencies.

Throughout 2009, the NCST conducted a series of listening sessions that culminated in a national forum on Senior Transportation. NCST’s Trends in Senior Transportation, a four-page pamphlet, provides a summary of those findings across eight areas of inquiry:  Consumers, Advocacy/Regulatory and Policy Change, Coordination, Livability & Planning, Quality of Life, Safety, Data Collection and Research, and Funding. Key points highlighting both today’s reality and tomorrow’s vision for older adult transportation are outlined.

As part of the 2010 American Society on Aging New Ventures in Leadership program sponsored by the NCST, Ms. Jarmin Yeh conducted a literature review, developed a 13-item opinion poll that was translated into English and Chinese, and administered the poll among participants at two senior centers in San Francisco that serve predominantly Asian immigrant clientele. Yeh’s research has been summarized into A Walking AdvantAGE, a report that summarizes the research findings and identifies areas for further discussion.

Florida older driver safety initiative enhances county-level resources
Florida’s United We Guide older driver safety coalition is this month’s featured NHTSA state project. Florida’s initiative focuses on enhancing the state’s existing Community Transportation Coordinators program in Putnam and St. Johns counties.

Easter Seals Project ACTION hosts August event on rural transportation coordination
ESPA will host a free audio conference on August 31 from 2 to 3 pm Eastern. The speakers will discuss the current state of rural transportation coordination as well as highlight models currently in use for coordinating rural transportation services. RSVP at the ESPA site for this event.

Building a Walkable America Survey gauges awareness of local pedestrian projects
The America Walks site currently features a survey for those who would like to provide input into the process of increasing walking and pedestrian access in America. In addition, America Walks is sponsoring an Equal Footing Summit in Chattanooga, Tenn. on September 16, directly following the 2010 Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference. The purpose of the summit is to rally and coordinate organizations, businesses, and individuals to speak with one voice to improve walkability in America.