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From page 45... ... B-1 "Community is more than a collection of rugged individuals occupying the same space; it involves people who share a sense of place and purpose, who can cooperate when needed, and who are willing to personally sacrifice or contribute to make life better and more secure for future generations" (IRP, 2018a) Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... B-2 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas and transportation providers, as well as other partners. The manual identifies reasons why partner ships are so important, including • Seamlessly operating the transportation system; • Classifying roadways in a consistent manner from jurisdiction to jurisdiction; • Integrating the local road system with state highway system; and • Coordinating with federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Case Studies B-3 B.1.2 Strategies for Success Recognition of the multi-jurisdictional components of planning at the state and regional level, and many built-in relationships across agencies, support the success of organizations such as LHTAC and IRP in Idaho. Integration with State and Regional Planning Efforts Idaho's multi-jurisdictional partnerships are bolstered by transportation plans that reinforce the importance of coordination across agencies, no matter the transportation mode. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... B-4 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas Key Benefits Benefits of multi-jurisdictional partnerships in Idaho are multifold, and they include improving financial resources and staff capacity for transportation agencies across the state, supporting public engagement, and helping to recognize and act on regional goals. Financial Resources Coordinating agencies provide financial support to rural communities while maintaining local involvement. Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... Case Studies B-5 Public Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement IRP's Community Review program is an example of continuous opportunity for public involvement. The three-step process includes visits and listening sessions conducted by community and economic development professionals in coordination with a team of local stakeholders. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... B-6 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas B.2 Iowa: Addressing the Challenge of Providing Rural Public Transit In Iowa, state planners used stakeholder engagement and data-driven evaluation to identify transit needs. In addition, coordination helped agencies across the state identify needs and solutions, even given limited financial resources. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... Case Studies B-7 In the state's current context, these challenges have led to a self-fulfilling prophecy: When there is inadequate funding for formal transit programs to meet the full range of mobility needs, it causes the demand for mobility to be met in other ways (K. Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... B-8 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas Based on this input, Iowa Public Transit 2050 Long Range Plan identified the agencies' needs, including gaps in service. It also projected future ridership; fleet needs to replace aging vehicles and right-size the vehicles within fleets; facility needs for maintenance, vehicle storage, administration, and rider facilities such as park-and-ride sites; workforce needs; and technology needs for vehicles and for administration (Iowa DOT, 2020) Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... Case Studies B-9 agency's role in supporting mobility and build off prior work to define a framework for what mobility means, how to measure it, and strategies to support it. Iowa DOT has identified four key outcomes, or system objectives, that support the concept of mobility for transportation users across modes: safety, flow, sustainability, and accessibility. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... B-10 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas programs (TIPs) , and Passenger Transportation Plans (PTPs) Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... Case Studies B-11 with understanding transportation options, justifying future passenger transportation projects, and saving money through eliminating overlap (Iowa DOT, 2020) Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... B-12 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas Supporting Access with Limited Financial Resources Iowa's efforts to incorporate accessibility into transportation processes and delivery have no dedicated budget. Iowa DOT, the MPOs, and RPAs include access in their plan visions, goals, objectives, and strategies in various ways by using their existing staffing resources and planning processes. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Case Studies B-13 Council of Governments, interviewed March 2021 by C Kissel; M Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... B-14 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas these two locations, beginning in 2016 for service to Monogram Foods in Harlan and beginning in 2018 for service to Midwest Industries in Ida Grove. The COG initially used existing vehicles and an old school bus it acquired, but it has since purchased more appropriate vehicles for its transit fleet to meet the need, including underutilized vehicles from another transit service in Iowa (R. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... Case Studies B-15 making transportation access challenging across modes (J. Farn-Guillette, Executive Director, Hancock County Planning Commission, interviewed March 2021 by C Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... B-16 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas to Bangor. In addition, DTI provides seasonal service on Mount Desert Island, including Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... Case Studies B-17 Although the LCP presents a statewide vision, ongoing coordination is on an ad hoc basis between agencies. Periodically, leadership at one of the nonprofits providing volunteer transportation has convened mobility partners for dialogue, but there are no formal mobility networks that meet routinely within the region or the state (J. Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... B-18 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas Opportunity, and Build Trust (Schauer et al., 2015) Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... Case Studies B-19 served by a transit agency, reducing hours of service, or increasing fares. Other strategies include land use management to increase access by transit or nonmotorized modes; working to coordinate with services, hospitals, large employers, and others; or reducing costs through other operational or administrative efficiencies (Schauer et al., 2015) Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... B-20 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas agency's program areas, including transportation, and strategies identified within each program to support the goals. The plan's first goal, "ensure that people can access resources to meet basic needs," represents stakeholders' emphasis on access, with several strategies that focus on creating opportunities to collaborate (DCP, 2019) Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... Case Studies B-21 planning and project selection through a statewide transportation prioritization process that offers equal opportunity for rural projects to receive funding (Schronce, 2021) Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... B-22 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas Statewide projects are based 100 percent on quantitative scoring; regional projects (one region covers two NCDOT Divisions) are based 70 percent on quantitative data and 30 percent on local input; and division needs funding is based 50 percent on quantitative data and 50 percent on local input. Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... Case Studies B-23 projects, such as widening lanes or shoulders or updating to meet modern design standards, typically do not change roadway capacity. As a result, NCDOT has been working on changing some criteria to help rural modernization projects score more competitively (T. Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... B-24 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas Leveraging Human and Financial Resources NCDOT's SPOT office includes four full-time engineering, management, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) staff. Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... Case Studies B-25 operations in 1982 to serve the 250,000-acre Menominee Reservation. MRPT expanded service over the past four decades to include transportation options in Langlade and Shawano Counties; scheduled service to Milwaukee, Green Bay, and the Fox Cities (Appleton, Menasha, and Neenah) Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... B-26 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas Aging Population The 2040 Menominee Tribe Long-Range Transportation Plan includes population forecasts that reinforce that the age 65 and older population cohort, which is most likely to request demandresponse service, is growing in number. According to Wisconsin Department of Administration projections, this population cohort is forecasted to increase to nearly 24 percent of Menominee County's total population by 2035 (East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, 2013b) Read the entire page →
From page 71... ... Case Studies B-27 also participants in the coordinated planning process. Both Menominee and Shawano Counties' plans stress the importance of improving partnerships and coordination across counties. Read the entire page →
From page 72... ... B-28 Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas driver retention, MRPT will train drivers who want to obtain their Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Read the entire page →
From page 73... ... Case Studies B-29 jurisdictions and agencies beyond Menominee Tribal boundaries, MRPT has been able to build a transit service area much larger than other tribal governments (Schauer, 2020) Read the entire page →

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... B-1 "Community is more than a collection of rugged individuals occupying the same space; it involves people who share a sense of place and purpose, who can cooperate when needed, and who are willing to personally sacrifice or contribute to make life better and more secure for future generations" (IRP, 2018a)