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AASHTO Standing Committee on Public Transportation Multi-State Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) Wednesday December 8, 2010 Savannah, GA. Session: “Mobility Management: Coordination, Mobility Options for All and Statewide Implementation Efforts”. Presenter: Kim Adair, CCTM,
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AASHTO Standing Committee on Public Transportation Multi-State Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) Wednesday December 8, 2010 Savannah, GA Session: “Mobility Management: Coordination, Mobility Options for All and Statewide Implementation Efforts”
Presenter: Kim Adair, CCTM, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Bismarck, ND
Today’s Discussion • Regional Coordination (PART) • Mobility Services for All Americans • North Dakota DOT’s Coordination efforts • Questions & Comments
Regional Initiatives: Purchase Area Region of Western Kentucky Overview
Purchase Area Region - Transportation Providers • Paducah Area Transit: Provides human service, fixed route, and rural public transportation • Fulton Co. Transit: Provides human service and rural public transportation
Purchase Area Region - Transportation Providers • Murray-Calloway Co.Transit: Provides human service, university, and rural public transportation. • Easter Seals West Kentucky: Provides human service transportation (Easter Seals programs and Medicaid provider)
Purchase Area Transportation • Regional Transportation Challenges • Who to call for services? • High cost to customers without public assistance • Underutilized resource capacity • Poor quality of transportation service • Human service transportation challenges • Overlapping transportation services
PART - Overview • PART Mission Statement: • “to provide customers with a single point of access to receive regional transportation, human services and community information facilitating greater personal mobility for all individuals in the Purchase Area region.”
PART - Overview • Origin: Developed as a partnership between the region’s providers and the Purchase Area Development District (PADD) in 2006 • Services: Provided by region’s transportation providers • Current status: • Developed inter-local agreement to be approved through the Kentucky State Attorney General’s Office. • New website created: WWW.ridePART.com • Developed regional services policies and procedures • Federal MSAA project: Commenced ongoing regional TMCC
PART - Overview • PART - Regional Funding Opportunities • Federal & state funding: Ongoing provider operations (i.e. Section 5311) • Contract and local revenues • Other – USDOT/State DOT funds: • ARRA • JARC/New Freedom • Discretionary Grants (i.e. Livability, TIGER II, etc.) • State of Good Repair • Section 5309
USDOT Mobility Services for All American’s Initiative Overview Mr. Thomas Todd, PATS Operator
USDOT MSAA Initiative Goal • USDOT (RITA and FTA) UWR in cooperation with the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM). • “The MSAA demonstration projects have three major objectives. These are: • (1) to establish a comprehensive set of transportation services to meet the full range of transportation needs for all, including low-income individuals, older adults, and persons with disabilities in a target area by coordinating the resources of various human service and transit programs; • (2) to create a simple point of access for consumers to obtain the transportation services needed from various programs; and • (3) to use intelligent transportation systems to enhance transportation service delivery and system accessibility.” • (MSAA RFP, 4/14/2006)
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) • in the USA • Defined: • “ITS improves transportation safety and mobility and enhances productivity through the use of advanced communications technologies.” • United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Joint ITS Program Office • Source: USDOT/JPO, http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/its_overview.htm
ITS - Advantages Inform and educate the public Facilitate seamless regional transportation Single point of transportation access • Expand service coverage to meet unmet need • Coordinate with 911 to reduce non-emergency calls • Provide human services & community information Enhanced safety and security Single point of I&R access (211) Increased service hours ITS is an enabler to facilitate coordination and enhance accessibility.
USDOT MSAA Initiative - Phase 2 Purchase Area Team with Yehuda Gross, USDOT
Current ITS Technology at PART • Computer Assisted Scheduling and Dispatching (CASD) • Mobile Data Computers • Trip Manifests • Data Collection (Odometer readings) • GPS/Navigation • Driver Messaging • Real-time Communication • Wheelchair Lift cycles • Digital video & voice recorders • “Where’s my ride”
Web Trip Planning/Route Information • Online ADA eligibility • Trip booking • Transit Trip Planning • http://www.google.com/transit
Passenger Information ITS • Information kiosks placed at community locations • Mobile • Applications • Internet • Text
Background • 33 transit projects of varying size • Origins were need based: • Some in conjunction with government or social service agencies • Some informal, as off–shoots of community service or other organizations
Background Blue dots represent transit projects. Red dots represent additional locations where rolling stock is stationed. North Dakota
Current Status • Coverage is uneven • Inconsistency exists • Fare structure • Rules and guidelines • Riders cannot transfer from one • system to another
Positive Coordination effects • Potential for more even service coverage throughout the state • Will allow for improved route planning and scheduling • Greater opportunities for efficient use of resources • Address increased need for non-emergency medical transportation across current service areas
Positive Coordination effects • Provide consistency to riders • Fare structure • Rules and guidelines • Ability to transfer from system to another for travel throughout the state • Greater communication with your customers • Better and more communication with other providers
Coordination efforts • DOT has started meeting with a couple transit providers in the Northeast • Form focus groups • Gain trust with current users • Learn what they are doing now and what resources are out there • Work with the transit providers • Listen • Learn where needs exist and at what levels • Develop accurate picture of current service coverage
Coordination efforts • Finalize regions within the State • Create proposed regions based on: • Existing transit projects • Vehicle locations • Existing and proposed routes • Research and compare technology systems that fit the • state’s overall needs and are capable of seamless • coordination between the regions • Remain flexible, so that we can respond to changes • and unexpected needs
Expected Outcomes • More Efficient Use of Funding • More Effective Use of Resources • Better Service for North Dakotans
Contact Information Kim Adair, CCTM North Dakota Department of Transportation 1-701-328-2194 kadair@nd.gov Michael Hughes Paducah Transit Authority 1-270-444-8700 mhughes@paducahtransit.com