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Community Transportation Association – Northwest CTA-NW

Community Transportation Association – Northwest CTA-NW. Transportation Planning for Washington State’s Aging Population. Presenters. Tracy Gunter, Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging Page Scott, Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (Regional Transportation Planning Organization)

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Community Transportation Association – Northwest CTA-NW

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  1. Community Transportation Association – NorthwestCTA-NW Transportation Planning for Washington State’s Aging Population

  2. Presenters • Tracy Gunter, Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging • Page Scott, Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (Regional Transportation Planning Organization) • Ryan Warner, Transit Agencies and Washington State Department of Transportation • Colleen Kuhn, CTANW & Local Government and Community Partners

  3. CTA-NW Survey • 2013 Survey – better understand transportation for aging population • Area Agencies on Aging, human service transportation agencies, transportation providers • ID current services, gaps, needs, planning processes, funding, partnerships & resources

  4. CTA-NW Survey….Results • Lack of knowledge/information on planning processes • Project changed direction – shifted to basics of information sharing & connecting community resources • Planning conducted by many different un-connected agencies

  5. Who is Planning for Our Aging Population? • Aging and Long-Term Support Administration through Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) • Regional and Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPO/MPO) • Local Government and Community Partners • Washington State Legislature • Transit • Human Services Agencies • Private Providers

  6. Planning Snapshot By Agency • Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) • 13 Area Agencies on Aging in Washington State • Primary Value: An individual’s choice and effort to remain in the community, living independently • Work to ensure our communities are inclusive and responsive to the needs of older adults and individuals with disabilities • Seniors ranging in age from 60 – 100 • Trip purposes • Individual functionality

  7. Area Agency on Aging Planning Continued… • Planning Process • Prescribed by the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration of Department of Social and Health Services • Planning document is called an Area Plan and covers a 4-year period; current covers 2012-2015 • Planning process generally involves: • May-June/survey of community needs • July-Aug/Community mtgs, discussions, listening sessions • Sept/Public Hearings and submission of Plan to the Sponsoring Agency • Oct 1/Plan due to the State • Currently in process of updating Plans for 2014-2015

  8. Area Agency on Aging Planning Continued… • Planning Process • Advocacy for special needs transportation is a function of all AAAs • No funding source mandates transportation funding; AAA funding for transportation is optional • Two revenue sources allow funding of transportation • Federal Older Americans Act Title IIIB • State Senior Citizens Services Act • Funding has not kept up with the growth of the aging population • Engage your local AAA, they are a valuable community partner

  9. Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPO) • RTPOs responsible for Human Services Transportation Plans (HSTP) • Plans updated every 4 years • WSDOT Consolidated Grants require projects be included in HSTP • Planning process: stakeholder outreach, surveys, focus groups, input from other plans & population/census data • HSTP updates due 2014

  10. Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Statewide HSTP • WSDOT developing process for gathering, analyzing & reporting on statewide human services transportation plans/needs • Includes specific RTPO requirements • Draft of Plan and work of HSTP Committee http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/acct/HSTP/

  11. Local Government and Community Planning • Communities, counties and organizations around the state conduct planning • Clark County Commission on Aging • SW Washington Accessible Transportation Coalition • Veteran’s Transportation Planning (sponsored by WSDOT looking statewide)

  12. Planning by Transits • Washington State requires each of the 32 public transits (rural, small and large urban) around the state to develop and submit a Transportation Development Plan to WSDOT every 5 years • Current Plan due 9/1/2013 • Includes short, medium and long term plans • Goals include capital, service, siting, operating and financial status • Informational for WA State Legislature to be informed of status • Requires public comment; typically at Board Mtgs but some more extensive • Transits are funded through sales tax, Federal Transit Administration and/or WSDOT Consolidated Grants • Involvement with RTPO/MPOs and local governments to ensure coordination

  13. CTA-NW as a Resource • Conduct webinar • Archive webinar on CTA-NW website • Provide networking/information sharing • Maintain contact information • AAA • RTPO • Local and county based planning • Transit agencies

  14. What’s Next fromCTA-NW? • Bi-annual web conferences/meetings to update membership/others on challenges & successes • HSTP Process • AAA planning process • Statewide HSTP & RTP0

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