NYSDOT RURAL & SPECIALIZED TRANSIT CONFERENCE

THE CHALLENGE

Everyday Activities May Be Out of Reach 1 in 10 households does not own a car 1 in 4 Americans is older adult or person with a disability

Transportation & Transformation of Human Service Care Systems Philosophy-1990s Institutional Care to Community Mainstreaming & Independence Low Income – Welfare to Work Persons with Disabilities –Mainstreaming A Civil Right (ADA & Olmstead Decision) Older Americans – Aging In Place Medical Care-Preventive Health Care/Outpatient Service

GAO Report-June 2003 Transportation Disadvantaged 62 federal programs fund transportation for the transportation-disadvantaged:

The Results Duplication & Service Overlaps Service Gaps Confused customers and providers

State Governors & Cabinet Secretaries Federal Agencies & Grant $ Education Labor Employment Training Agency Office of Disability Employment Policy Centers for Independent Living Disability Rehab and Research Rehabilitation Services Administration Office of Special Education Programs Substance Abuse Mental Health Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Family Assistance HHS Medicare & Medicaid Svcs Aging Health Resources & Services Community Services Child Care Bureau Development Disabilities Medicaid Program Head Start Soc. Services Block Grant Children & Families Transportation Office of the Secretary National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Transit Administration Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Departmental Office of Civil Rights Faith Based Transit Area Agency on Aging Medical Transit Provider Head Start Office of the Secretary Assistant Secretary Planning Evaluation Special Ed Transportation Rural Transit Operators Private Paratransit Private Taxi ADA Paratransit Transit Pass Elderly & Disability Program Job Access Reverse Commute Program Rural Grant Program Urbanized Grant Program ?? ? Local Transportation Authority Disability Service Provider Family Health Care Employment Shopping Independence Recreation Education Local Government

A People Problem

A Call to Leadership Customer-focused Citizen-centered Results-oriented

Specific Requirements of President’s Executive Order Identify Federal statutory and regulatory duplications and barriers to human service transportation coordination Simplify customer access to transportation services Enhance cost effectiveness of service delivery Reduce duplication of transportation services Identify useful practices in coordinating human service transportation

FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL ON ACCESS AND MOBILITY (CCAM)

Executive Order on Human Services Transportation Coordination Implementation Structure Federal Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Executive Council – Political/SES Level Cabinet-Level Staff Workgroups Policy Technical Asst Education Emergency Prep Research & Demo

FAMILY OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Consumer with Mobility Needs U.S. State & Local Government Funds, Policies, and Regulations One Call Funding Agencies TransportationInterior Social Security Housing Veterans Affairs AgricultureHHSLaborEducation Transportation Service Providers Public Transit Authority ADA Para- transit Medical Transit Provider Faith Based Transit Head Start Agency on Aging Transit Pass Disability Service Provider Private Taxi Independence Employment Health Care Recreation Family Education

State Coordination Grants »Planning -$35,000 »Implementation -$75,000

SELF ASSESSMENT Human Service Transportation

CCAM Recommendations Report to the President Coordinated Planning Vehicle Sharing Policies Cost Allocation Principles Consolidated Access Demonstration Reporting and Evaluation

CCAM COORDINATED PLANNING Policy Statement

CCAM Vehicle Sharing Policy Statement –Regulatory Analysis of 33 Programs Operating Human Service Transportation Vehicles –Ability to Share Vehicles when not being used for Intended Purpose

CCAM Cost Sharing –Research Paper on Cost Sharing Methodologies and Principles –Policy Analysis –Meeting with OMB and Departmental Finance Offices –Revise Approach

CCAM Research and Demo Demonstration Grants Mobility Services For All Americans Local Demonstrations Geographic Diversity Phase I: Concept of Operations Phase II: Model System of Operations

UWR LOGIC MODEL Situation Transportation Needs of Target Populations Inadequate Capacity to Meet Needs Inadequate Awareness of Resources Measurable Change In: Communities with coordinated transportation systems Communities with simple point of access Customer satisfaction Increased mobility, accessibility and ridership through the integration of transportation services and resources. 62 Federal Programs Funding Technology Consumers Travel Training Driver Training Needs and Resource Assessment. Action Plans Trainings Rides for Consumers Different Types of Transportation Services Pedestrian Access Technology Use Outcomes Result Inputs Outputs Indicators Gauge of Progress In: Number of Agencies Participating Number of Rides provided in coordinated system Number of Individuals reporting greater satisfaction

CCAM PERFORMANCE MEASURES COORDINATION-CROSS CUTTING –Shared Resources –Simple Point of Access –Customer Satisfaction

SAFETEA-LU Key SAFTEA-LU Coordination Provisions Coordinated Planning Requirements Mobility Management Federal Non-DOT Matching Provisions

SAFETEA-LU Cross Cutting Issues The Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan Elements of a Plan Assessment of Services Assessment of Needs ( Perceptual or Data Analysis) Strategies –to Address Needs & Gaps –to improve efficiencies of existing system Priorities

SAFETEA-LU Cross Cutting Issues The Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan Plan Participants Transportation Partners (Public, Private, Non-Profit) Human Service/Workforce Partners (Public, Private, Non-Profit) Passengers and Advocates Other (Tribes, Economic Development, Employers, Faith & Community Based, State & Locally Elected Officials)

SAFETEA-LU Cross Cutting Issues The Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan Other Key Considerations Lead Agency Plan Adoption Planning Cycle Planning Boundaries Relationship to Other Planning Processes

SAFETEA-LU Cross Cutting Issues Designated Recipient Designated by Governor in Coordination with Local Officials There can be ONE recipient for JARC, NFI and encouraged but not required Designated Recipient will be responsible for implementing a competitive selection process.

SAFETEA-LU Cross Cutting Issues Competitive Selection Process Implemented by Designated Recipient (with MPO in Large UZAs) Develop Process for Competition –Criteria for Selection –Publish Availability of Funding –Open Competition Certification of Fair and Equitable Distribution

SAFETEA-LU Cross Cutting Issues Reporting and Oversight ADMINSTRATION –10 % of Funds for Administration –NO Match requirement for the 10% Match Requirements –Use of Other Federal Funds (non-DOT)

SAFETEA-LU Technical Assistance and Training Utilize Existing TA Centers –Project ACTION –Job Links –RTAP –NTI –ITS Peer to Peer –Planning Peer to Peer UWR Ambassadors New TA Centers –Senior Mobility –Human Service Coordination-UWR

SAFETEA-LU Contact Information FTA Regional Administrator – Brigid Hynes-Cherin FTA United We Ride Coordinator-James Goveia FTA Phone