CalACT 2005 Autumn Conference CTSAs As Mobility Mangers

1. CalACT2005 Autumn ConferenceCTSAs As Mobility Mangers October 6, 2005

2. What is Mobility Management? • Mobility Management is an institutional state of mind that emphasizes moving people instead of the mode of transportation. • A mobility manager is a transportation organization serving the general public that responds to and influences the demands of the market by undertaking actions and supportive strategies, directly or in collaboration with others, to provide a full range of options to the single-occupant automobile. TCRP Report 21: “Strategies to Assist Local Transportation Agencies in Becoming Mobility Managers” (1997)

3. CASE STUDY: Richmond-area Community-based Transportation Plan A resident-driven process to identify strategies that will close the transportation gaps in low-income neighborhoods Funded by Metropolitan Transportation Commission Completed Feb. 2004

4. Local Transportation Coordination Service • Phone number to call for information on local transportation options • Translation assistance for non-English speakers • Help with on-line grocery orders, (also provides subsidy of delivery charges for eligible clients) • Bus buddies • One staff coordinator in local agency • COST = $60,000 per year

5. Funded Mobility Center • Neighborhood House of North Richmond, non-profit CBO, to house Center • $247,150 to fund transportation coordinator and bus benches over 3 year grant • Funded by Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) with local match from West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (county’s half-cent sales tax)

6. LIFT Grant • $247,150 for 3 years • Low Income Flexible Transportation (LIFT) Program Program provides funding to fill transportation gaps identified through welfare-to-work and MTC sponsored Community-Based Transportation planning efforts. Since its inception in 2000, the program has been supported with a combination of federal Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ), and regional discretionary State Transit Assistance (STA) funds.

7. Bus Shelters • Install bus shelters similar to those being installed by AC Transit • Advertising agency installs and maintains shelter on major streets • County must pay costs on neighborhood streets • COST = minimal

8. Bus Stop Seating • Install bus stop seating at stops that serve large numbers of older adults and people with disabilities • Seating works even on narrow sidewalks, and allows wheelchair access • COST = $8,000 for 20 locations

9. Coordinator’s responsibilities • Set up 1-stop clearinghouse for information. • Implement bus bench program. • Implement community art program on benches with youth installation and maintenance. • Set up bus buddy program. • Contract for translation assistance. • Staff Transportation Action Committee.

10. Develop plan for Center • 1. Prioritize projects and find funding. • 2. Serve as information clearinghouse for other programs. • 3. Advocate for projects to be implemented by other agencies.

11. 1. Prioritize Projects and Find Funding • Project Examples

12. Subsidize Taxi Fares • Taxis can provide transportation late at night (10 PM – 2AM) after transit stops running • Vouchers can pay taxi drivers to provide individuals a trip home for the price of bus fare • COST = $36,000/ year for 3000 trips • CDBG funds

13. Flex Route Night Bus • An evening shuttle from Richmond BART • Would provide service through the neighborhoods after most transit has shut down • One shuttle bus • COST of program = $65,000 per year • TFCA, employers

14. Establish Car-Sharing Program • Cars available on an hourly basis • Waived deposit (normally $300), and rates discounted by half to $2/hour and .22 cents/mile for eligible clients • Cost: $300,000 for 3 years • LIFT, Surdna Foundation

15. Trip Reimbursement Program • Reimbursement for volunteers to drive individuals • Used for specific needs such as: • Late nights after transit ends • Emergency trips to doctors • Rides for seniors to grocery shopping • COST: $170,000/year • OAA, service clubs

16. Serve as Information Clearinghouse for Other Programs • Partner Examples

17. EXPAND AUTO LOAN PROGRAM • Contra Costa County currently provides low-interest loans for employed former CalWORKS participants to buy an auto • Expand this program to additional low-income clients • ANNUAL COST - $40,000 • WtW, CDBG

18. Guaranteed Ride Home Program • Existing program in which employees at participating companies who use transit can receive a taxi voucher in case of an emergency • Employee pays nothing; employer has modest administrative costs • COST: Minimal • Half-cent sales tax

19. Older Driver Safety and Mobility Workshops • Workshops for older drivers to: • Assist individuals to maintain healthy lifestyles that will prolong their ability to drive safely • Help individuals make decisions about when to change driving habits or stop driving • COST: $400 per workshop • OAA, East Bay Community Foundation

20. Expand Children’s Transportation Program • CalWORKS program transports children to school and daycare using four buses • Add two buses and increase income threshold for families able to use service • COST: $170,000 per year • WtW, Ralphs Food 4 Less Foundation

21. RIDES TO SUCCESS • Contra Costa currently has a program to transport CalWORKS clients to job training and interviews • Expand with one additional vehicle and serve additional clients • COST $84,000 per year • WtW, East Bay Community Foundation

22. Advocate for Projects to be Implemented by Other Agencies • Partner Examples

23. Discounted Youth Fare • Continue to provide discount AC Transit passes to youth • Currently $15, $5 off full price • Subsidy included in half-cent sales tax reauthorization • COST of program = $314,000 per year

24. Subsidized Child Care • Provide 30 subsidized child care slots near Richmond BART for low-income families • Working parents can drop off and pick up children during work trip • COST: $200,000 + per year • TLC, service clubs

25. AC Transit Improvements • Requested by the Community • More frequent service • Service that starts earlier and runs later • More time to transfer at BART • Service that is on time • Route changes and new routes • More driver training in courtesy • Cost: $250,000-$1,000,000 • District funds, conditions on developers

26. Safe Routes to School & Bikeways • Complete area-wide segments in Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan • Implement Safe Routes to School project • Pave for pedestrians near bus stops • COST: Projects in Countywide Plan range from $500,000 to $8 million • Bicycle Transportation Account, half-cent sales tax

27. Steps to Mobility Management • 1. Conduct needs assessment of service gaps and leadership gaps • 2. Determine scope: establish new projects, be information clearinghouse, advocate • 3. Develop action plan • 4. Identify partners • 5. Gain implementation commitments

28. Mobility Management is an institutional state of mind that emphasizes moving people instead of the mode of transportation.