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Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan

Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan. Draft Low-Income Component Partnership Board Presentation, October 20, 2006. Background on Plan. New SAFETEA Requirement

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Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan

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  1. Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan Draft Low-Income Component Partnership Board Presentation, October 20, 2006

  2. Background on Plan • New SAFETEA Requirement • Projects funded through JARC, the New Freedom and Elderly and Disabled (5310) Programs are to be derived from coordinated plan starting in FY 2007

  3. Purpose of Plan • Identify the transportation needs of elderly, disabled and low-income populations and propose unified strategies to address gaps • Reduce service duplication

  4. Approach to Completing Plan • Low-income Component – MTC to complete based on extensive low-income transportation planning • Elderly and Disabled Component – Consultant assistance • Coordination Component – Review of low-income, elderly and disabled components to identify coordinated solutions

  5. Low-Income Component of Coordinated Plan

  6. Review of Existing Plans • County Welfare to Work Transportation Plans (WtW) • Regional Welfare to Work Transportation Plan • Completed Community-Based Transportation Plans (CBTPs)

  7. Assessment of Existing Service • Transportation network, as well as local services, were the starting points for WtW and CBTP planning

  8. Outreach Strategies • WtW: focus groups, interviews, workshops and survey distribution • CBTP: surveys, interviews, workshops, community events/meetings, websites, hotlines, press releases, newsletters East Palo Alto CBTP Workshop

  9. Transportation Needs • WtW - Improvements to: • transit • travel training • accessing information, • safety, • affordability and • children’s transportation Canal CBTP Open House

  10. Transportation Needs, Cont’d. • CBTP-Improvements to: • transit service, • transit amenities, • public information, • transportation for youth and children, • access to autos, • bicycle and pedestrian options • transportation/land use gaps and • affordability Richmond CBTP Open House

  11. Transportation Solutions • Improve transit service and amenities • Improve public information about transportation • Address children’s transportation • Provide auto-based solutions • Increase carpooling and vanpooling options

  12. Transportation Solutions Cont’d. • Provide pedestrian solutions • Provide bicycle solutions • Institute transportation/land use solutions • Address transportation affordability • Develop employer-sponsored transportation solutions

  13. Transportation Solutions Cont’d. • Increase overall funding for transportation services • Address jurisdictional barriers for better coordination • Implement pilot programs to test new strategies • Advocate for regulatory change to improve mobility options • Improve transportation conditions for persons with disabilities accessing jobs or training

  14. Summary • Low-income transportation needs are similar throughout the region • Solutions focus on a host of improvements, not just transit. • Successful implementation requires project ownership, funding, coordination, and the ability to address implementation barriers. • Solution implementation has begun through LIFT and Lifeline Transportation Programs • Coordination with local agencies is critical

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