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100

This OTAT staff person, who lives in the southeast corner of Minnesota, will guide you through purchases

Jean Meyer

100

In July, this city will host the 2024 MPTA Bus Roadeo.  

Shakopee

100

Contact this OTAT staff person when you’ve run amok

Chuck Morris

100

This Northern Minnesota transit system can help you visit the Judy Garland Museum.  

Arrowhead Transit serves the city of Grand Rapids, MN where the Judy Garland Museum can be found.

100

Who won the "transit newbie" award at last year's spring workshop? 

Amy Nieland, CCT
200

Excited about purchasing a new bus? Contact this person for help with the vehicle procurement process.  

Harinee Iyengar

200

This Minnesota city, the host of last year's Roadeo, is a global destination for individuals seeking healthcare excellence.    

Rochester

200

This is the section of BlackCat where you upload your monthly data.

Reporting section
200

This canine bus service began with a single route that served miners in Hibbing, Minnesota?  

Greyhound

200

This is the date for our next Transit Advisory Committee meeting, which will be in the 3rd quarter of 2024.  

September 18th

300

The most recent person to join the transit team at MnDOT

Ted Nelson

300

This former location of the Vikings training camp is the host of this year's Minnesota Public Transit Conference? 

Mankato 

300

This can be found in the Reporting section and is updated and uploaded once per year.  

Vehicle Statistics Report

300

This transit system serves the southern Minnesota town where you will find a world-renowned “jewel box” bank designed and built by Louis Sullivan.  

SMART

300

What Minnesota council was established in 2010 by the Minnesota Legislature to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of transportation services provided to the transit public?

MCOTA 

Minnesota Council on Transportation Access

400

Oh no. One of your transit drivers is weeble-wobbling around the office and you think they may be drunk. 

This OTAT staff person is the go to for all drug and alcohol compliance questions.  

Annette Marier

400

OTAT —  in partnership with the Office of Sustainability and Public Health and Metro Transit — host a booth at the Minnesota State Fair in this exhibit building.  

Eco-Experience Building

400

The location on BlackCat where you upload current insurance certificate information.  

Important Documents

400

Found in the Superior National Forest, this is the highest natural point in Minnesota.  

Eagle Mountain

400

This is the place where a potential passenger could find out what Minnesota public transit system serves their community.  

“Finding your transit provider” on the Transit in Minnesota webpage at dot.state.mn.us/transit/

500

Name one of the two OTAT staff members who can help you through the process of a capital building project.

Paul Miller and Brien Konkol

500
What transit system had 3 winners in the small and large bus categories at last year's Roadeo? 

St. Cloud Metro Bus

(David Peacock, Keith Drake, and Julie Dockendorf)

500

Where to go on BlackCat to find instructions about the process for vehicle disposals.

Global Resources 

(Global Resources > Asset Management > Vehicle Disposition and Transfer Procedure) 

500

How many sovereign tribal nations are there in Minnesota? 

Eleven    

(Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Lower Sioux Indian Community, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Prairie Island Indian Community, Red Lake Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Upper Sioux Community, and White Earth Nation)

500

This act, stemming from a US Supreme Court decision, aims to ensure that disabled individuals live full, integrated lives in their chosen communities. 

Olmstead Plan or Olmstead Act