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Federal Initiatives in Human Service Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities

Learn about challenges in human service transportation, federal initiatives, and opportunities for participation. Explore key facts, USDOT-led initiatives, funding opportunities, and tools/resources provided. Join us in addressing transportation service quality, cost, and accessibility.

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Federal Initiatives in Human Service Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities

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  1. Human Service Transportation InitiativesBrian CroninAPTS Team LeaderFederal Transit AdministrationAPTA Annual ConferenceSeptember 27, 2005

  2. Presentation Outline • Human service transportation challenges • Federal initiatives • Opportunities for participation

  3. Health Transportation Employment Education A Few Facts…. • 62 federal programs across 8 federal departments • $ billions spent each year

  4. Challenges

  5. The Results • Poor quality of transportation service • Confusing customers and providers • High cost and underutilized capacity

  6. Two USDOT-led Initiatives • United We Ride (UWR) • Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)

  7. United We Ride • 11 federal departmental partners • Five interim areas of focus

  8. Mobility Services for All Americans • Goal – better service with less $$$ • Vision – single point of access for all • ITS focused

  9. Before After ITS Role • ITS is an enabler to facilitate coordination and enhance accessibility

  10. UWR / MSAA Joint Effort

  11. What Have We Done Finding the pieces

  12. What’s Next Putting the pieces together

  13. Timeline September, 2005

  14. Opportunities • # of grants: up to 10 • Length: 12 months net • Tasks: • Coordinated transportation model concept and designs • Necessary institutional arrangements • Outcome: up to 10 “deployment-ready” sites

  15. Request for Proposals • Open competition RFP • Encourage “team” applications and public-private partnership • Estimated release by: end of 2005 • Estimated announcement: early 2006

  16. Tools/Resources We Will Provide • Money • One-stop technical assistance • Generic concept of operations • Community implementation guides • Others as needed

  17. Thank You Questions and Discussions www.its.dot.gov/msaa www.unitedweride.gov Yehuda Gross ITS Transit Program Manager ITS Joint Program Office USDOT 202-366-1988 Yehuda.gross@fhwa.dot.gov Brian Cronin APTS Team Leader Federal Transit Administration USDOT 202-366-8841 Brian.cronin@fta.dot.gov

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