1. Transportation and Aging A Community Approach!

2. Why community engagement?  Knowledge – Aging is universal and all have information on transportation needs.  Commitment – Transit success is often dictated by a community’s attitude.  Sustainability – A solution for a single day can create frustration.

3. Step 1: Community Engagement  Mayor and City Council – Recognize aging is changing the community.  Mayor and City Council – Approve formation of a ‘task group’ to identify what we know and do not know about transportation needs of the aging community.

4. Step 2: Task Group Formed  Mayor appoints task group members.  Task group has an organizing meeting electing a task group leader and defining the mission of the group.

5. Step 3: Task Group Mission  To learn what transit services for the aging exists in the community.  To learn what needs are not met in the aging community.  To develop a solution to meet any unmet aging needs.

6. Step 4: Task Group Activities  Survey Aging Community  Survey Service Providers  Analyze results  See what others have done  Develop Proposal

7. Step 5: Task Group Proposal  Task Group refines the solution  Task Group defines days/times/routes of service proposal  Task Group defines cost of transit proposal  Task Group identifies available funding sources  Task Group prepares budget proposal

8. Step 6: Presentation/Approval  Task Group presents Budget to City  Task Group prepares grant applications as needed  Task Group identifies local support needed to meet any shortfalls

9. Step 7: Pre-implementation  Finalize route/days/hours of service  Gain approval of grant applications and when funding is available  Solicit local support as needed  Determine date of implementation  Determine marketing plan and materials

10. Step 8: Implementation  Marketing launched at least thirty days prior to service availability.  Key partners in the community are brought on board to promote service  Local business and resident stops are used to help promote service  (Great Option!) School Community Service

11. Step 9: Launch Service  Party Time – Have the Mayor and City Council lead the cheers!  Task Group Member(s) ride service to let residents know they have a neighbor to talk to about what is right and what is wrong.

12. Step 10: On-going Community Effort  Meetings are scheduled as needed to address – Number of riders Route issues Budget issues Expansion/changes needed Presentations to Mayor/City Council Other local issues

13. Summary  Community Engagement ensures Knowledge of who, where and when to serve Existing services that can help Community commitment to success Sustainability Team effort

14. Bonus: Mobility Model

15. Contact Us Mr. Goodcents Foundation Jim Courtney Executive Director 8997 Commerce Drive De Soto, Kansas 66018 913-583-8444 ext. 504 jcourtney@mrgoodcents.com www.mrgoodcentsfoundation.org