WHAZZUP??

It’s official! Thanks to Lynda Wilke for taking the time and effort to develop several logos from which to choose. After tabulating all of the votes, the winner is… Lynda, if you would, please come forward to accept a small gift as a token of appreciation for your creativity and time…

Report back CTAA expo – june, 2009 A piece of information that I’ll talk about in a few minutes… FTA would like to develop a national model based on our training program! Jim and I have begun putting together a series of papers to document the training program. Doug Birnie, FTA liaison, tells me I am referred to (nationally) as the “mother of mobility management” That makes Jim the godfather!

Yikes! Hold tight to your chair for the rest of the news!

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Continuing support for wisconsin’s mobility managers

Certified Mobility manager program Receive certificates for: completion of the core curriculum completion of 7 topics in the supplemental curriculum peer mentoring 2 presentations at workshops after one-year of practicum performing mobility management in the field for a full year Pass a final exam (75%) Become a certified mobility manager We anticipate an eventual national certification program but there’s still debate over who will be the certifying agency or organization Become a certified mobility manager Completion certificates Core curriculum – basics of transportation coordination, mobility management, grant management and public transit Supplemental curriculum – specifics about program options that address transportation needs Peer mentoring (presentations) One-year practicum Pass a final Exam Become a certified MM I have drafted attendance for 2008 and 2009 training participation but my records on teleconferences are really sketchy. I’ll pass around what I have and ask you to fill in the gaps. Please get these back to me before the end of this workshop as completion certificates will be awarded at the October workshop.

How ‘bout some more?

WAMM! After 2010, it is highly likely that the training program will cease to exist in its current form due to diminishing need. Have no fear - WAMM is here! It is highly likely that after 2010, the training program will most likely cease in its current form due to diminishing need. To provide a venue by which additional training and peer networking can continue with support and a potential source of funding for workshops/conferences, how about a Wisconsin Association of Mobility Managers??!! Initial inquiries and feedback indicate it’s highly likely it will be an Association under WRAPP. We’ll know more after the WURTA conference later this month where several board members and I will be discussing the details of how to set it up. Look for more information in October…

Wamm logo We’ll insert “Association of” right here…

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Notoriety Mobility management in Wisconsin has become notorious! The nation wants to know what we are doing! Requests for information come in faster than we can handle them! News of our success is spreading throughout the country. Everyone wants to know what we’re doing to get to where we are. Each week I get at least two or three inquiries about aspects of our program and the projects we have in place. (Jim keeps writing my phone number on bathroom walls across the country!)

Hmmm… how can we handle all this? Hmmmm – Jim, Roland – what if we…

National conference on mobility management Proposed national conference in the fall of 2010. Jim and Roland are seeking sponsors for funding and someone to coordinate the event. Hosted in Wisconsin (Madison). Breakout sessions by YOU! Pull together a national mobility management conference!! We are shooting for the fall of 2010. Jim and Roland are seeking funding support and sponsorship as well as an organization to assume principle responsibility for the planning as this will be a bigger job than any of us can tackle. We have offered to host it here in Wisconsin, most likely in Madison. And, in order to address all of the inquiries that we’re getting, we will want to offer breakout sessions with panels comprised of YOU in which you will lead and present on your successes!

Oh, and one more thing…

That other item from the ctaa expo in june?

Community transportation Smile pretty! Be ready to talk about your project and relate your successes – and challenges! Community Transportation magazine is going to do a feature article on mobility management in Wisconsin! A CTAA representative will meet with WisDOT staff the day prior to the Oct. workshop to gather background information and learn what the state has done to achieve effective transportation coordination through mobility management. He will then attend the workshop on Tues. afternoon and evening to listen to and learn about your projects’ successes, and to interview a few of you on your particular programs.

Wow!! Wamm!! Congratulations to each and every one of you! YOUR EFFORTS, DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND PHENOMENAL RESULTS ARE WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO WORK AT PROVIDING YOU WITH AS MUCH SUPPORT, RECOGNITION AND REWARD AS IS POSSIBLE! You deserve all of this because you’ve earned it!

THANK YOU. …for being you. …for what you do THANK YOU!! …for being you! …for what you do! …and for what you will continue to do!