July 7, 2015 Memphis Area Coordinated Public Transit - Human - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

July 7, 2015 Memphis Area Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation (CPT- HST) Plan Stakeholder Workshop/Public Meeting

Project Content At a minimum, the CPT-HST must include the following items:  Identification of current transportation providers and services, including public, private, and non-profit providers;  Assessment of the transportation needs of older adults, persons with disabilities, and individuals with low incomes, as appropriate;  Identification of strategies, activities, and/or projects to address those needs and transportation service gaps and increase the efficiency of transportation services; and  Implementation of priorities among strategies or activities, based on time, resources, and feasibility. 2

What Kinds of Services are we Talking About? 3

Study Area Defined Encompassing portions of three states:  Tennessee (10 counties)  Arkansas (5 counties)  Mississippi (5 counties) 4

Memphis-Area Demographics 5

Inventory of Service NWTHRA Delta HRA MATA SWHRA Mid-Delta Transit (MDT) Northeast Arkansas Transportation (NEAT) Delta Area Rural Transit System (DARTS) 6

Inventory of Service Agency AR MS TN Aaron E. Henry Community Services Center X Case Management, Inc. X Counseling Service of Eastern Arkansas- various residential locations X Cross County Special Workshop X EastArk Enterprises X Goodwill Homes Community Services, Inc. X Helen R. Tucker Adult Developmental Center X ITN Memphis X Agency / Frank A. Steudlein Learning Center X Lee County Cooperative Clinic X Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) X Human Service • Others? North Delta Planning and Development District/ Area Agencies on Aging X Phillips County Development Center X Transportation Professional Care Services of West Tennessee, Inc. X Regional Interfaith Association-FISH X Safe Shuttle X Southland Adult Day Center X St. Francis Area Development Center X The Family Center, Inc./Anna’s Place X The Family Center, Inc. X Volunteers of America, Inc. X Wesley at Adamsville, Inc. X Wesley Housing Corporation of Memphis, Inc. X Wesley at Millington Towers X Wesley at Paris, Inc. X 7

Memphis-Area Transit Needs Memphis Area Coordinated Transportation Plan, July 2007 1. Insufficient/inadequate Services a. Lack of midday service, night service, and weekend service • Dialysis trips b. Employment centers are not adequately served by public transportation c. Lack of service for persons with disabilities outside of MATA's service area, but in the Planning Area • Transit trips to my employer 2. Lack of Funds to Subsidize Services a. Low-income individuals cannot afford to pay for transportation to get to their jobs b. People with fixed incomes cannot afford to pay for demand responsive service to get to service centers/agencies • Service early enough to take my child to c. Needs capital funding for vehicles with easy client accessibility and for demand responsive service to medical appointments 3. Road and Vehicle Limitations daycare before I go to work a. Individuals with disabilities cannot use public transportation due to limitations and/or non- existence of sidewalks and/or curbs b. Taxi/cab companies need to have specialized vehicles to accommodate wheelchairs and • More affordable fares transport individuals with disabilities at a reasonable fare c. Lack of assistance to cab service providers to obtain ADA approved vehicles 4. Information and Coordination Barriers a. Narrowly defined user qualification criteria of various funds recipients prohibit human services and/or public transportation services providers from extending services to broader categories of • Accessible taxi trips transportation users b. Need better information on bus routes, service areas of various providers Causes of Unmet Transportation Needs 1. Services are not available 2. Services are not affordable 3. Services are not dependable 8 4. Services are not frequent enough

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Thank you Contact Information: Caroline Ferris, TranSystems crferris@transystems.com 617-817-7769 Nicholas Oyler, Memphis MPO Kwasi Agyakwa, Memphis MPO nicholas.oyler@memphistn.gov kwasi.agyakwa@memphistn.gov 901-576-7130 901-576-7189 10