The region is growing rapidly and the population of seniors and/or persons with disabilities is growing even faster as a of the total population. In order to support and maintain strong communities, there is a growing emphasis on “aging in place” which means that demand for transportation is expected to remain strong and grow over time. Strong coordination, collaboration, and innovation will be critical to meeting the transportation needs of seniors and/or persons with disabilities in the future. The CTP defines priorities and action steps to support a cost-effective, efficient and high-quality transportation network for seniors and/or persons with disabilities. It also looks forward to future needs, identifying those needs, calling for actions to help address them. Among the many actions called for, some highlights include: Creating an implementation sub-committee of the STFAC to help ensure that actions are carried through and that the region continues to collaboratively seek additional funds for identified service needs Strengthening the focus on performance measurement and monitoring including updating current data reporting to make it more focused and user-friendly Encouraging use of fixed-route transit, which has a much lower cost per ride and therefore offers the opportunity to provide mobility for many more people with whatever the resources available Managing ADA service demand to ensure that who need it have it available and manage future costs Enhancing pedestrian access and participating in land use decision-making to make it easier for seniors and/or persons with disabilities to not have to rely on paratransit or individual rides, but be able to get around more on their own or on fixed-route transit Maintain current cost-effective services that meet the needs of Seniors and/or Persons with Disabilities Expand or establish new services and programs to provide greater coverage, more span throughout the day and weekends, as well as expanding the most cost-effective services and new technologies Improve the customer experience with better information Create a safer environment and improve the perception of safety with infrastructure like lighting and with information and outreach
The region is growing rapidly and the population of seniors and/or persons with disabilities is growing even faster as a of the total population. In order to support and maintain strong communities, there is a growing emphasis on “aging in place” which means that demand for transportation is expected to remain strong and grow over time. Strong coordination, collaboration, and innovation will be critical to meeting the transportation needs of seniors and/or persons with disabilities in the future. The CTP defines priorities and action steps to support a cost-effective, efficient and high-quality transportation network for seniors and/or persons with disabilities. It also looks forward to future needs, identifying those needs, calling for actions to help address them. Among the many actions called for, some highlights include: Creating an implementation sub-committee of the STFAC to help ensure that actions are carried through and that the region continues to collaboratively seek additional funds for identified service needs Strengthening the focus on performance measurement and monitoring including updating current data reporting to make it more focused and user-friendly Encouraging use of fixed-route transit, which has a much lower cost per ride and therefore offers the opportunity to provide mobility for many more people with whatever the resources available Managing ADA service demand to ensure that who need it have it available and manage future costs Enhancing pedestrian access and participating in land use decision-making to make it easier for seniors and/or persons with disabilities to not have to rely on paratransit or individual rides, but be able to get around more on their own or on fixed-route transit Maintain current cost-effective services that meet the needs of Seniors and/or Persons with Disabilities Expand or establish new services and programs to provide greater coverage, more span throughout the day and weekends, as well as expanding the most cost-effective services and new technologies Improve the customer experience with better information Create a safer environment and improve the perception of safety with infrastructure like lighting and with information and outreach
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