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What is LTAP?
The Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
is a national technology transfer initiative
sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA). The program was established in 1981 as
the Rural Technical Assistance Program (RTAP)
focusing primarily on meeting the technology
transfer and training needs of small cities and
towns nationally. The program was later expanded
to include larger cities and renamed "LTAP".
A national network of LTAP centers (one in each
state, Puerto Rico, and seven Tribal Centers)
has been established to serve local transportation
agencies by providing training, technical assistance,
and technology transfer activities. The national
mission of the LTAP program is to foster a safe,
efficient, environmentally sound transportation
system by improving the skills and knowledge
of local transportation service providers through
training, technical assistance, and technology
transfer activities.
The Virginia Local Technical Assistance Program
(Virginia LTAP) - located in Charlottesville,
VA at the University of Virginia's Center for
Transportation Studies - is the FHWA-designated
LTAP center for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
By hosting training workshops and sponsoring
conferences, Virginia LTAP enables local transportation
service providers to increase their knowledge
and skills in the field - and by application
of that knowledge improve travel in Virginia.
Also, through an extensive network of contacts
with other localities, state transportation agencies,
universities, and the federal government, Virginia
LTAP can often help provide answers to local
transportation problems. This service is provided
at no charge. If you are in need of technical
assistance support, please refer to the "Contact
Us" section of our website. |
