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October 6, 2005

Richmond-area Community Based Transportation Plan

What is Mobility Management?

Mobility Management is an institutional state of mind that emphasizes moving people instead of the mode of transportation.

A mobility manager is a transportation organization serving the general public that responds to and influences the demands of the market by undertaking actions and supportive strategies, directly or in collaboration with others, to provide a full range of options to the single-occupant automobile. TCRP Report 21: “Strategies to Assist Local Transportation Agencies in Becoming Mobility Managers” (1997)

CASE STUDY: Richmond-area CASE STUDY: Richmond-area Community-based Transportation Community-based Transportation

PlanPlan

A resident-driven process to identify strategies that will close the transportation gaps in low-income neighborhoods

Funded by Metropolitan Transportation CommissionCompleted Feb. 2004


Local Transportation Coordination Service

Phone number to call for information on local transportation options

Translation assistance for non-English speakers

Help with on-line grocery orders, (also provides subsidy of delivery charges for eligible clients)

Bus buddies One staff coordinator in

local agency COST = $60,000 per

year


Funded Mobility Center

Neighborhood House of North Richmond, non-profit CBO, to house Center

$247,150 to fund transportation coordinator and bus benches over 3 year grant

Funded by Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) with local match from West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (county’s half-cent sales tax)


LIFT Grant

$247,150 for 3 yearsLow Income Flexible Transportation (LIFT)

Program Program provides funding to fill transportation gaps identified through welfare-to-work and MTC sponsored Community-Based Transportation planning efforts. Since its inception in 2000, the program has been supported with a combination of federal Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ), and regional discretionary State Transit Assistance (STA) funds.


Bus Shelters

Install bus shelters similar to those being installed by AC Transit

Advertising agency installs and maintains shelter on major streets

County must pay costs on neighborhood streets

COST = minimal


Bus Stop Seating

Install bus stop seating at stops that serve large numbers of older adults and people with disabilities

Seating works even on narrow sidewalks, and allows wheelchair access

COST = $8,000 for 20 locations


Coordinator’s responsibilities

Set up 1-stop clearinghouse for information.

Implement bus bench program.Implement community art program on

benches with youth installation and maintenance.

Set up bus buddy program.Contract for translation assistance.Staff Transportation Action Committee.


Develop plan for Center

1. Prioritize projects and find funding.

2. Serve as information clearinghouse for other programs.

3. Advocate for projects to be implemented by other agencies.


1. Prioritize Projects and Find Funding

Project Examples


Subsidize Taxi Fares

Taxis can provide transportation late at night (10 PM – 2AM) after transit stops running

Vouchers can pay taxi drivers to provide individuals a trip home for the price of bus fare

COST = $36,000/ year for 3000 trips

CDBG funds


Flex Route Night Bus

An evening shuttle from Richmond BART

Would provide service through the neighborhoods after most transit has shut down

One shuttle bus COST of program =

$65,000 per year TFCA, employers


Establish Car-Sharing Program

Cars available on an hourly basis

Waived deposit (normally $300), and rates discounted by half to $2/hour and .22 cents/mile for eligible clients

Cost: $300,000 for 3 years

LIFT, Surdna Foundation


Trip Reimbursement Program

Reimbursement for volunteers to drive individuals

Used for specific needs such as:• Late nights after transit

ends• Emergency trips to doctors• Rides for seniors to grocery

shopping

COST: $170,000/year OAA, service clubs


Serve as Information Clearinghouse for Other

Programs

Partner Examples


EXPAND AUTO LOAN PROGRAM

Contra Costa County currently provides low-interest loans for employed former CalWORKS participants to buy an auto

Expand this program to additional low-income clients

ANNUAL COST - $40,000

WtW, CDBG


Guaranteed Ride Home Program

Existing program in which employees at participating companies who use transit can receive a taxi voucher in case of an emergency

Employee pays nothing; employer has modest administrative costs

COST: Minimal

Half-cent sales tax


Older Driver Safety and Mobility Workshops

Workshops for older drivers to:• Assist individuals to maintain

healthy lifestyles that will prolong their ability to drive safely

• Help individuals make decisions about when to change driving habits or stop driving

COST: $400 per workshop OAA, East Bay Community

Foundation


Expand Children’s Transportation

Program CalWORKS

program transports children to school and daycare using four buses

Add two buses and increase income threshold for families able to use service

COST: $170,000 per year

WtW, Ralphs Food 4 Less Foundation


RIDES TO SUCCESS

Contra Costa currently has a program to transport CalWORKS clients to job training and interviews

Expand with one additional vehicle and serve additional clients

COST $84,000 per year

WtW, East Bay Community Foundation


Advocate for Projects to be Implemented by Other

Agencies

Partner Examples


Discounted Youth Fare

Continue to provide discount AC Transit passes to youth

Currently $15, $5 off full price

Subsidy included in half-cent sales tax reauthorization

COST of program = $314,000 per year


Subsidized Child Care

Provide 30 subsidized child care slots near Richmond BART for low-income families

Working parents can drop off and pick up children during work trip

COST: $200,000 + per year

TLC, service clubs


AC Transit Improvements

Requested by the Community

More frequent service Service that starts earlier and

runs later More time to transfer at BART Service that is on time Route changes and new routes More driver training in

courtesy

Cost: $250,000-$1,000,000 District funds, conditions on

developers


Safe Routes to School & Bikeways

Complete area-wide segments in Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Implement Safe Routes to School project

Pave for pedestrians near bus stops

COST: Projects in Countywide Plan range from $500,000 to $8 million

Bicycle Transportation Account, half-cent sales tax


Steps to Mobility Management

1. Conduct needs assessment of service gaps and leadership gaps

2. Determine scope: establish new projects, be information clearinghouse, advocate

3. Develop action plan4. Identify partners5. Gain implementation commitments


Mobility Management is an institutional state of mind that emphasizes moving people instead of the mode of transportation.

calact 2005 autumn conference ctsas as mobility mangers

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