RLS & Associates, Inc. (RLS) is a woman-owned business providing training, technical assistance, and transportation management and operations consulting services to public transit systems of all sizes, federal and state departments of transportation, government agencies, and paratransit operators throughout the US. Operational for over thirty-two years, the firm works with local communities, governmental entities, transportation providers, and human service agencies with transportation-related issues. Headquartered in Dayton, OH., .RLS & Associates, Inc. (RLS) has offices in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Colorado, and Virginia. The RLS staff includes former transit managers and State DOT program administrators who provide unique insights and perspectives to the challenges faced by todays transit systems and communities.