1. Welcome! “You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” -Dr. Seuss Building a Coordinated Public Transit– Human Service Transportation Plan Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Russell, Sheridan, Smith, Thomas, Trego, and Wallace Counties

2. Hosts for Today’s Summit n Coordinated Transit District 8- Northwest Kansas Area Transit Coordinating Council n Kansas Department of Transportation –John Rosacker –Bret Rowe

3. Recalibrating our thinking for the day…. Please mentally take yourself to that tranquil spot where you do your best thinking.

4. Purpose of Today’s Summit n Develop a plan to improve coordination of public and human service transportation in our part of the state. n Focus on priorities for the next 1-3 years.

6. Summit Objectives n Learn about transportation services in our area. n Learn more about our “customers” and the needs in our communities. n Identify our partners and strengthen relationships among all the partners. n Develop priorities and an action plan for transportation.

7. “Ground Rules” for Summit Participation 1.Balance talking and listening 2.Suspend preconceived ideas about the “way things have to be” 3.Help Summit to stay on schedule/task 4.Fully disclose what’s important to you – especially if it’s different from that of others 5.No A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.S. 6.Ask questions, offer comments, raise issues, etc, but please…no speeches!

8. We will use CONSENSUS Consensus is… n any alternative action determined by all members to be superior to status quo (pure) OR n an alternative action that all members can live with. (modified)

9. CTD 8 Summit HEADLINE NEWS Along with your name and affiliation, please write one current “headline” that informs the partners at your table about something that’s happening in your agency/ organization’s “world”. Remember: A good headline is no more than 10 words or so. Here’s one: 2007 Kansas Legislature doubles CTD 8 budget for public transportation!

10. Describing Our Communities: A Citizen Profile What are the significant demographic characteristics of our 18 counties?

11. 18 Counties of CTD 8: Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Russell, Sheridan, Smith, Thomas, Trego, and Wallace

12. Density per square mile/census tract

13. Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Low Income Persons CTD 8 Total population 96,395 (3.5%) Elderly 65+ 18,969 (19.7%) Adults 18+ below poverty 7,905 (8.0%) Elderly 65+ below poverty 1,519 (8.0%) Persons with a disability 16+ 5,498 (5.7%) 0-car households 1,962 (4.9%)

14. Density per square mile/census tract

17. Minority Populations in CTD 8 Total Population96,395 African American913 (0.9%) Native American/ Alaska Native 262 (0.3%) Asian/Pacific Islander575 (0.6%) Hispanic2,254 (2.3%)

18. Citizen Expectations in Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Russell, Sheridan, Smith, Thomas, Trego, and Wallace Counties n What do you think most citizens expect from transportation services?

19. Meeting community expectations for transportation: How well are we doing? 1.What do we generally do well in transportation for citizens in our area? 2.What do we need to do better for transportation for citizens in our area?

20. Why do we need to plan for coordinated services?

21. 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 Service Chart 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 Employment Shopping Independence Recreation Education Local Government Health Care ?? ?

22. 62 Federal Programs fund transportation services in U.S. n Funding generally “flows” from Federal agencies, to state agencies to local provider agencies. n Executive Order #13330 issued in February 2004 directed Federal departments & agencies to work together. n SAFETEA-LU (federal funding for transportation) required that agencies receiving funds must have a coordinated public transit-human service transportation plan. n Purpose to ensure that transportation services are seamless, comprehensive and accessible.

23. In our three counties, we have a number of service and funding networks… n Transportation’s Coordinated Transit District 8 n Tribal Governments n Aging’s Planning and Service Area n SRS Service Access Points n Commerce’s Workforce Development Centers n Community Developmental Disability Organizations (CDDO’s) n Community Mental Health Centers n Centers for Independent Living n And many more…

24. Coordination of transportation services can help improve mobility. United We Ride is a federal, state, and local partnership to improve delivery of transportation services to all people.  The Kansas United We Ride Vision: “To enhance multi-agency coordination to provide efficient, sufficient and reliable transportation to all Kansans.”

25. Towards a coordinated human service transportation network n Today we are focusing on how our counties and region operate. n How we can improve access to services through better transportation in our area. n Planning is facilitated by a “Framework for Action.”

26. Framework for Action: Five key elements n Making things happen by leadership and partnership n Taking stock of needs and moving forward n Putting customers first n Adapting funding for greater mobility n Moving people efficiently

27. CTD 8 Coordinated Public Transit- Human Service Transportation Plan Step 1:Conduct an Inventory Step 2: Assess Transportation Needs (Gaps) Step 3:Identify Strategies to Address Gaps (Prioritize) Step 4: Develop Coordination Actions Final: Implement the Plan

28. Developing the Action Plan: Small Group Assignment n State a “Transportation Vision for CTD 8.” n Write Goal and Objectives for the Plan. –identified from the “Framework for Action” and –From “What do we need to do better?” n Use a 12-36 month time frame n List objectives and action steps to carry out the plan: –What, how, when, and by whom?? –What additional resources are needed/

29. A quick note on goals and objectives: n The difference between where we are (current status) and where we want to be (vision and goals) is what we do (target objectives and action plans). n Goals are –broad –general intentions –intangible –abstract –can't be validated as is n Objectives are –narrow –precise –Tangible –concrete –can be validated.

30. Small group assignment: additional directions n Report back your group’s three highest priority objectives for the the Action Plan. n Record your 3 objectives on flip chart paper in large, legible writing. n Verbally report group’s consensus on the three highest priorities.

31. Before We Adjourn…. 1.What was accomplished (or not accomplished) today? 2.What new information do we take away from the Summit? 3.What follow-up action is required and who is responsible?

32. For more information n Kansas United We Ride website –http://www.ksunitedweride.orghttp://www.ksunitedweride.org n Contacts –Bret Rowe < bret@ksdot.org bret@ksdot.org < 785-296-4907 –Pat Weaver < weaver@ku.edu weaver@ku.edu < 785-864-2595