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TCRP Report 101:

Toolkit for Rural Community Coordinated Transportation Services
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Publication Year:2004
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J E Burkhardt; D Koffman; C A Nelson; G Murray; Transportation Research Board
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Front Matter i-xii  
ToolKit Introduction 1-7 (skim)
Section I: Basic Coordination Concepts 8-8 (skim)
Some Definitions 9-10 (skim)
The Evolution of Efforts to Coordinate Specialized Transportation Services 11-12 (skim)
Who Needs to Be Involved in Coordinated Transportation Services? 13-13 (skim)
Problems That Coordination Addresses 14-15 (skim)
Goals for Coordinated Transportation Services 16-16 (skim)
How Coordination Works 17-17 (skim)
Summary 18-18 (skim)
The Overall Benefits and Costs of Coordination 19-19 (skim)
What are the Possible Benefits of Coordination? 20-28 (skim)
How to Use Coordination's Benefits 29-29 (skim)
The Costs of Coordination 30-30 (skim)
Factors That Inhibit Coordination 31-32 (skim)
Requirements of Federal Funding Programs 33-35 (skim)
Problems with Accountability, Cost Allocation, Paperwork, and Reporting 36-36 (skim)
Operational Challenges to Coordinated Transportation 37-37 (skim)
Summary 38-38 (skim)
Section II: Implementing New Coordination Efforts 39-39 (skim)
Introduction 40-40 (skim)
Implementation Steps for Coordinated Transportation 41-69 (skim)
Summary 70-70 (skim)
Chapter 4 - Frequently Asked Questions About Coordination Efforts 71-71 (skim)
Will Coordination Save Me Money? 72-72 (skim)
What Are the Important Federal Funding Sources for Rural Transportation? 73-76 (skim)
What Funding Sources Am I Missing? 77-77 (skim)
Which Legislative Barriers Do I Need To Watch Out For? 78-79 (skim)
Where Can I Get Planning Funds? 80-80 (skim)
Some Agencies are Willing to Participate, But Others are Not. What Should We Do? 81-81 (skim)
With All the Work on Coordinated Rural Transportation Systems for Many Years, Why Isn't Coordination Easier? 82-82 (skim)
Will Coordination Require That I Give Up My Vehicles? Control Over My Funding for Transportation? The Welfare of My Clients? 83-83 (skim)
Why Have Some Coordinated Transportation Systems Failed to Succeed or Survive? 84-84 (skim)
What are the Fundamental Components of Successful Coordination? 85-86 (skim)
Summary 87-88 (skim)
Section III: Techniques For Improving Current Coordination Efforts 89-89 (skim)
High-Impact Coordination Strategies for Transportation Operators 90-94 (skim)
Lessons Learned from Successful Coordination Efforts 95-96 (skim)
Summary 97-98 (skim)
Chapter 6 - Tools For Addressing Detailed Coordination Issues 99-99 (skim)
Accounting and Financial Management 100-103 (skim)
ADA, Section 504, and Coordinated Rural Transportation Services 104-108 (skim)
Budgeting 109-118 (skim)
Consensus Building and Setting Goals and Objectives 119-122 (skim)
Involving Stakeholders 123-127 (skim)
Marketing and Public Information 128-133 (skim)
Monitoring and Evaluation 134-140 (skim)
Needs Assessment 141-145 (skim)
Organization of the Planning Process 146-149 (skim)
Organizational Framework for Coordination 150-153 (skim)
Strategic Direction Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats 154-157 (skim)
Technology 158-168 (skim)
Vehicle Fleet Status and Evaluation 169-170 (skim)
Volunteers 171-177 (skim)
Summary 178-178 (skim)
Section IV: Casebook Of State and Local Coordination Models 179-179 (skim)
The National Coordination Picture 180-181 (skim)
Elements of Successful Coordination Efforts 182-187 (skim)
Common Problems and Solutions 188-189 (skim)
Statewide Coordination Profiles 190-207 (skim)
Summary 208-209 (skim)
Methodology 210-210 (skim)
Benefits of Coordinated Rural Transportation Services 211-212 (skim)
Challenges and Opportunities 213-214 (skim)
Recommendations for Success 215-220 (skim)
Case Studies of Local Coordination Efforts 221-317 (skim)
Summary 318-319 (skim)
Bibliography 320-322 (skim)
List of Abbreviations 323-323 (skim)
Glossary of Technical Terms 324-335 (skim)
Contact List For Case Study Systems 336-337 (skim)
Appendix A: Stakeholder Interview Guide 338-340 (skim)
Appendix B: Survey of County Transportation Services 341-345 (skim)
Appendix C: Sample Transportation System Survey Forms 346-364 (skim)
Appendix D: Identifying Best Practice Systems 365-366 (skim)
Appendix E: Coordination Workshop Facilitation Guides 367-370 (skim)
Appendix F: Detailed Operating Cost Categories for Coordinated Transportation Systems 371-375 (skim)
Appendix G: Examples of Various Interagency Agreements to Enhance Coordination 376-409 (skim)
Appendix H: Sample Transportation Coordination Plan Report 410-414 (skim)
Appendix I: Example of State Legislation Creating Statewide Coordinating Council 415-2 (skim)
Table 1: Primary Audiences for Sections of this Toolkit 3-23 (skim)
Table 2: Potential Coordinated Transportation Benefits: System Characteristics (Inputs) 24-24 (skim)
Table 4: Potential Coordinated Transportation Benefits: Service Attribute Assessments 25-25 (skim)
Table 5: Potential Coordinated Transportation Benefits: Users' Overall Service Assessments 26-26 (skim)
Table 6: How to Generate Provider/Program Cost Savings 27-93 (skim)
Table 7: Strategic Approaches to Coordination 94-135 (skim)
Table 8: Potential Coordinated Transportation Benefits 136-160 (skim)
Table 9: Potential Connections Between Technologies and Productivity and Efficiency 161-180 (skim)
Table 10: State Coordination Activities 181-182 (skim)
Table 11: How Coordination Activities Have Been Implemented 183-229 (skim)
Table 12: Operating Statistics for Huron County Transit 230-267 (skim)
Table 13: Operating Funds for the Link (FY2000-2001) 268-268 (skim)
Table 14: Transportation Network Driver Hours 269-302 (skim)
Table 15: South Central Transit's Fare Structure 303-229 (skim)
Figure 1: Huron County Transit Funding Sources 230-230 (skim)
Figure 2: Huron County Transit's Ridership Increase 231-421 (skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 422-422 (skim)
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 101: Toolkit for Rural Community Coordinated Transportation Services examines strategies and practices used to coordinate rural transportation services, and identifies model processes used for local coordination efforts in rural communities. A stand-alone executive summary of the report provides information, instructions, and lessons learned from rural communities that have implemented coordinated transportation services.


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