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CalACT 2005 Autumn Conference CTSAs As Mobility Mangers. October 6, 2005. What is Mobility Management?. Mobility Management is an institutional state of mind that emphasizes moving people instead of the mode of transportation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CalACTCalACT2005 Autumn Conference2005 Autumn Conference
CTSAs As Mobility MangersCTSAs As Mobility Mangers
October 6, 2005
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
What is Mobility Management?
Mobility Management is an institutional state of mind that emphasizes moving people instead of the mode of transportation.
A mobility manager is a transportation organization serving the general public that responds to and influences the demands of the market by undertaking actions and supportive strategies, directly or in collaboration with others, to provide a full range of options to the single-occupant automobile. TCRP Report 21: “Strategies to Assist Local Transportation Agencies in Becoming Mobility Managers” (1997)
CASE STUDY: Richmond-area CASE STUDY: Richmond-area Community-based Transportation Community-based Transportation
PlanPlan
A resident-driven process to identify strategies that will close the transportation gaps in low-income neighborhoods
Funded by Metropolitan Transportation CommissionCompleted Feb. 2004
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Local Transportation Coordination Service
Phone number to call for information on local transportation options
Translation assistance for non-English speakers
Help with on-line grocery orders, (also provides subsidy of delivery charges for eligible clients)
Bus buddies One staff coordinator in
local agency COST = $60,000 per
year
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Funded Mobility Center
Neighborhood House of North Richmond, non-profit CBO, to house Center
$247,150 to fund transportation coordinator and bus benches over 3 year grant
Funded by Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) with local match from West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (county’s half-cent sales tax)
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
LIFT Grant
$247,150 for 3 yearsLow Income Flexible Transportation (LIFT)
Program Program provides funding to fill transportation gaps identified through welfare-to-work and MTC sponsored Community-Based Transportation planning efforts. Since its inception in 2000, the program has been supported with a combination of federal Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ), and regional discretionary State Transit Assistance (STA) funds.
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Bus Shelters
Install bus shelters similar to those being installed by AC Transit
Advertising agency installs and maintains shelter on major streets
County must pay costs on neighborhood streets
COST = minimal
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Bus Stop Seating
Install bus stop seating at stops that serve large numbers of older adults and people with disabilities
Seating works even on narrow sidewalks, and allows wheelchair access
COST = $8,000 for 20 locations
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Coordinator’s responsibilities
Set up 1-stop clearinghouse for information.
Implement bus bench program.Implement community art program on
benches with youth installation and maintenance.
Set up bus buddy program.Contract for translation assistance.Staff Transportation Action Committee.
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Develop plan for Center
1. Prioritize projects and find funding.
2. Serve as information clearinghouse for other programs.
3. Advocate for projects to be implemented by other agencies.
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
1. Prioritize Projects and Find Funding
Project Examples
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Subsidize Taxi Fares
Taxis can provide transportation late at night (10 PM – 2AM) after transit stops running
Vouchers can pay taxi drivers to provide individuals a trip home for the price of bus fare
COST = $36,000/ year for 3000 trips
CDBG funds
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Flex Route Night Bus
An evening shuttle from Richmond BART
Would provide service through the neighborhoods after most transit has shut down
One shuttle bus COST of program =
$65,000 per year TFCA, employers
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Establish Car-Sharing Program
Cars available on an hourly basis
Waived deposit (normally $300), and rates discounted by half to $2/hour and .22 cents/mile for eligible clients
Cost: $300,000 for 3 years
LIFT, Surdna Foundation
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Trip Reimbursement Program
Reimbursement for volunteers to drive individuals
Used for specific needs such as:• Late nights after transit
ends• Emergency trips to doctors• Rides for seniors to grocery
shopping
COST: $170,000/year OAA, service clubs
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Serve as Information Clearinghouse for Other
Programs
Partner Examples
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
EXPAND AUTO LOAN PROGRAM
Contra Costa County currently provides low-interest loans for employed former CalWORKS participants to buy an auto
Expand this program to additional low-income clients
ANNUAL COST - $40,000
WtW, CDBG
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Guaranteed Ride Home Program
Existing program in which employees at participating companies who use transit can receive a taxi voucher in case of an emergency
Employee pays nothing; employer has modest administrative costs
COST: Minimal
Half-cent sales tax
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Older Driver Safety and Mobility Workshops
Workshops for older drivers to:• Assist individuals to maintain
healthy lifestyles that will prolong their ability to drive safely
• Help individuals make decisions about when to change driving habits or stop driving
COST: $400 per workshop OAA, East Bay Community
Foundation
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Expand Children’s Transportation
Program CalWORKS
program transports children to school and daycare using four buses
Add two buses and increase income threshold for families able to use service
COST: $170,000 per year
WtW, Ralphs Food 4 Less Foundation
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
RIDES TO SUCCESS
Contra Costa currently has a program to transport CalWORKS clients to job training and interviews
Expand with one additional vehicle and serve additional clients
COST $84,000 per year
WtW, East Bay Community Foundation
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Advocate for Projects to be Implemented by Other
Agencies
Partner Examples
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Discounted Youth Fare
Continue to provide discount AC Transit passes to youth
Currently $15, $5 off full price
Subsidy included in half-cent sales tax reauthorization
COST of program = $314,000 per year
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Subsidized Child Care
Provide 30 subsidized child care slots near Richmond BART for low-income families
Working parents can drop off and pick up children during work trip
COST: $200,000 + per year
TLC, service clubs
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
AC Transit Improvements
Requested by the Community
More frequent service Service that starts earlier and
runs later More time to transfer at BART Service that is on time Route changes and new routes More driver training in
courtesy
Cost: $250,000-$1,000,000 District funds, conditions on
developers
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Safe Routes to School & Bikeways
Complete area-wide segments in Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Implement Safe Routes to School project
Pave for pedestrians near bus stops
COST: Projects in Countywide Plan range from $500,000 to $8 million
Bicycle Transportation Account, half-cent sales tax
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Steps to Mobility Management
1. Conduct needs assessment of service gaps and leadership gaps
2. Determine scope: establish new projects, be information clearinghouse, advocate
3. Develop action plan4. Identify partners5. Gain implementation commitments
Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan
Mobility Management is an institutional state of mind that emphasizes moving people instead of the mode of transportation.