YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE 2026 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT! Check back often for updates!
The annual Public Transportation Summit takes place as a means to promote coordination with agencies, local stakeholders, and organizations. The Idaho Transportation Department Public Transportation (ITD-PT) Office has put together a month-long series of technical assistance, training, workshops and peer to peer networking opportunities. The summit’s strategic agenda is designed to help facilitate and encourage thought-provoking topics that will maximize efficiency and offer unique insight into present and future challenges facing public transportation in Idaho.
This FREE conference will be held at the Riverside Inn and will provide excellent training opportunities as well as lunch on Wednesday and Thursday along with refreshments throughout the day. We encourage you to register early using the button above to reserve your spot.
The room block rate is $191/day and will be open until 08/09/2026. Please make sure you are referencing the Public Transportation Summit. After this date, the hotel may or may not honor the group rate.
Please note that all travel accommodations are the responsibility of the registrant. Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) funds will be available to support eligible travel accommodations. Please submit RTAP Application to Shauna Miller, RTAP Program Manager at Shauna.Miller@itd.idaho.gov.
Anna Zivarts is a visually impaired parent and author of When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Island/Princeton University Press, 2024).
Public Transportation Advisory Council
The Public Transportation Advisory Council (PTAC) was also created in Idaho Code 40-514 to “advise the Department on issues and policies regarding public transportation in Idaho."
Ryan Luttmann was appointed as the District 1 PTAC representative in 2019. Ryan is a professional engineer and brings over 20 years of experience working in both private and public sectors.
Allan Schneider, the District 3 representative for PTAC, is a retired high school English teacher. He is a visually impaired Idahoan and serves on the board of the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Jeff is an Idaho native and was born and raised in Pocatello. In 2004, he graduated from Idaho State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.
Michael is a passionate disability advocate with over 15 years’ of experience working in the disability community.
Michelle was elected to serve on the Idaho Falls City Council in November 2015 and ran unopposed for her second term in 2019. She currently serves as the President of the Council.
Ron Duran joined the ITD Public Transportation Office in 2019 as the Public Transportation Manager. Ron brings with him over 10 years of management experience in both public and private sectors.
Shauna has been with ITD since June 2012. During this time she has worked on grant management for FHWA, FTA, and State-Funded Programs. Shauna currently oversees ITD-PT’s Safety, Capital, Asset Management, and Training programs.
Connie Edwards has been with ITD Public Transportation since May 2023 as a Grants & Contracts officer and currently works with the operational and intercity providers, as well as provides outreach by way of the PSA Program and Transporter articles.
Jono McQuie has been with ITD for 3 years, working in the Drivers Licensing and DMV Admin teams before joining Public Transportation in February.
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