All materials from past Peer Roundtables can be downloaded and viewed below. If you have any trouble viewing or accessing them, please email support@mnrtap.net. To register for future Peer Roundtables, visit the course listing and registration page for Peer Roundtables.
February 2025: Navigating Challenging Passengers
February 20, 2025 1-2:30 pm CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
January 2025: Stress Management
January 30, 2025 1-2:30 pm CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
December 2024: Winter Readiness
December 19, 2024 1-2:30 pm CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
November 2024: Best Tips of 2024
November 13, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
October 2024: Boosting Employee Morale
October 30, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
- Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso (PDF) — resource shared/mentioned in roundtable
September 2024: No Peer Roundtable this month
August 2024: Fleet Maintenance: inspection process, tracking, electronic inspection options
August 14, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
July 2024: Incident/Accident Response
July 17, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
June 2024: No Peer Roundtable this month
May 2024: How does your agency do routes?
May 15, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Survey Example from Duluth Transit Authority (PDF)
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
April 2024: Driver Shortage
April 10, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
March 2024: Funding: types and creative funding opportunities
March 20, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
- Advertising Policy Example from DTA (DOC)
- Advertising Services RFP Example from DTA (PDF)Section C on page 43 notes the vendor’s responsibility to adhere the advertising policy.
- Minnesota Statute About Crimes Involving Transit (PDF)
Make sure you they have your legal counsel review these sample policies before using them.
February 2024: Handbooks, Manuals, and Policies: for dispatchers, drivers, codes of conduct, etc
February 14, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
- Old Sample Handbook (PDF), contact your TPM to check if there is a newer version before using
January 2024: Communicating to TACs/Boards
January 10, 2024 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Written Summary (PDF)
December 2023: Emotional Intelligence and Effective Communication
December 13, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Mentimeter Presentation with Poll Results (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
November 2023: Diversity & Sensitivity in the Transit Workplace
November 8, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Mentimeter Presentation with Poll Results (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
October 2023 Discussion: Public Participation
October 11, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Mentimeter Presentation with Poll Results (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
September 2023 Discussion: What to do when you are asked to do more than what’s expected of you as a public transit professional,
September 13, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Mentimeter Presentation with Poll Results (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
June-August 2023: No Peer Roundtables Scheduled
May 2023 Discussion: Incident Accident Response
May 10, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Mentimeter Presentation with Poll Results (PDF)
- Sample Materials – Shared at Spring Workshop (link to PDFs)
- Written Summary (PDF)
April 2023 Discussion: Staff Discipline
April 12, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Mentimeter Presentation with Poll results (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
March 2023 Discussion: Marketing
March 8, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- Mentimeter Presentation with Poll Results (PDF)
- Brainstorm – Ideas Used by Agencies (PDF) Coming soon
- Sample Driver Recruitment Marketing Videos from Lisa Sabyan and Nate Ramacher, St. Cloud Metro Bus
- Written Summary (PDF)
February 2023 Discussion: Employee Motivation
February 8, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
January 2023 Discussion: Procurement
January 11, 2023 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
- Samples from Michelle Potter, Arrowhead Transit: Please note that the samples provided may not match the method of procurement that each system will undergo. For example, one agency may need to procure as a small purchase, while another may need to procure as a formal solicitation. The vendors solicited may not include all known vendors in each of the system’s jurisdiction, but can be used when providing estimate pricing. Each system must understand that they cannot simply cut and paste, that their procurement may require more or less documentation, based on the threshold and the services or goods being procured.
Tires CY2023: Scope of Work; RFQ Notice; Signed Source List; Signed ICE; Bidder’s List;
Tires Contracts: Duluth Tire; Pomp’s Tire; Taconite Tire
Responsibility Determination Checklists – Tires: Duluth Tire; Â Pomp’s Tire; Taconite Tire
RFQ: Duluth Tire; Pomp’s Tire; Taconite Tire
Procurement History – Tires  Procurement Log – Example
December 2022 Discussion: Solutions to Vehicle Shortage
December 14 , 2022 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
November 2022 Discussion: Solutions to Driver Shortage
November 9, 2022 10-11:30 am CT
- Recording (YouTube link)
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Written Summary (PDF)
- Example of a Bus Wrap Hiring Ad (Image), shared by the MATBUS team.
