NEBRASKA PUBLIC TRANSIT WEEK PLANNING
Contest and Activity Guidelines
Promotional Items (made available by NDOT)
Rural transit agencies (5311 funded) that placed orders for NPTW items will receive them either at the NATP Legislative Day or they will be shipped to your agency prior to NPTW.
Agency Events and Activities
Email your list of events and activities by April 5 to Tara Grell (tgrell@unomaha.edu). These will be posted on the Nebraska Public Transit Week 2024 webpage, so please include any dates, times, and addresses of events. See what events and activities other transit agencies have organized in the past by clicking on the years on the NPTW public webpage.
Photo Contest
Submit a transit-related photo that tells a story about your agency. View the Contest and Activity Guidelines for photo ideas. Also, check out the National RTAP website for inspiration. The agency's photo with the most votes on the 2024 NPTW public webpage will win a prize. Email photo contest submissions by April 17 to Tara Grell (tgrell@unomaha.edu).
Downloads
Activities for the Public
Marketing
Planning
- Talking Points
- Sample Press Release
- PSA (text)
- PSA (mp3 recording)
- Transit Manager Checklist
- Contest and Activity Guidelines
- Employee Participation Certificate
- Proclamation Copy
- Proclamation Signing Photo
Promotion
Social Media Posts
- Save the Date
- Fact 1 - Households without a Vehicle
- Fact 2 - Commuting to Work
- Text to use with Fact Images
- BINGO
- Coloring Contest
- Crossword Puzzle
- Word Find
Note: After you click on a link above and it opens the image, right click on the image and select "Save image as..." to save it to your computer.
2024 NPTW Logo
10 Years with 2024 NPTW Logo
Contact Sam Colligan (colligans@unk.edu or 402-480-6857) with questions about Nebraska Public Transit Week planning.
Contact Tara Grell (tgrell@unomaha.edu) for versions of any of these downloadable materials in other languages. Please note it may take a week or more to complete these requests.
Important Dates
- April 17, 2024 – Have photo contest submissions emailed to Tara Grell at tgrell@unomaha.edu.
- April 21-27, 2024 – Nebraska Public Transit Week
- April 29-May 3 – Complete the post-event survey.
Goals
- 50% of agencies participate in NPTW (measured by number of agencies submitting their events/activities list.
- 25% of agencies have a presence on website or Facebook (measured by agencies posting a flyer advertising their list of events/activities on their website or sharing a Nebraska Public Transit Facebook post and adding text of their own).
- 30 new Facebook page likes/followers.
- 10 agencies participate in photo contest.
Marketing Expenses
Marketing expenses must be a necessity to the transit service and documentation of the purchase must be submitted with the invoice. Please upload the newspaper or voice ad to the dashboard.
Allowable Costs:
- Promotional ads such as radio, TV, newsprint, and social media
- Brochures/flyers
- Vehicle wraps
- Pens/pencils (must have the transit name and phone number listed)
Not-allowable Costs:
- Promotional giveaways (i.e., gift cards, gifts, and/or prizes)
- Décor
- Food/candy/beverages
Clothing can only be purchased for employees to use as uniforms and should be noted as uniforms on invoice submittal. The uniforms should have the transit agency name and/or logo on them.
Training and/or Special Events
Food may be provided for transit staff for one-day meetings. To be eligible for reimbursement the event must:
- Not be part of a normal workday function (i.e. safety meeting, training, etc.)
- Food is provided to ensure continued participation for the meeting
- Must have a detailed agenda
- Must have a sign-in sheet for all attendees
- Must have pre-approval from NDOT transit manager
Reimbursement documentation should include:
- Copy of pre-approval email
- Itemized/detailed receipts for all allowable expenditures
- Sign-in sheet for all attendees
- Detailed agenda
The maximum cost for one-day event (5 hours or more) is $12 per person per event. The maximum for meetings less than 5 hours is $3 per person per event. The maximum includes cost of food, beverages, tableware, and tips. Tips will not exceed 20%. Tableware is defined as disposable plates/bowls, knives, forks, spoons, cups, napkins, and table covers. Only items as listed will be considered reimbursable.
Promotional Events
If the transit service participates in a promotional event (i.e. Public Transit Week, tradeshows, fairs, and parades) the following are allowable costs:
- Brochures/flyers
- Pens/pencils
- Banners
For questions about Marketing Expenses, Training and/or Special Events, and Promotional Events please contact Sarah Soula at sarah.soula@nebraska.gov or 402-479-4871.
