Enhancing Mobility in San Diego: The Role of CTSAs and Innovations in Transportation
The Coordinated Transportation Service Agency (CTSA) in San Diego aims to remove mobility barriers for residents, promoting independence through transportation service coordination. Established in 2006 with a $1.6 million budget, the CTSA offers services like ADA paratransit, community transportation, and travel training. With a vision for seamless mobility solutions, the CTSA is vital in transitioning to Mobility as a Service (MaaS), leveraging public and private partnerships to create an integrated and equitable transportation network.
Enhancing Mobility in San Diego: The Role of CTSAs and Innovations in Transportation
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CTSAs and New Mobility CalACT April 2019
FACT • Background • Nonprofit • Formed 2006 • Countywide scope • 1.6m budget
FACT Mission Assist San Diego County residents with barriers to mobility to achieve independence through coordination of transportation services.
FACT Role CTSA designation by San Diego Association of Governments SANDAG since 2006
FACT Vision One stop shop for mobility
FACT • CTSA Services scope: • ADA Paratransit • Community transportation • Vehicle sharing, purchase, maintenance • Training and education • Travel training • Volunteer services • Travel literacy
MAAS - Mobility as a ServiceDefinition • Trend away from vehicle ownership, towards consuming mobility as a service • Planning and paying for trips seamlessly, across public and private assets, with ease • Leverage Innovation and Partnerships • Transit + Ride sharing companies + micro transit + Private vehicles
MAAS - Mobility as a ServiceWho is responsible? • Public transit ? • Regional planning ? • CTSA ? • Incentive and motivation for service coordination • Relationships and experience
MAAS - Mobility as a ServiceInfrastructure – what will it take? • Uniform design • Investment – technology, capital • Commitment to Equity – equal, convenient access for all • Political support
Case Study - Mobility Coordination • Verkehrsverbund is a coordinating body that works with transit operators to synthesize their services and present them to the customer as a unified network
Case Study - Mobility Coordination It’s difficult for people to use transit when there are multiple, separate agencies in one region. But merging transit agencies is not the answer. MVV
Case Study - Mobility Coordination Merging agencies, however, is not a quick solution. And it may even be politically infeasible in regions where the various agencies serve more than a single urban area, or are accountable to different state or provincial governments. MVV
Case Study - Mobility Coordination agencies and advocates can harmonize the customer experience by focusing on the “connective tissue”—the maps, schedules, wayfinding, and fare payment—to improve transit’s ease-of-use, ability to take people where they need to go, and desirability compared to other options. MVV
One ticket, one pricing system and one integrated network of public transport services– these are the advantages of a transport association and this is the watchword for all our activities here at HVV, the Hamburg Public Transport Association. MVV
What does this have to do with CTSAs? • Coordination mandate • History, experience • Other options • Expansion of CTSA concept • MPOs embrace new mobility planning
Thank you! • Arun Prem