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Human Services Coordinated Transit

Human Services Coordinated Transit. Meeting II 6-6-06. Agenda. Introductions Representative or Operator? Transit Services Effective Inefficiencies Strategies Directory. Additional Funding Sources. New Freedom – new or beyond ADA, capital or operating

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Human Services Coordinated Transit

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  1. Human Services Coordinated Transit Meeting II 6-6-06

  2. Agenda Introductions • Representative or Operator? • Transit Services • Effective • Inefficiencies • Strategies • Directory

  3. Additional Funding Sources • New Freedom – new or beyond ADA, capital or operating • Possible uses: beyond ADA, accessibility improvements, transit voucher programs, volunteer driver and aide programs, supporting mobility mgmt & coordination programs • JARC – capital or operating • Promote public transit, promote voucher use, promote employer passes, subsidize shuttle for nonprofits, expand transit for access to jobs • Elderly & Disabled: capital costs, ND does not give to urban

  4. Community Transit Services • 3 Largest Operators: CAT, UND, & Tri-Valley • Other fixed Routes: Fargo Sr. Commission, Walsh County, Parkwood Place • Economy of scale • CAT: $1.8 mill budget • Cost per ride • Tripper Service

  5. Services

  6. Demographics Served

  7. Fixed Shuttles?

  8. Destinations

  9. Barriers for Clients • Frequency of service, travel times • Accessibility of service • Cost to consumer • Lack of information • Complexity in options

  10. Efficiencies • Coverage area, multiple options • Comparable quality, safety standards across providers • Little variation in services across week and during day

  11. Inefficiencies • Multiple Operators, each with own mission, funding sources, objectives • No mechanism for cooperation/communication • Lack of info for consumers, planners, operators • Available services, costs • Unused vehicle time, capacity • Lack of coordinated plan

  12. Evaluating Strategies • 5 yr. outlook • Travel needs: critical, serious or optional • Multimodal: pedestrian, bike, bus • Feasibility: administrative, technical, political • Coordination requires maintenance, monitoring, evaluation

  13. Strategies Planning Regional Coordinator Committee • Research, Monitoring, & Evaluation Operations Mobility Manager • Public or Private Enhanced Public Transit Agencies Coordinate Compact between Agencies • Schedules • Vehicles

  14. Strategies continued… 1. 2. 3.

  15. Directory • Include categories for: • Public Transit • Voucher/Discount Programs • Paratransit • DAR/Senior Rider • Private Transit • Taxis, Volunteer Programs • Specialized Transit • Hospital-Based Programs • Business Shuttles • Specialized Services for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities • Information & Referral • Community outreach • County/City Government

  16. Meeting III • Tues June 27th, 9am, City Hall • Prioritize Strategies • Implementation of Strategies • Thursday, July 20th, 3-6pm • Public Meeting

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