South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization Mayslanding Library
The purpose of this meeting is to: • Begin the process of updating the Access for All Transit Plan, which will serve as the update to the 2015 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan • Solicit your input on the Plan and on any issues and needs that you feel are relevant South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
Coordinated Human Services Transportation (CHST) refers to the services provided to a segment of the population that is unable or not permitted to operate a motor vehicle. This can include: • Senior citizens • The disabled • Low income persons/families South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
This “transportation disadvantaged” population often needs transportation to get to: • Jobs or job training • Child daycare facilities • Medical appointments, including doctor visits, dialysis, and physical therapy • Shopping/recreation centers South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
Who provides or assists in providing these transportation services? Federal, state, and some local government agencies • provide or assist in providing services (i.e. Access Link and other various county-run services) • Some private agencies provide services for their clients or a target segment of the population (i.e. the disabled and low income persons) Federal and state funding programs (i.e. FTA 5310, NJ • JARC) are available to these public and private agencies to provide services South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
• The needs of the transportation-disadvantaged are extensive • There are limited resources available to provide or assist in providing for these needs The challenge of the CHST planning process is to identify and provide for these needs in a cost-effective manner South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
A federal initiative was created, which required counties to prepare a Plan every 5 years • The purpose is to identify unmet transportation needs and recommend measures to increase service quality and reduce the cost of providing the services Applications for funding or vehicles under FTA section 5310, must demonstrate that their proposal: • Responds to a need or recommendation addressed in the current Plan, or • Is included in the Plan (to maintain its current service) South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
The last Plan was completed in 2015. As required it: • Identified current and general transit services in the county • Identified unmet needs for the county’s transportation-disadvantaged population based on demographic analysis and public input Proposed specific recommendations to • meet these needs, including proposed new transit routes • Discussed options for achieving service coordination (sharing of services) and efficiency South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
The Plan is required to be updated every 5 years , so the next update is due by the end of 2020 SJTPO is leading the 2020 Plan update and will review the 2015 Plan to determine if there are any major changes or new ideas concerning: Current services identified in the Plan (i.e. any new or discontinued • services) Service-related problems and needs identified (i.e. unmet needs) • • Recommendations proposed to meet these needs SJTPO will reach out to providers and those needing services to get input Your input is wanted on issues and needs you feel are relevant 2015 Plan findings and recommendations are provided >>> South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
County-run systems are operated by: The Cumberland County Development of Employment and Training Deviated fixed route systems for low income individuals • requiring transportation to/from employment, training or educational facilities (one route open to public) Routes include: • – Landis Ave. Xpress - serves Vineland & Bridgeton Transit Center & Industrial Park – Vineland Industrial Park Route - serves the Industrial Park and Vineland Transit Center – Millville Area Connector – Airport/Laurel Lake Route – Millville Area Connector – Center City Millville Route South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
County-run systems are operated by: The Cumberland Area Transit System (CATS) • A demand responsive, door to door service that is open to the general public • Operates on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
State-run systems are operated by: NJ TRANSIT Access Link • For eligible persons with disabilities • Is a curb to curb service with pick up and drop off points limited to no more than ¾ of a mile from NJ TRANSIT routes and can be used for any trip purpose Image Courtesy of NJ TRANSIT Access Link South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
State-run systems are operated by: Medicaid Transportation (LogistiCare) • For Medicaid recipients to travel to and from medical appointments and services • Reservations required Image Courtesy of LogistiCare South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
State-run systems are operated by: NJ TRANSIT Bus Routes – open to anyone • 408 – Philadelphia to Millville – Connects Vineland to Millville • 409 – Philadelphia to Bridgeton – Connects Bridgeton with Deerfield (includes Seabrook) • 553 – Upper Deerfield to Atlantic City – provides service along Landis Avenue from NJ 47 (Delsea Drive) • 313 – Philadelphia to Cape May – Service to the Vineland Transportation Center South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
Agency Client Transportation • County Board of Vocational Education • County Guidance Center • Easterseals of New Jersey Image Courtesy of The Guidance Center Image Courtesy of Easterseals South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
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Recommendation Why Needed (from 2015 Plan) Current Status New - Feeder Service to connect Fairton, Proposed feeder service would connect No immediate plans to implement this Cedarville, & Port Norris these communities proposal New - Daily service between Laurel Lake & Would reduce the need for running Transportation services provided to Port Commercial Township (including Port demand-responsive services to these Norris by the CATS system Norris) communities New Service - Daily fixed route service Bridgeton is the location for the Social No immediate plans to implement this between Northwestern Salem County Security Office and other agencies. This proposal (Pennsgrove to Salem City) and Bridgeton would primarily benefit Salem County This would provide direct service from these New Service - Daily service from Eastern No immediate plans to implement this communities to the Transit Hub Salem County (Elmer & Olivet) to Vineland proposal Transit Hub New Service - Feeder Service to NJ Transit This would include a shuttle service that No immediate plans to implement this Routes would connect unserved communities to NJ proposal TRANSIT Routes Expanded Service - Daily service from Would increase daily service hours on this Fare Free Transportation has begun Vineland to Cape May via NJ TRANSIT Bus route & connect Cape May to major providing transportation to Vineland on a Route 313 or other service employers & the college in Vineland weekly basis South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
• Establish a county coordinating committee to coordinate transportation services • Hire a Regional Mobility Manager to promote and facilitate coordination of county transportation services • Contracts for Service - an agency could contract with the county to provide needed transit trips • Establish a Regional One-Call Center to provide information on services to users South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
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• From the Steering Committee survey - The recommendations of the 2015 Plan are still valid • Establish an express bus route from the western side of Cumberland County to Atlantic City, making the Atlantic City job market more accessible to Cumberland County residents • Since there are not that many persons needing HST transportation services in Port Norris, there is less of a need to provide daily fixed route service to this location, as recommended in the 2015 Plan South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
• As recommended in the 2015 Plan, daily service is now being provided to connect Vineland to Cape May on a weekly basis, with intent to increase this to a daily service • The need for extended and weekend transit service still exists, as does the need for transit service in the county’s rural areas • The demand for dialysis transportation continues to increase and is an unmet need, with a waiting list for availability South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
Are there any needs or recommendations not included in the 2015 Plan or mentioned today that should be addressed in the Access for All Transit Plan ? – All comments will be included as part of the final Plan For more information... Access for All Webpage: www.sjtpo.org/AccessforAll Mike Reeves Special Projects Coordinator (856) 794-1941 mreeves@sjtpo.org South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization
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