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Toolkit:  Transportation Coordination Plans 

Updated October 2010

Federal transit law, as amended by SAFETEA–LU (2005), requires that projects selected for funding under the Transportation for Elderly Person and Persons with Disabilities (Section 5310), Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC/WETAP), and New Freedom 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 2008 toolkit.

The 2010 toolkit updates the 2008 toolkit and reflects “lessons learned” from the 2008 coordination plan development process s and 2009 and 2010 federal grant applications for 5310, New Freedom and WETAP/JARC. The toolkit is a resource only; use is not mandatory.  If county/multi-counties choose to use the coordination meeting and plan resources contained in the toolkit, meeting the requirements of SAFETEA-LU and WisDOT’s reporting requirements will be completed.

A new mandatory coordination planning process will be developed with a broad base of stakeholders in 2012 to be completed in 2013.

The updated 2010 toolkit documents are listed below.

1   Introduction: Overview of Process

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

2   Coordination Plan and Reporting Requirements

2.1  SAFETEA-LU, Federal Register, Final Guidance for New Freedom, Job Access Reverse Commute, Capital Program for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, Chapter V: May 1, 2007
2.2  Chapter V – Coordination Guidance
2.3  Q & A on Coordination Requirements in Final Guidance

3   Meeting Process and Format

Examples of Meeting Processes and Format

3.1  Agenda – sample
3.2  Provider Inventory Worksheet – Blank
3.3  Provider Inventory Worksheet – Completed  
3.4  Coordination Plan Worksheet - Blank
3.5  Coordination Plan - Sample 
3.6  Example of Plan Goals and Activities in a Flow Chart
3.7  Nelson Nygaard Coordination Strategies Handbook

Logistics

3.8  WisDOT “Kick Off” Letter to County Executives and/or County Administrators
3.9  Meeting flyer (sample)
3.10  Worksheet to document locally developed coordination plan meeting invitations   
3.11  Locally developed coordination plan meeting participation list
3.12  Meeting evaluation form   
3.13  PowerPoint: Coordination Plan Meeting
3.14  WisDOT Transit Funding 101

Resources: Sample Contact Lists for Invitations to Meetings

State and Federal Grant Recipients

• 5310
• New Freedom
• WETAP
• STRAP
• Other transit grant programs
  • Urban - Population > 50,000
  • Population < 50,000

Local/State Government Organizations

• 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

Wisconsin Tribe Information

• Wisconsin Tribal Head Officials and Elder Directors

Wisconsin RPC/MPO Information

• Contacts
• Map

Associations

• 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)
• Badger Association of the Blind
• American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
• Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups (CWAG)
• Rehabilitation for Wisconsin (RFW)
• Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations
• Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)

Sample summaries of STRAP planning grants

• Eau Claire County
• Portage County

4   WisDOT State and Federal Program Information

Web sites and application information:

4.1  New Freedom
4.2  WETAP
4.3  5310
4.4  STRAP

General

4.5  Summary table of federal transportation programs distributed by WisDOT
4.6  Summary table of key federal and state programs with transportation components (772 KB) 
4.7  CTAA/NRC Glossary of Transportation Terms

5   Data

Pre-Planning Meeting Data

5.1  Population demographic maps with transportation services (sample) (2.5 MB)
5.2  DWD - WORKnet; geography portrait, county summaries, data analyst, ect.
5.3  2009 transit system revenue ridership information 
5.4  Wisconsin Public Transit Systems map   

6   Coordination Plans

6.1  Wisconsin 2008/2009/2010 Coordination Plans

7   Coordination Plan and Amended Plan Submittal Process

Completed and amended coordination plans must include the minimal reporting requirements outlined in Section 2. Submit completed plans electronically to:

Monique Currie
monique.currie@dot.wi.gov
(608) 267-7345

8   Wisconsin Model of Coordination

8.1   Technical Memo 1
8.2   Technical Memo 2
8.3   Technical Memo 3
8.4   Final Report

9    ICTC Report to the Governor

9.1  Executive Summary
9.2  Final Report

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Last modified: January 17, 2012