1. Transportation Assistance in Rural Trinity County
I’m presenting our solution to meeting transportation needs in a large county with limited resources.
Transportation Assistance in Rural Trinity County

2. No Incorporated Cities 3,200 Square Miles
2017 Population Estimate ,628
No Incorporated Cities
3,200 Square Miles
Trinity County is located within the southern reaches of the Cascade Range in Northern California. , Shasta County to the east, Humboldt to the west, Siskiyou to the north. The population in 2017 was estimated ate 13,628.

3. Trinity Alps Wilderness Area
Rural counties are beautiful - Trinity Alps wilderness area is one of our jewels. It’s the second largest wilderness area in the state. Over 600 miles of trails.
Located southern reaches of the cascade range. 517,00 acres of land. 9,000’ chiseled granite peaks and alpine lakes.
Trinity Alps Wilderness Area

4. Over 70% of land is federally owned.
Small tax base; allocations for transportation funding are low, not a self help county and with low population, it wouldn’t help to be one

5. STA
Prior to SB1
2015/16 = $54,300
2016/17 = $49,821
2017/18 = $91,267 (SB1)
2018/19 = over $100K
Most of our STA is used for capital – buses, shelters,

6. LTF Amounts: $278,785 - $291,070 Trinity River
2015/16 = 278, LTF IS NOT SPENT ON LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS. SMALL AMOUNT TO ADMINISTER THE TDA, TRANSIT, THE PURCHASED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THAT I’M SHARING TODAY.
2016/17 = 279,723
2017/18 = 291,070
LTF Amounts: $278,785 - $291,070
Trinity River

7. Many Communities Sparsely Populated Long Distance Travel
The county has several small communities and it’s not possible for the public transportation system to serve all of them
Hours from one North Trinity to South

8. 5311F 2017/2018 = $268,783
Intercity service that operates along the SR 299 corridor and a portion of SR 3 between Weaverville and Hayfork.

9. Other Funding Sources: 5311 = $76,077
Good travel day
Bad travel day
Small amount of funding and BIG challenges
Other Funding Sources: = $76,077
State Route 299

10. 2006 - Continuum of Care Committee in coordination with the SSTAC
Identified transportation as the #1 barrier to non-emergency medical & social service appointments.
Trinity County could never afford to provide transportation services to every community in the county.
How do we meet transportation needs for those that public transit doesn’t work for?
Identified in the SRTDP and a group of stakeholders in the Continuum of Care group found that lack of transportation was the #1 reason people couldn’t get to doctor and dental appointments and other services such as HHS, Behavioral Health. social service. They found that residents were relying on friends and neighbors, but they were often low income also.

11. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP)
Assistance for qualifying Trinity County residents
Unable to transport themselves
No transportation
Unable to drive because of medical reasons or advanced age
Are low income and have no money for fuel
Mileage reimbursements/gas vouchers and bus passes
Funding - LTF - Purchased Transportation under Article 8, PUC (c)
TCTC was willing to allocate funding to the County so the county could find a contractor that could administer the program.
Has been in place since then and is there to assist

12. Administration
Provide a location and personnel to administer the program
Qualify Participants
Confirm Qualified Volunteer Drivers
Verify Insurance
Confirm Appointments
Provide a voucher or
Provide Bus Passes
503c group that provides many services throughout the county. From tobacco education, counseling, day care, etc.
Perfect opportunity to house the program. Dialysis

13. Provide 1,800 rides per year 90% Medical and Dental
10% Social Services
Locations:
Redding
Sacramento
San Francisco
Arcata/Eureka
Current contract amount $45,000, which include fees to HRN to administer the program.

14. Summary
Know and coordinate with local stakeholders to find solutions to Unmet Transit Needs
Polly Chapman, Senior Transportation Planner
Trinity County Department of Transportation
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To have a program like this, you need strong relations with your social service agencies, and have a partner to administer it.