Transcript Mobility Management in Wisconsin

MTAP Winter Meeting
December, 3 2009
Phoenix, Arizona
Ingrid Koch
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
New Freedom Program Manager
Mobility management in Wisconsin
 Has a “person” centered focus
 maximizes resources through the process of
collaboration
 Attends to a person’s transportation needs
 Fundable under a number of federal programs.
 New Freedom (Section 5317) for projects general in
nature
 WETAP (JARC and state funds) for projects focusing on
employment or low-income
 Some by STRAP (Supplemental Transportation Rural
Assistance Program)
Evolution of mobility management
in Wisconsin
 Formation of Wisconsin’s Interagency Council on
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Transportation Coordination (ICTC) in October, 2005
One of the eleven priorities in the 2006 Coordinated Public
Transit - Human Services Transportation Plans
ICTC Conference held in April, 2007
Two NTI sessions of “Coordinated Mobility” in June, 2007
WI New Freedom program development
first grant cycle in fall, 2007 for project implementation in
calendar year 2008
Promotion by WisDOT staff
Put into practice by mobility managers in the field
Significant challenges
 Per the 2000 census, Wisconsin’s population density is high
when compared to the rest of the nation, but roughly on
par with the U.S. if low-density Alaska is removed from the
calculation.
 Population density varies dramatically across the state.
 Rural areas average 32 persons per square mile, some with less
than 10 persons per square mile.
 In contrast, the City of Milwaukee has 6,214 persons per
square mile.
 Public transportation service, as it is traditionally known, is
virtually non-existent in many of the extremely rural areas
of the state.
Population
density
Mobility managers - 2008
 29 mobility managers
throughout the state
 16 hired - first New
Freedom application cycle
 9 funded by JARC /
WETAP (Wisconsin
Employment
Transportation Assistance
Program)
 4 funded by STRAP
(Supplemental
Transportation Rural
Assistance Program)
Mobility managers – 2009
 47 mobility managers
throughout the state
 20 - New Freedom
 18 - JARC / WETAP
 4 - STRAP
 5 - other federal, state
and/or local funding
sources
Who employs them?
 Aging and Disability Resource Centers / Departments
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and Commissions on Aging / Senior Services Agencies
Cities, Counties / Transit Commissions
Transit Agencies
United Way / Women’s Employment Center
Independent Living Centers
Community Action Coalitions / Programs / Service
Agencies / Community Development Agencies
Social / Human Service Agencies / Economic
Opportunity Councils
Who decides what the projects are?
 Activities and projects were identified and defined
through the locally developed human services
transportation coordination planning process
 Local decisions drive project activities
 WisDOT does not proscribe mobility management
projects or activities
 Projects funded by New Freedom must be an eligible
activity as described in the NF Circular
Mobility Management Training
Program initiative
 Needed an organized, efficient manner in which to
share information, best practices and other resources
 Annual program with continuation based on need
 Fully sponsored by WisDOT
 RFQ for contracted services with a national consultant
 Consultant subcontracts with a meeting planner to
handle logistics
Objectives
 Assist mobility managers in becoming effective and
efficient very quickly
 Provide training on topics relevant to mobility
management
 Build awareness of resources and best practices
 Develop a strong peer network with other mobility
managers in the state and across the nation
Components
Four 2-day workshops in 2008
Five in 2009 and planned for 2010
Monthly teleconferences
facilitated by consultant
Two Google groups
18 mobility managers were fully
sponsored to attend the 18th
National Conference on Rural
Public and Intercity Bus
Transportation in Omaha in
October, 2008
Considering the possibility of
sponsoring some to attend the 19th
National Conference in
Burlington, Vermont in October,
2010
What’s included in the curriculum?
• Mobility Management 101
• Wisconsin’s Rideshare Program
• History of Public Transportation 101
• Travel Training
• Funding Sources
• Volunteer Driver Programs
• Negotiation Skills
• Voucher Programs
• Partnership Development
• IT / Software Needs
• Performance Measurement
• Financial Management
• Basics of ADA
• Grant Management
• Inventory development / Coordinated • Requirements, Expectations and
plan
Recommendations for Grant Proposal
Submissions
• One-stop Call Centers
• CTAA’s Transportation Solutions
Coordinator
• Best Practices and Resources
• Car Repair / Vehicle Loan Programs
• Reporting
• Peer Networking
Results
 Increased effectiveness and efficiency of mobility
management projects
 Increased education and awareness of resources
 Greater knowledge about funding sources
 Increased transportation coordination resulting in
more rides for more people
2008
projects
Only 6 of 72
counties were
not yet
involved in
mobility
management
projects
2008 projects in place
 Numerous regional mobility management projects
 3 formally identified in 2008 New Freedom projects
 2 separate regional projects cover 18 and 20 counties
respectively
2008 programs
 10 car loan programs
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(WETAP)
7 projects for new service
5 voucher programs
4 vehicle repair programs
3 car pool programs
3 rideshare programs
 3 shuttle programs
 3 travel training programs
 3 volunteer driver
programs
 2 volunteer escort
programs
 1 “bus buddy” program
2009 mobility
management
projects
69 of 72 counties
were involved in
mobility
management
activities, either
on a county basis,
regionally, or both
2009 projects and programs
 Continuation of most of the projects from 2008
 9 new mobility management projects
 2 are regional
 4 new one-stop call centers
 4 new ‘Work-n-Wheels’ car loan programs
 1 new voucher program
 1 additional travel training program
 3 new service projects
Preliminary service data for CY2008,
projections for CY2009-2010
Preliminary mobility management data for
CY2008, projections for CY2009-2010
2009’s other notable accomplishments
 Creation of the Wisconsin Mobility Managers’ logo
 Mobility Managers were folded into the Wisconsin Rural and
Paratransit Providers Association
 Provides credence and reinforcement of the value of mobility
management as a whole
 Ultimate vision is for them to establish their own Association called
WAMM – Wisconsin Association of Mobility Managers
 Implementation of the Wisconsin Mobility Management
certification program
 Certification is by WisDOT and will pass to the Association after
2010
 Requirements include completion of five steps:
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core curriculum
supplemental curriculum
one-year practicum
peer sharing
a final exam
What’s in store for 2010?
 Proposals for continuation of all of the projects from
2008 – 2009 plus:
 three new mobility management projects
 the initial appearance of “car sharing” programs
 several transportation orientation programs
 two new service projects
 Continuation of the training program
More information
 Google group
 Mobility Management Forum
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open to the public
 Wisconsin’s Mobility
Management information
 WisDOT New Freedom
 http://www.dot.wisconsin.g
program information
ov/localgov/transit/newfree
dom-mobility.htm
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ov/localgov/transit/newfree
dom-mobility-wi.htm
 http://www.dot.wisconsin.go
v/localgov/transit/newfreedo
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 Transportation
 My contact information
 ingrid.koch@dot. wi.gov
 http://www.dot.wisconsin.go
 608.266.1379
v/localgov/coordination/
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