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From page 130... ... 130 The checklist is organized in the following major steps: • Step 1: Identify Needs • Step 2: Establish Planning Leadership • Step 3: Goals and Vision -- Public and Stakeholder Input • Step 4: Identify Resources • Step 5: Develop Alternatives • Step 6: Assess Feasibility • Step 7: Prioritize -- Recommended Plan • Step 8: Detailed Service Plan • Step 9: Detailed Organizational Plan • Step 10: Implementation Plan and Action Items • Step 11: Initiate Service • Step 12: Evaluate and Fine Tune -- Iterative Process Step 1: Identify Needs ▫ Identify sources of information ▫ Statewide studies ▫ Local coordination plans ▫ Local transit development plans ▫ Regional planning organizations ▫ External events (plant closing, loss of intercity bus service, parking issues) ▫ Define needs ▫ Demographic analysis ▫ Specific populations needing service -- numbers of persons/trips ▫ Trip characteristics -- schedule requirements, seasonality, weekday/weekend ▫ Special needs -- accessibility, key destinations, maximum ride time Step 2: Establish Planning Leadership ▫ Identify potential sources of support ▫ Local coordination committees ▫ Metropolitan and rural regional planning organizations ▫ Local transit providers ▫ Local planning staff ▫ Business community ▫ Elected officials C H A P T E R 6 Developing a Rural Regional Route -- Checklist Read the entire page →
From page 131... ... Developing a Rural Regional Route -- Checklist 131 ▫ Identify lead agency -- define roles ▫ Identify lead individual/team ▫ Create regional steering committee ▫ Define role ▫ Set expectations Step 3: Goals and Vision -- Public and Stakeholder Input ▫ Community input ▫ Online surveys ▫ Public meetings and workshops ▫ Presentations at other community meetings ▫ Pop-up surveys at transportation hubs or community events. ▫ Interview stakeholders ▫ Human service agencies ▫ Health-medical community ▫ College and university staff ▫ Employers/business community ▫ Local governments -- planning, economic development, public works staff ▫ Elected officials ▫ Surveys ▫ General public ▫ Existing transit users ▫ Carpool and vanpool riders ▫ Park and ride lot users ▫ Employees of specific destinations ▫ Seniors ▫ Students -- community college, college, and university Step 4: Identify Resources ▫ Inventory existing services ▫ Transit ▫ Ridesharing -- carpool and vanpool ▫ Intercity bus ▫ Passenger rail ▫ Identify potential funding and partners ▫ Federal transit funding programs 4 Section 5311 rural 4 Section 5311(f) Read the entire page →
From page 132... ... 132 Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility ▫ Local match sources 4 Local governments 4 Sponsorships -- businesses, community institutions, foundations Step 5: Develop Alternatives ▫ Estimate ridership -- develop range for each target submarket ▫ Work trips ▫ Human service trips ▫ Intercity connections ▫ Personal business and shopping ▫ Social and recreational ▫ School, community college, college, and university trips ▫ Develop potential routes and schedules -- alternatives ▫ Weekday morning and evening for work trips ▫ Dialysis ▫ Other Medical trip needs (including Medicaid non-emergency transportation) ▫ Connections to intercity schedules ▫ Evening work/school trip requirements ▫ Weekend needs 4 Work trips 4 Dialysis trips ▫ Identify key stops ▫ Estimate required hours and miles of service ▫ Estimate number and size of vehicles required ▫ Determine infrastructure needs ▫ Park and ride lots ▫ Maintenance facilities ▫ Secure storage ▫ Fares and information technology ▫ Propose likely fare levels Step 6: Assess Feasibility ▫ Estimate revenue based on fare structure ▫ Estimate operating costs for each service alternative option ▫ Determine net operating deficit for each service alternative option ▫ Identify capital costs for each serviced alternative option ▫ Vehicles ▫ Infrastructure Read the entire page →
From page 133... ... Developing a Rural Regional Route -- Checklist 133 ▫ Identify potential organizational requirements ▫ Policy body ▫ Need for multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency role ▫ Grant application requirements (private non-profit or public agency? Read the entire page →
From page 134... ... 134 Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility ▫ Staffing ▫ Roles ▫ Employer ▫ Contracting -- management, operations, maintenance, cleaning? ▫ Human resources functions ▫ Technology ▫ Fare collections ▫ Passenger information ▫ Data collection ▫ Federal and state compliance responsibility ▫ Marketing/public relations Step 10: Implementation Plan and Action Items ▫ Identify tasks ▫ Institutional arrangements (MOUs, contracts) Read the entire page →

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... 130 The checklist is organized in the following major steps: • Step 1: Identify Needs • Step 2: Establish Planning Leadership • Step 3: Goals and Vision -- Public and Stakeholder Input • Step 4: Identify Resources • Step 5: Develop Alternatives • Step 6: Assess Feasibility • Step 7: Prioritize -- Recommended Plan • Step 8: Detailed Service Plan • Step 9: Detailed Organizational Plan • Step 10: Implementation Plan and Action Items • Step 11: Initiate Service • Step 12: Evaluate and Fine Tune -- Iterative Process Step 1: Identify Needs ▫ Identify sources of information ▫ Statewide studies ▫ Local coordination plans ▫ Local transit development plans ▫ Regional planning organizations ▫ External events (plant closing, loss of intercity bus service, parking issues) ▫ Define needs ▫ Demographic analysis ▫ Specific populations needing service -- numbers of persons/trips ▫ Trip characteristics -- schedule requirements, seasonality, weekday/weekend ▫ Special needs -- accessibility, key destinations, maximum ride time Step 2: Establish Planning Leadership ▫ Identify potential sources of support ▫ Local coordination committees ▫ Metropolitan and rural regional planning organizations ▫ Local transit providers ▫ Local planning staff ▫ Business community ▫ Elected officials C H A P T E R 6 Developing a Rural Regional Route -- Checklist

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... Developing a Rural Regional Route -- Checklist 131 ▫ Identify lead agency -- define roles ▫ Identify lead individual/team ▫ Create regional steering committee ▫ Define role ▫ Set expectations Step 3: Goals and Vision -- Public and Stakeholder Input ▫ Community input ▫ Online surveys ▫ Public meetings and workshops ▫ Presentations at other community meetings ▫ Pop-up surveys at transportation hubs or community events. ▫ Interview stakeholders ▫ Human service agencies ▫ Health-medical community ▫ College and university staff ▫ Employers/business community ▫ Local governments -- planning, economic development, public works staff ▫ Elected officials ▫ Surveys ▫ General public ▫ Existing transit users ▫ Carpool and vanpool riders ▫ Park and ride lot users ▫ Employees of specific destinations ▫ Seniors ▫ Students -- community college, college, and university Step 4: Identify Resources ▫ Inventory existing services ▫ Transit ▫ Ridesharing -- carpool and vanpool ▫ Intercity bus ▫ Passenger rail ▫ Identify potential funding and partners ▫ Federal transit funding programs 4 Section 5311 rural 4 Section 5311(f)

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... 132 Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility ▫ Local match sources 4 Local governments 4 Sponsorships -- businesses, community institutions, foundations Step 5: Develop Alternatives ▫ Estimate ridership -- develop range for each target submarket ▫ Work trips ▫ Human service trips ▫ Intercity connections ▫ Personal business and shopping ▫ Social and recreational ▫ School, community college, college, and university trips ▫ Develop potential routes and schedules -- alternatives ▫ Weekday morning and evening for work trips ▫ Dialysis ▫ Other Medical trip needs (including Medicaid non-emergency transportation) ▫ Connections to intercity schedules ▫ Evening work/school trip requirements ▫ Weekend needs 4 Work trips 4 Dialysis trips ▫ Identify key stops ▫ Estimate required hours and miles of service ▫ Estimate number and size of vehicles required ▫ Determine infrastructure needs ▫ Park and ride lots ▫ Maintenance facilities ▫ Secure storage ▫ Fares and information technology ▫ Propose likely fare levels Step 6: Assess Feasibility ▫ Estimate revenue based on fare structure ▫ Estimate operating costs for each service alternative option ▫ Determine net operating deficit for each service alternative option ▫ Identify capital costs for each serviced alternative option ▫ Vehicles ▫ Infrastructure

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... Developing a Rural Regional Route -- Checklist 133 ▫ Identify potential organizational requirements ▫ Policy body ▫ Need for multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency role ▫ Grant application requirements (private non-profit or public agency?

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... 134 Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility ▫ Staffing ▫ Roles ▫ Employer ▫ Contracting -- management, operations, maintenance, cleaning? ▫ Human resources functions ▫ Technology ▫ Fare collections ▫ Passenger information ▫ Data collection ▫ Federal and state compliance responsibility ▫ Marketing/public relations Step 10: Implementation Plan and Action Items ▫ Identify tasks ▫ Institutional arrangements (MOUs, contracts)

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