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AASHTO SCOPT & MTAP
Winter Meeting
December 10, 2008
Public Private Partnerships
Today’s Discussion Topics
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Introductions
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RouteMatch Software Background & Overview
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Statewide ITS Partnerships
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USDOT’s MSAA initiative
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Other Items of Interest
RouteMatch Software - Overview
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Founded in 1999 and incorporated in
January 2000; with a razor-sharp focus on
the demand-response and transit ITS
industries.
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A dedicated, customer-focused staff of 70+
engineers, consultants, and customer
support representatives.
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Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, with offices
in Massachusetts, New York, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida,
Tennessee, Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, and
Washington State.
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Over 240 installed public, private, and nonprofit transportation organizations in 42
states nationwide.
RouteMatch Corporate Offices,
Atlanta, GA
RouteMatch Software – ITS Focus
Community
Transportation
Fixed Route
Transit
Demand Response/
Paratransit/
Dial-a-Ride
Vehicle
Management
Consumer
Information
Public Private Partnerships
 Statewide Transit ITS Projects
 Iowa Rural Transit ITS Consortium
 South Carolina Virtual Transit Enterprise
(VTE)
 Tennessee Rural Transit ITS
 Statewide “piggyback” ITS projects
Statewide ITS Projects
 Iowa Rural Transit ITS Consortium
 Partners: Iowa DOT and the Rural Transit ITS
Consortium.
 Funding: FTA ITS earmarks.
Technologies include:
 Regionally-based system
 Scheduling, Routing, Dispatching Software (RM TS)
 AVL/MDC wireless services
Statewide ITS Projects
 South Carolina
Virtual Transit Enterprise (VTE)
 Partners: SCDOT and up to 18 regional transit
authorities.
 Funding: FTA ITS earmarks.
Technologies include:
 Scheduling, Routing, Dispatching Software (RM TS)
 AVL/MDC capability
 Coordination technologies (trip linkage)
 Fixed Route Integration capability
 Web-based ASP Deployment for centralized
coordination & standardization.
Statewide ITS Projects
 Tennessee Statewide Rural Transit ITS
 Partners: TDOT and 10 regional coordinated
transportation providers.
 Funding: Earmarks - FTA Section 5309.
Technologies include:
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Scheduling, Routing, Dispatching Software (RM TS)
AVL/MDC wireless services
Data interchange
Statewide ITS Projects
Statewide Transit ITS Projects
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Piggybacking – Paratransit technologies:
 New York State: One vendor chosen
(Procurement: CARTS and 10 remaining systems)
 North Carolina: Three vendors chosen
(Procurement: Iredell Co. and other systems)
 Maryland: One vendor chosen
Statewide ITS Projects
Statewide Transit ITS Projects – in Development
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Pennsylvania
 PennDOT/PPTA partnership – in progress
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Idaho
 Technical Consulting Assistance
 ITD project lead – in progress
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Missouri
 Received Technical Consulting Assistance
 MoDOT and transit system partnership RFP process - in
progress
USDOT MSAA Initiative Goal
 “The demonstration projects have three major
objectives.
 (1) to establish a comprehensive set of transportation
services to meet the full range of transportation needs for
all, including low-income individuals, older adults, and
persons with disabilities in a target area by coordinating the
resources of various human service and transit programs;
 (2) to create a simple point of access for consumers to
obtain the transportation services needed from various
programs; and
 (3) to use intelligent transportation systems to enhance
transportation service delivery and system accessibility.”
Source: MSAA RFP, 4/14/2006
USDOT – MSAA: One Integrated Vision
U.S. State & Local
Government
Funds, Policies,
and Regulations
Consumer with
Mobility Needs
Employment
Independence
Health Care
Family
Education
Recreation
One Call
Funding Agencies
Public
Transit
Authority
Private
Taxi
Transportation
ADA
Paratransit
Disability
Service
Provider
Education
Interior
Social
Security
Labor
Medical
Transit
Provider
Transit
Pass
Agency
on
Aging
Faith
Based
Transit
Head
Start
Transportation
Service
Providers
Housing
HHS
Agriculture
Veterans
Affairs
MSAA: Lower Savannah COG, SC
 Lower Savannah Council of
Governments
 First RTMA in SC - leader
 6 county region
 Region’s single FTA grant
applicant
 “Mobility manager” on-site
 Coordinates vehicle purchases
& provider service planning
 Aging & Disability Resource Ctr.
 Regional human service agency
 MSAA TMCC
 Coordinates with region’s Medicaid broker
MSAA: Paducah Area Transit
 Paducah Transit Authority, Paducah, KY
 Population: 26,307 (city);
Service area = 127,981
 Transportation Services Provided:
Fixed Route, ADA Paratransit,
Dial-a-Ride, taxi, coordinated human service, KY and IL regional
Medicaid provider (3 counties), airport shuttle, package/movie
delivery, UPS/FedEx service, 200 contracts total, downtown
trolley, special events, and vanpools.
 Other Regional Partners: Fulton Co. Transit, Murray-Calloway Co.
Transit, and Easter Seals West Kentucky
 MSAA Project: Regional TMCC
 211 initiative - video
MSAA: Paducah Area Transit
 211 services
 Need services? Who to call?
 Call, click, or visit One Contact
 Connect to the appropriate service
 Vision – MSAA TMCC partnership with 211
 04.02.2008 WPSD Channel 6 New Video
Other Items of Interest
Question & Comments
Contact Information:
Todd Allen
Director of Business Development & Comm. Relations
RouteMatch Software
2301 Stonehenge Dr., Suite 116
Raleigh, NC 27612
Telephone: (919) 676-8327
E-Mail: [email protected]