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Rural System Safety & Security

Explore safety and security challenges faced in sparsely populated areas with long-distance trips. Topics include aging in place effects, dependent populations, and funding issues impacting rural systems. Learn about undermaintained roads, driver fatigue risks, and increased need for transportation in rural areas. Discover strategies for managing resources, grants, partnerships, training specialists, and fostering open discussions to address these challenges effectively.

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Rural System Safety & Security

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  1. Rural System Safety & Security

  2. Challenges • Sparsely populated areas • Long Distance Trips • “Aging in Place” • Dependent Populations • Funding

  3. Sparsely Populated Areas Long distance trips • Rural systems work in areas with limited communications resulting in longer response times for emergency services • Undermaintained roads cause extra wear and tear on vehicle safety systems • Driver fatigue risks increase due to longer distances between stops • Increased risk of animal/debris strikes

  4. “Aging in Place” • The "Aging in Place" Effect: Since more seniors than ever before are choosing to "age in place", increases in on-call and appointment-based transportation needs have skyrocketed in the past decade. For rural areas and the transit organizations that service them, this increase raises scheduling havoc and more quickly depletes resources.

  5. Dependent Population • In areas where taxis, rideshare, trains and other modes of transportation aren't available for residents, rural transit is often the only source of getting around. High demand for customized routes and erratic scheduling as well as expectations of efficiency and effectiveness tend to strain rural transit resources.

  6. Funding • Although both urban and rural agencies work on tight budgets, rural systems are more often forced to be creative with their operational budgets. Planning agency spending around increasing efficiency and staff productivity is often key to maintaining service.

  7. Resources • Grants • Partnerships • Training Specialists • Other Agencies

  8. Open Discussion

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