1810 West Broadway Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 (208) 535-0356 General Manager: Amanda Ely
Our Mission TRPTA “seeks to provide the highest level of transit and customer service in the safest, most efficient manner possible to the greatest number of citizens at the lowest possible cost”.
TRPTA is a Governmental Entity Idaho Code Title 40 Chapter 21 Title 40 Chapter 21 states: The authority may provide public transportation services on fixed or unfixed routes; public transportation services on fixed or unfixed schedules; paratransit services for the elderly and people with disabilities as defined in the Americans with disabilities act; special services to accommodate community celebrations, sporting events and entertainment open to the public; public transportation services between cities, rural areas, park-and-ride facilities, employment centers, health care facilities, universities and commercial and shopping areas; commuter services between communities; van or car pool programs.
Location We Serve Idaho Falls, Ammon, Ucon, Shelley and Iona Rexburg, St. Anthony, Sugar City, Rigby Driggs, Victor, Tetonia
Types of Service We Provide Fixed Routes 4 within Idaho Falls Idaho Falls to Rexburg Rexburg to Driggs Routes within the City of Idaho Falls Complimentary Paratransit -origin-to- destination (mandatory with fixed routes) Demand response -origin-to-destination
Types of Service We Provide Cont’d Travel Training ( Free and available to anyone) Travel Trainer will accompany you through-out the entire travel training. Travel Trainers will go over How to read Fixed Route maps and schedules How to get to and from the bus stop safely How to recognize bus’s, bus stops, landmarks. Pay Fares and purchase bus passes Safely cross the street. Trip Planning
Types of Service We Provide Cont’d TRPTA has 37 vehicles in its fleet with 21 in production within Region VII or District VI daily.
How Public Transportation Works FTA C 9030.1E Urbanized Area Guidance DATE 1/16/2014 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1. THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is one of ten modal administrations within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is headed by an administrator appointed by the president of the United States . The FTA functions through a headquarters office in Washington, DC, ten regional offices, and five metropolitan offices. These offices assist transit agencies in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and federally recognized Indian tribes.
How Public Transportation Works Cont’d Public transportation means regular, continuing shared-ride surface transportation services that are open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income . Public transportation generally includes transportation services provided by buses, heavy rail, light rail, commuter rail, fixed guideway, bus rapid transit, passenger ferryboats, trolleys, inclined railways, people movers, vans, streetcars, jitneys, and aerial tramways. Public transportation can be either fixed-route or demand-response service, but excludes intercity passenger rail provided by Amtrak, intercity bus service, charter bus service, school bus service, sightseeing services, courtesy shuttle services provided by individual businesses, and intraterminal or intrafacility shuttle services.
How Public Transportation Works Cont’d The federal government, through FTA, provides financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems . FTA oversees thousands of grants to hundreds of state and local transit providers, primarily through its ten regional offices. These recipients are responsible for managing their programs in accordance with federal requirements, and FTA is responsible for ensuring that recipients follow federal statutory and administrative requirements.
How We Are Funded Through federal grants (or federal match portion): 5307 Small Urbanized Area Grant (covers Bonneville County area only) 5311 Rural Area Grant (covers Rexburg, St. Anthony, Sugar City, Newdale, Teton, Tetonia, Driggs and Victor) TRPTA is eligible as a subrecipient to apply for several other grants and as well as one-time grants that may come available.
How We Are Funded Cont’d Through Local Match: Contributions from Cities, Counties, Schools ( none currently ). $140,000 City of Idaho Falls-Urban area $35,000 Bonneville County-Urban area $1000 City of Ammon-Urban area $1500 City of Ucon-Urban area Contract Services with health and human service agencies (Medicaid, VocRehab, Crisis Center, Public Health, Health and Welfare, etc …..) Medicaid is the largest contract service revenue at an estimated 70% of TRPTA’s total local match income. Donations ( none currently ) In-Kind contributions ( none currently ) State level funding such as fees and taxes from licenses, registration, the general fund etc ….( none currently )
Our Current Funding Need Funding Assistance for FY19 TRPTA is asking for a contribution from the Region 7 Behavioral Health Board to assists with funding at least one bus . In FY17, TRPTA’s cost per bus was $140,000. FY18 audited financials are in process. Currently, TRPTA has a stop close to the Crisis Center, Behavioral Health and also provide demand service daily to many mental health, recovery and probation and parole clients. The local match portion associated with the cost is $40,000 per bus.
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