mobility services for all americans (msaa) yehuda gross its mid-west state chapter february 7, 2006

Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)

Yehuda Gross

ITS Mid-West State Chapter February 7, 2006

Challenges

State Governors&

Cabinet Secretaries

FederalAgencies

&Grant

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Education

Labor

EmploymentTrainingAgency

Office of DisabilityEmployment Policy

Centers forIndependent Living

DisabilityRehab andResearchRehabilitation

ServicesAdministration

Office of SpecialEducation Programs

Substance AbuseMental Health

TemporaryAssistance for

Needy Families

FamilyAssistance

HHSMedicare &

Medicaid Svcs

Aging

HealthResources& Services

CommunityServices

Child Care

Bureau

DevelopmentDisabilities

MedicaidProgram

HeadStart

Soc. ServicesBlock Grant

Children& Families

Transportation

Office of theSecretary

National HighwayTraffic SafetyAdministration

Federal TransitAdministration

Assistant Secretaryfor Transportation

Policy

DepartmentalOffice of

Civil Rights

Faith BasedTransit

Area Agencyon Aging

MedicalTransit Provider

Head Start

Office of theSecretary

AssistantSecretaryPlanning

Evaluation

Special EdTransportation

Rural TransitOperators

PrivateParatransit

Private Taxi

ADAParatransit

TransitPass

Elderly&

DisabilityProgram

Job AccessReverse Commute

Program

Rural GrantProgram

UrbanizedGrant Program

LocalTransportation

Authority

DisabilityService

Provider

Family

Employment

Shopping

Independence

Recreation

Education

LocalGovernment

HealthCare

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State Governors&

Cabinet Secretaries

FederalAgencies

&Grant

$

Education

Labor

EmploymentTrainingAgency

Office of DisabilityEmployment Policy

Labor

EmploymentTrainingAgency

Office of DisabilityEmployment Policy

Centers forIndependent Living

DisabilityRehab andResearchRehabilitation

ServicesAdministration

Office of SpecialEducation Programs

Substance AbuseMental Health

TemporaryAssistance for

Needy Families

FamilyAssistance

HHSMedicare &

Medicaid Svcs

Aging

HealthResources& Services

CommunityServices

Child Care

Bureau

DevelopmentDisabilities

MedicaidProgram

HeadStart

Soc. ServicesBlock Grant

Children& Families

Transportation

Office of theSecretary

National HighwayTraffic SafetyAdministration

Federal TransitAdministration

Assistant Secretaryfor Transportation

Policy

DepartmentalOffice of

Civil Rights

Faith BasedTransit

Area Agencyon Aging

MedicalTransit Provider

Head Start

Office of theSecretary

AssistantSecretaryPlanning

Evaluation

Special EdTransportation

Rural TransitOperators

PrivateParatransit

Private Taxi

ADAParatransit

TransitPass

Elderly&

DisabilityProgram

Job AccessReverse Commute

Program

Rural GrantProgram

UrbanizedGrant Program

LocalTransportation

Authority

DisabilityService

Provider

Family

Employment

Shopping

Independence

Recreation

Education

LocalGovernment

HealthCare

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?

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?

MSAA Overview

• Goals:– Increase mobility and accessibility for all– Achieve more efficient use of federal transportation funding

resources

• Key Approaches:– Collaborate with the United We Ride (UWR) initiative– Establish interagency coalition and stakeholder advisory groups– Conduct foundation research– Develop model plans– Conduct model deployment and evaluation– Perform technology transfer, outreach and education

• End Product:– Replicable/scalable human service transportation models

ITS Role

ITS enables service coordination and system accessibility through

– Integrated point of access for traveler support– Improved fleet scheduling, dispatching, routing– Streamlined reporting, billing and financial transaction– Simplified fare payment, collection and processing– Enhanced traveler information with accessibility

features

Timeline

October, 2005 Summer, 2005

Foundational Research

Technical Assistance

FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08

HST Model Evaluation

HST Model Deployment

Technology Transfer, Assistance & Outreach

Program Steering and Stakeholders Groups

HST Model System Planning & Design

FY 09

Opportunities

• Two-phase Demonstration• Phase 1:

– Up to 10 local communities for model planning and design

• Phase 2: – 2 local communities from Phase 1

for model deployment and evaluation

Phase 1: Model Planning & Design

• # of local community recipients: up to 10 • Length: 15 months net• Key tasks:

– coordinated transportation model concept and designs

– necessary institutional arrangements• Outcome: up to 10 “deployment-ready” sites

Request for Proposals

• Open competition RFP

• Encourage “team” applications and public-private partnership

• Estimated RFP release by: February 2006

• Estimated announcement: May/June 2006

Tools/Resources We Will Provide

• Money• One-stop technical

assistance• Generic concept of

operations• Framework for

implementation guides• Others as needed

Outreach and Communications

• Newsletters• Websites• UWR/MSAA stakeholders online forum• Direct contact with lead USDOT staff

Thank You

Questions and Discussions

www.its.dot.gov/msaawww.unitedweride.gov

Yehuda GrossITS Transit Program Manager

ITS Joint Program Office, USDOT202-366-1988

Yehuda.gross@fhwa.dot.gov