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Toolkit:  Transportation Coordination Plans 

Federal transit law, as amended by SAFETEA–LU (2005), requires that projects selected for funding under the Transportation for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities (Section 5310), Job Access and Reverse Commute (Section 5316), and New Freedom (Section 5317) programs be “derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan” and that the plan be “developed through a process that includes representatives of public, private, and non-profit transportation and human services providers and participation by members of the public.”

In response to this requirement, WisDOT collaborated with Regional Planning Commission (RPC) planners to develop a coordination planning process and toolkit.

The toolkit is a resource only; use is not mandatory. If a county/multi-counties choose to use the coordination meeting and plan resources contained in the toolkit, the requirements of SAFETEA-LU and WisDOT’s reporting requirements will be met. The required elements of a coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan include:

1. An assessment of available services that identifies current transportation providers (public, private, and non-profit);
2. An assessment of the transportation needs for individuals with disabilities, older adults, and people with low incomes. This assessment can be based on the experiences and perceptions of the planning partners or on more sophisticated data collection efforts, as well as gaps in service (Note: If a community does not intend to seek funding for a particular program [Section 5310, JARC, or New Freedom], then the community is not required to include an assessment of the targeted population in its coordinated plan);
3. Strategies, activities, and/or projects to address the identified gaps between current services and needs, as well as opportunities to improve efficiency in service delivery; and
4. Priorities for implementation based on resources (from multiple program sources), time, and feasibility for implementing specific strategies and/or activities identified.

Completed and amended coordination plans must include required components, noted in Chapter V of the FTA guidance documents for federal Section 5310, 5316, and 5317 programs.

Submit completed plans electronically to Judy Foss, judy.foss@dot.wi.gov, (608) 266-8968.

Introduction: Overview of Process

• Toolkit: Transportation Coordination Plans: Meeting Process and Plan Development

Meeting Process and Format

Examples of meeting processes and sample formats

• Agenda – Sample
• Provider Inventory Worksheet – Blank
• Coordination Plan Worksheet - Blank
• Coordination Plan - Sample 
• Example of Plan Goals and Activities in a Flow Chart
• Meeting flyer (sample)
• Worksheet to document locally developed coordination plan meeting invitations
• Locally developed coordination plan meeting participation list
• Meeting evaluation form
• Meeting expense reimbursement
• Nelson Nygaard Coordination Strategies Handbook
• WisDOT Transit Funding 101
  

Resources

• Population demographic maps with transportation services (sample)
• DWD - WORKnet: geographic portrait, county summaries, data analysis, etc.
• Wisconsin Public Transit Systems map   

Wisconsin RPC/MPO Information

• Contacts
• Map

County Coordination Plans

• Wisconsin Coordination Plans

State and Federally Funded Public Transportation Systems in Wisconsin

• Urban - Population > 50,000
• Population < 50,000
• Map of State and Federally Funded Public Transportation Systems In Wisconsin

Local/State/Tribal Government Organizations

• Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)
• Wisconsin Tribal Head Officials
• Wisconsin Tribal Elderly/Aging Programs
• Wisconsin Community Action Agencies
• Wisconsin One-Stop Job Centers (DWD)
• Wisconsin Workforce Development Area (WDA) Directors
• Disability Navigator Program Contact List
• County Veterans Services Officers
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation County Staff Listing (DWD)
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Office Locations Map

Associations and Intercity Bus Service

• Intercity Bus Service
• Wisconsin Urban and Rural Transit Association (WURTA), Wisconsin Rural and Paratransit Providers (WRAPP), Wisconsin Association of Taxicab Owners (WATO), Specialized Medical Vehicle Associations of Wisconsin (SWVAW)

Advocacy Groups

• Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers (WCILC)
• Vision Forward Associates
• Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
• Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups (CWAG)
• Rehabilitation for Wisconsin (RFW)
• Disability Rights Wisconsin

WisDOT State and Federal Program Information

Web sites and application information:

• New Freedom (5317)
• Job Access Reverse Commute/Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Progra (WETAP)
• Elderly and Disabled Transportation Capital Assistance program (5310)
• Supplemental Transportation Rural Assistance Program (STRAP)
• County Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance
• Tribal Transportation for Elders
• State and Federal Public Transportation

General

• Federal and state program descriptions
• Summary table of federal transportation programs distributed by WisDOT
• Summary table of key federal and state programs with transportation components
• CTAA/NRC Glossary of Transportation Terms

Wisconsin Model of Coordination

• Technical Memo 1
• Technical Memo 2
• Technical Memo 3
• Final Report

ICTC Report to the Governor

• Executive Summary
• Final Report

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Questions about the content of this page:
Judy Foss, judy.foss@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: November 9, 2012