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Regional Service Planning for East Texas

Regional Service Planning for East Texas. Texas Department of Transportation Tyler District Thursday, October 6, 2005 - 2:30 PM. AGENDA. Welcome and Introductions Review of Philosophy and Process Recap of Previous Activities and October 19 Preparation Comments Summary and Next Steps.

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Regional Service Planning for East Texas

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  1. Regional Service Planning for East Texas Texas Department of Transportation Tyler District Thursday, October 6, 2005 - 2:30 PM

  2. AGENDA • Welcome and Introductions • Review of Philosophy and Process • Recap of Previous Activities and October 19 Preparation • Comments • Summary and Next Steps

  3. Foundation for a Successful Meeting • Participation is encouraged and welcomed • Everyone will have an opportunity to contribute • One speaker at a time, without interruption please • Being succinct is encouraged – to allow for all to contribute

  4. Expected Outcomes for Today • Review and discuss activities to date • Priorities • Obstacles • Tools • Prepare for October 19 with Study Group • List constraints or barriers to regional service • Provide a strategy for a work plan • Identify a lead agency • Draft budget

  5. What Are Priorities for Public Transportation in East Texas? • People first, barrier-free • Multimodal interconnectivity across the region • Aggressive outreach and education to a broad base • Increased and flexible funding • Increase and expand services • Address emergency planning and homeland security

  6. What Are the Obstacles to Address? • Planning • Operating practices • Funding • Communication

  7. Planning • Lack of inclusion of users and advocates in the planning process • Complexity of the issues, lack of understanding • Legislative barriers: Identifying them and responding to them • No one group can accommodate the needs of the ridership • Unable to expand services • Lack of regional meeting

  8. Operating Practices • Transit vehicle accessibility • Bus stops, curb cuts, shelters • Provider control • Organizing services such as hospital care, to make public transportation a viable link to the services • Provider control, lack of provider cooperation

  9. Funding • Funding, increasing the funding available • Funding formula • Urban competition for funds • Redefining “an eligible expense” • Minimal local buy-in from officials and businesses, etc. • Solutions that are possible without a tax increase

  10. Communication • Communications and publicity • Education and awareness • Fear as part of consumer issues • Unwillingness to use public transportation • Language barriers

  11. Strategy for the Work Plan? • Organize • Involve the community • Conduct a regional assessment • Establish task forces to address needs and resolve constraints • Develop draft regional service plan • Involve key Stakeholders in review of the draft • Produce a regional service plan for East Texas

  12. REGIONAL SERVICE PLANNING FOR EAST TEXAS Possible Schedule Legend Stakeholder Outreach Event

  13. Who Should be Involved? • Users of public transportation • People who need public transportation including advocates • Public transportation providers • Agencies that fund public transportation • Agencies responsible for planning regional and local transportation • Business community • Other transportation providers including multimodal

  14. What are the Skills or Resources Needed for a Lead Agency? • Administrative resources to arrange meetings and public events, maintain communications with participants and stakeholders • Resources to conduct a major public involvement program • Regional perspective • Ability to dedicate staff support • Ability to contribute funds in support of regional service planning

  15. Local government (city or county) Urban transit provider Rural transit provider Metropolitan planning organization Council of governments TxDOT district Regional planning commission Workforce board Regional mobility authority Client transportation provider Advocacy organization Others? Candidates for Lead Agency?

  16. Examplesfrom Other Regions • Rural transit district and council of government co-lead • Regional planning commission and rural transit provider co-lead • Council of government • Council of government as administrative lead; TxDOT district as technical lead • Metropolitan planning organization (also the regional planning commission and the rural transit provider) • Urban transit provider • Council of government assisted by the metropolitan planning organization

  17. Steering Committee Stakeholders Technical Committee Lead Agency Community Outreach Group Planning Consultant Example from a Peer Region

  18. How to Estimate Resources Required? • Continue discussion today • Delegate to an agency • Agree on a task force • Schedule another meeting

  19. Comments

  20. Summary and Next Steps

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