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Steering Committee Meeting United We Ride Plan Update
Coordinated Public Transit / Human Services Transportation Planning
Tuesday, July 17, 2011
In Collaboration with:
UNITED WE
RIDE Plan
Coordinated
Public Transit/
Human Services
Transportation
Planning
Today’s Agenda• Welcome and Project Purposes• Draft Existing Conditions Report
Presentation and Discussion
• Defining Sept. Outreach Opportunities • Continuing Discussion of Unmet Needs• Review of Schedule• Adjourn to ODOT Meeting
UNITED WE
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Public Transit/
Human Services
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Project Overview and Status
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Coordinated Plan Update Establishes priorities for three Federal
funding sources: Section 5316, JARC Section 5317, New Freedom Section 5310, capital program
Mobility needs of: older persons persons with disabilities persons of low income
Projects must be derived from the “locally developed coordinated plan”
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Coordinated Plan Update Nov. 2006 – RVTD Coordinated Public
Transit/ Human Services Transportation Plan• As component of Long Range Plan
June 2008 – Assessment of Oregon Coordinated Transportation Plans Saw need for expanded outreach to low-income
Changing conditions and interests Impacts of difficult economy Land use related gaps Demographics and population growth
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RVTD United We Ride Plan Update: Proposed Workplan
Steering CommitteeRVTD AMMA/ TM Team
Community Input
Workshops
Project Development Workshop
Identify Gaps, Needs, Coordination Potential
Existing Conditions and Public Input Report
Prioritized Solutions
Draft & Adopted
Plans
Assessment of Needs and Resources
Public
Hearing
Ongoing
Projects
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RVTD United We Ride Plan Update: Proposed Workplan
Steering CommitteeRVTD AMMA/ TM Team
Community Input
Workshops
Project Development Workshop
Identify Gaps, Needs, Coordination Potential
Existing Conditions and Public Input Report
Prioritized Solutions
Draft & Adopted
Plans
Assessment of Needs and Resources
Public
Hearing
Ongoing
Projects
UNITED WE
RIDE Plan
Coordinated
Public Transit/
Human Services
Transportation
Planning
2012 United We Ride Plan:Draft Existing Conditions Report,
Tech Memo 2A
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Existing Conditions Report
1.Updated Demographic Information2.Available Public Transit Resources3.Relevant Studies & Initiatives
A Review of Key Secondary Sources
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RVTD’s 2006 Coordinated Plan Improving Quality Goals:
1. Better fulfilling region’s need for specialized transportation
2. Finding ways to more efficiently deliver services
• Four Priority Areas: Planning Outreach Capital Investment Operational
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RVTD’s 2006 Coordinated Plan
Four Priority Areas: (pg. 3 shows progress)
1. Planning Permanent working group Centralized specialized transportation functions
2. Outreach Information about specialized transportation regionally Rider training Universal application for specialized transportation
3. Capital Investment Vehicle fleet replacement Shared facilities
4. Operational Preserve, re-establish, expand specialized transportation
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2012 United We Ride Plan Study area --
Jackson County Considers region, given regional trips Considers two-county impacts, given RVCOG two-
county focus Working and not working? Unmet mobility needs What coordinated transportation exists ? What strategies and projects can meet needs?
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2012 United We Ride Plan Study area --
Jackson County Considers region, given regional trips Considers two-county impacts, given RVCOG two-
county focus Working and not working? Unmet mobility needs What coordinated transportation exists ? What strategies and projects can meet needs?
Shelf-ready project list….For future funding opportunities
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Demographics Update
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Jackson County
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Jackson County
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Jackson County
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Jackson County
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Human Services
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Jackson County
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Jackson County
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Jackson County
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Change
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Change
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Growtho in Medford
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Adults in Poverty
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Adults in Poverty
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Older Adults
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Older Adults
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Persons with Disabilities
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Existing Transit Services
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Available Public Transit
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RVTD Transit Services Over 1 million trips annually Ridership levels recovering –
from 2006 fare increase down economy reductions in service
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RVTD Transit Services Serving cities of:
Medford Central Point White City Jacksonville Phoenix Talent Ashland
District boundaries constrain service Service operating
Monday – Friday 5 a.m. (Rt. #10, #60); 6 a.m. most others 9 p.m. in most communities
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RVTD Transit Services RVTD Fixed Route
General public riders RVTD Valley Lift
Persons certified as ADA eligible for complementary paratransit
Trips within ¾ mile of fixed-route RVTD PLUS
Non-medical trips for DHS eligible riders Trips within 1 ½ miles of fixed-route
RVTD DD53 (new program)
Workshop/ employment trips for eligible riders34
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RVTD Transit Services, 2011 Fixed route – 95% of all trips Valley Lift – 4.5 % of trips PLUS – 0.8% of trips
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RVTD 2011 Fares Fixed route –
$2 base fare $1 reduced fare for 62 years + youth 10-17 Under age 10 FREE
Valley Lift – Per ADA 2 X base fare: $4 Guests and companions pay same fare Personal care attendants FREE Valley Lift conditional eligibility FREE on fixed route
Monthly RVTD provides 1,000 free trip tickets – Distribution by ACCESS and United Way Only for immediate needs trips; not long-term
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RVTD Way To Go Program Expansive program promoting
alternatives to driving alone: Bike to Work Park and Ride Carpool and Vanpool - Drive Less Connect Way to Go Business network Employee Bus Pass program -- U-Pass Travel Training and Gus the Bus
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Other Area Public Transportation Josephine Community Transit – Fixed Route Josephine Community Transit – Dial-A-Ride Klamath Shuttle & Southwest Point STF-Funded Programs
Upper Rogue Community Center (URCC) Living Opportunities, Ashland – Grants Pass RSVP mileage reimbursement
TransLINK OBSS [Oregon Brokerage System Software]
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Insight into Target Group Needs: Selected Studies and Initiatives
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Income-Related Studies Why Oregon Trails the Nation: Analysis of Per
Capita Income, 2010 Oregon per capita income rank 32nd, lowest since
1920s Grown by 7% since 2000; national rate 12% Non-metro, rural areas lower per capita income
Searching for Work that Pays: 2007 Northwest Gap Study Living wage: Oregon - $11.38 to $30.38 by
household type-income Job gap significant: available jobs to workers 2007 – 5 workers for every job paying at $11.38
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Income-Related Studies Oregon Center for Public Policy: Jackson
County Poverty Report, 2011 Poverty defined at 150% of Federal HHS poverty
guidelines Statewide increase - 12.9% (2007) to 15.8% (2010) Jackson County –
• 18,550 adults under age 65, 9.1%• 2,588 older adults 65+, 1.3%• Children disproportionally large share of poor• Hispanic population growth , now 10.7%
– 40% of this group in poverty (state level)
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Needs Assessments Jackson & Josephine Co. – Older Americans Act
Area Plan 2008-2012, Amended 10/11
Identify unmet needs of:• Rural older adults, 62+• Low-income older adults• Minority older adults
Transportation needs rank 4th of 6 (2006 outreach) Caregiver needs newly added (2011) Continuing support Assisted Transportation
• Volunteer, mileage reimbursement• Door-to-door, door-through-door
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Needs Assessments Jackson Co. Community Needs Assessment -
ACCESS, 2011 Community Planning Committee Surveys every two years CONSUMER survey findings (+ 1,000 consumers)
• Services received: energy assistance, housing, health • Transportation ranked 8th as need (by 4%)• Services needed:
- living wage (29%); food (14%), housing (12%)
AGENCY survey findings (41 agencies)• Transportation most critical unmet needs
– 1st transportation –2nd – housing; 3rd - mental health services–Better real-time information, 2-1-1
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Needs Assessments Jackson County Community Consortium –
Homeless Task Force January 2011 “One Night Count”
• 1,029 individuals– 62% males, 38% females; 275 children under age 17
• 701 households Infrastructure Work Group
• Five objectives• RVTD lead responsibility for “creative community
solutions to transportation needs….”
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Needs Assessments Veterans Transportation – A Guide to Serving
Your Military Community, 2012 New VTCLI Grant: Veterans Transportation and
Community Living Initiative Improve mobility of veterans and their families –
One Call/ One Click Information and Connections Six target groups:
• Wounded service members• Wounded warrior families• Other service families• Veterans with disabilities• Low-income and homeless veterans• Student veterans
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Rider Surveys DMAP Medical Trips - TransLink
Service improved • 72% excellent; 22% good;• up from 60% excellent, 30% good (2007)
Almost 9 of 10 report getting needed service 72% waits 30 minutes or less; up from 65% (2007)
RVTD Fixed-Route Riders 90% accessed by walking, most less than 5 minutes Wouldn’t make trip if no RVTD – 31% No car available – 48% No drivers license – 44% Evidence of choice: choosing transit as alternative
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Summary
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Summary Plan as opportunity to build for the future RVTD’s service network significant
But not everywhere Not on weekends or after 8 p.m. Increased service frequencies also desirable
Regional network exists – may need expansion Connectivity issues may exist
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Summary Region clearly impacted by Great Recession –
Increase of 34% in low-income significant Increased poverty levels for:
• Children• Working and non-working adults• Hispanic persons• Persons with disabilities• Older persons
Additional target group – veterans Older vets aging in place/ caregiver needs too Interest in rural areas for newly returning vets
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Summary Trip types
Medical trips, for those on Medicaid - covered Work trips and job seeking trips - needed
• Living wage employment– Seven days a week– Before 6 a.m. and after 8 p.m.?
Trips outside RVTD district boundaries Other connections
Other needs, issues to be surfaced through next project phase….
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Discussion
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From March Meeting –What’s Not Working?
Costs: Fares not affordable for all Geography: Limited service area, needs beyond RVTD;
go between counties Communication: People who aren’t used to asking for
help; Spanish language information New ridership groups: New vets Special trip needs: using transit when sick, with
multiple children, when not eligible for assistance Vehicles: Vets requiring lifts can’t use DAV can’t
provide Efficiencies: Technology’s role in increasing
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July and August
Agency Survey• www.UWRsurvey.tk
Or via surface mail or faxInformation at the bottom of the survey
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September Outreach Activities Focus Group Discussions –
Veterans Spanish speaking persons Homeless persons/ food bank Older adults
Intercept survey of RVTD riders (Front Street) Interviews with –
Major employers Education and medical organizations Human service agencies Public agencies and cities
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Schedule Overview August and September
Agency Survey Scheduling focus groups, interviews, RVTD intercept survey Conducting September interviews (9/17 to 9/21)
September 24th Workshop, Steering Committee Results of Community Input Strategies and Solutions
January Review Draft Plan Additional Public Input
April Adopt Final Coordination Plan
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