Transcript A Local United We Ride Effort

A Local United We Ride Effort
2005 is the 26th Anniversary of
California’s AB 120
GOAL
Improve transportation service for social
service fund recipients by promoting the
improved coordination and consolidation
of transportation services.
AB120 Objectives
Centralize administration
 Identify and consolidate funding sources
 Centralize dispatch
 Centralize Maintenance
 Coordinate/consolidate training
 Combine purchasing
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AB120 Requirements
Social Service Transportation Inventories
 Action Plans
 Consolidated Transportation Service
Agencies (CTSAs)
 5% of Transportation Development Act
funds could be set aside for Community
Transportation Services.
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AB120: Did it work?
Yes
 Sucesses in large cities & counties
 CalACT formed in 1984
 Created a framework & culture of
coordination
AB120: Did it work?
No
 Lack of state/federal coordination
 Poor maintenance of funding efforts
 “No teeth”
 Coordination requirements relaxed.
 Few successes in rural counties.
Coordination
in Lake County
Lake Transit Authority
Consolidated all public transit resources
and functions
 Combined operations contracts to
increase competition, improve
administration
 Reallocated resources to improve and
extend service.
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Other LTA consolidation benefits
Centralized information and dispatch
 Consolidated vehicle maintenance
 Improved training
 Better risk management and insurance
 Combined purchasing
 Professional transit management
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CTSA Advantages
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Designation of LTA as a CTSA streamlines the
process for LTA to apply for 5310 grants.
Assures that LTA has coordination review of
other 5310 grant applications.
Makes LTA the lead agency in human services
coordination requirements for new federal
grant programs.
Coordination Strategies
Consolidate
Coordinate
Route Guarantees
St. Helena
Hospital
Route
3
CalWorks
Route
6
Route
Tribal
Government
7
Routes
1
2
4
5
LTA
Paratransit Services
(excluding flex routes)
Lakeport Dial-ARide
Regional Center
Services
Clearlake Dial-ARide
Or is it a donut?
Transportation Feasibility Coalition
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Purpose: Determine the feasibility of improving
transportation services for families with at risk
children ages 0-6.
Funding: The United Way “Success By Six”
program provided a $30,000 grant to Sutter
Lakeside Community Services.
Objectives: Identify existing structure, create
interest, needs assessment, identify/redirect
funding, work with what we have.
Transportation Feasibility Coalition
Needs Assessment
Resource Guide
Key Resource
“United We Ride”
Promotion of public transit became
primary goal.
 Promotion of Coalition member services
added mutual interest in the campaign.
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Guest Editorial & Letter
Writing Campaign
Ride the Bus
Week
Promotion
Assembling Gift
Bags
Training Ambassador Trainers
Grand Finale
Transit User
Contest Winners
United We Ride
The Morale of the Story:
Coordinate and Consolidate
Consolidate
Coordinate