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San Mateo County Senior Mobility Action Plan

San Mateo County Senior Mobility Action Plan. CalACT Autumn Conference Monterey, CA October 6, 2005. Senior Mobility Action Plan. Lead agency: SamTrans Funding: FTA State Planning and Research Grant through Caltrans and MTC Completion date: April 2006.

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San Mateo County Senior Mobility Action Plan

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  1. San Mateo CountySenior Mobility Action Plan CalACT Autumn Conference Monterey, CA October 6, 2005

  2. Senior Mobility Action Plan • Lead agency: SamTrans • Funding: FTA State Planning and Research Grant through Caltrans and MTC • Completion date: April 2006

  3. San Mateo County: 700,000 population in 21 cities.

  4. Population Age 65+ per Square Mile: 2005 ABAG, Projections 2003

  5. Population Age 65+ per Square Mile: 2025 ABAG, Projections 2003

  6. Existing Services • SamTrans, Caltrain, BART • Redi-Wheels ADA paratransit • Local shuttles: 4 cities • Senior center vans: 9 cities • Volunteer programs: one church-based, American Cancer Society • Driving safety/cessation: AARP, CHP pilot • Pedestrian planning: none • Taxi subsidy: none • Information and referral: help getting certified for Redi-Wheels

  7. How Do Older People Travel? • Drive • Get rides • Walk • Take transit • Paratransit and community services

  8. The Issues and Solutions Have Been Identified • Strategic Plan for Accessible Transit Services (SPATS) • MTC Older Adults Transportation Study • MTC Senior Mobility Toolkit • Strategic Plan for an Aging California Population • California Task Force on Older Adults and Traffic Safety • FHWA Older Driver Highway Design Handbook

  9. Principles for the Senior Mobility Action Plan • Multi-modal (transit, driving, carpooling, walking) • Action oriented • Do not duplicate prior work • Partnership: County, cities, community organizations, health care organizations, SamTrans, State and Federal government, MTC. • Financially realistic

  10. Process • Convene key players • Provide existing information about needs and models • Determine interest in various concepts • Create Working Groups to: • Refine concepts • Identify additional partners • Explore/identify funding • Evaluate Strategies and Solutions • Action Plan We are here

  11. Steering Committee • Cities: council members, commissions, senior centers, staff • County Aging and Adult Services • County Commission on Aging • Transportation Authority (administers sales tax) • City/County Council of Governments • Congestion Relief Alliance • Family Service Agency • Health Plan of San Mateo • Peninsula Volunteers • Mills-Peninsula Hospital • SamTrans

  12. Expert Advisory Committee • Caltrans • Division of Motor Vehicles • Department of Health Services • American Society on Aging • California Commission on Aging • AARP • Beverly Foundation • CSAA

  13. Additional Potential Partners • Schools and colleges • Ethnically-based community organizations • Faith-based organizations • Service organizations • Older people and their families • Volunteers

  14. Programs and ActionsSuggested by Steering Committee Members • Community transit services • Community-based transportation • Encouraging use of transit • Transit improvements and fares • Safe driving and driving cessation • Redi-Wheels improvements • Taxicabs • Information and referral • Walking and Pedestrian safety

  15. More Information David Koffman Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 875 Market St., Suite 1300 San Francisco CA 94103 (415) 284-1544 dkoffman@nelsonnygaard.com Senior Mobility Action Plan Documents: www.nelsonnygaard.com/seniorplan

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