Human Services Transportation Coordination Planning
Helping Transportation Disadvantaged Residents of the Miami Valley
Final Coordinated Transportation Action Plan
The final Regional Action Plan is now available. All Regional Action Plan materials are availble for download below.
The final Preble County Action Plan is now available.
Archive of Past Meeting Materials
The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC), in collaboration with the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (GDRTA), Greene County Transit Board (Greene CATS) and Miami County Transit, has developed a Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan.
The plan provides the Miami Valley Region with
- An inventory of current transportation options available to the transportation disadvantaged residents of the study area, including: low-income, elderly and disabled persons in the study area.
- Identification of current and projected gaps and overlaps in transportation services to the transportation disadvantaged residents of the study area, including: low-income, elderly and disabled persons.
- Recommendations on how to fill the gaps, eliminate the overlaps in transportation service and transportation support functions and provide additional, cost-effective service to target populations.
- Older persons have different mobility needs if they can't drive themselves
Final Regional Coordination Plan Materials
- Regional Action Plan (
:479 kb) - Area and population Analysis (:10.3 MB)
- Transportation Provider Report (:381 kb)
- Benefits of Coordination (:70 kb)
- Best practices in Coordination (:134 kb)
- Innovative Solutions Memo (:232 kb)
- Financial and Funding Options Memo (:202 kb)
- Implementation and Administration Options Memo (:215 kb)
- Evaluation Process (:66 kb)
One purpose of the plan is to ensure that the Greater Dayton Region is eligible for federal funds available through three programs: Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC), New Freedom, and the Formula Program for Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities. These funds require that projects are based on a locally developed public transit – human services transportation action plan. The broader purpose of the plan is to ensure improved transportation for special populations and the general public.
Background
- Mobility needs of disabled persons are varied
On August 10, 2005 , President Bush signed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). SAFETEA-LU provides $286.4 billion in guaranteed funding over six years through fiscal year (FY) 2009, including $52.6 billion for federal transit programs.
Starting in FY 2007, projects funded through three programs included in SAFETEA-LU—Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) (Sect. 5316), New Freedoms (Sect. 5317) and the Formula Program for Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities (Sect. 5310)—are required to be derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan. SAFETEA-LU guidance issued by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) indicated that the plan should be a “unified, comprehensive strategy for public transportation service delivery that identifies the transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults, and individuals with limited income, lays out strategies for meeting these needs and prioritizes services.”
- Commuting options for those that don't have their own form of transporation are considered
The JARC Program provides formula funding for projects that assist welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals in accessing jobs and other employment-related activities, as well as "reverse commute" projects transporting those in urban areas to suburban employment opportunities.
The New Freedom program provides formula funding for new public transportation services and service alternatives beyond those required by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), assisting individuals with disabilities, including transportation to and from employment. The program for elderly persons and persons with disabilities provides formula funding to states for capital projects to assist in meeting the transportation needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities.
The Greater Dayton UZA will be eligible for approximately $500,000 in combined JARC and New Freedom funding annually. The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission is the designated recipient for JARC and New Freedom funding in the Greater Dayton UZA. MVRPC will be soliciting for project applications under those programs annually. Solicitation for projects will be advertised per the MVRPC public involvement policy and announced on this website. For more information, contact Bob Steinbach 937.531.6531.