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Coordinated Human Services

In February 2004, Executive Order on Human Service Transportation #13330 directed eleven Federal departments and agencies to work together to ensure that transportation services are seamless, comprehensive and accessible; and established the Federal Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM), tasked to simplify access to transportation for people with disabilities, people with lower incomes, and older adults. The CCAM launched United We Ride (UWR), a national initiative to implement the Executive Order and the Action Plan established by the CCAM.

The Federal Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility defined the coordination of specialized transportation services as "a process through which representatives of different agencies and client groups work together to achieve any one or all of the following goals: more cost effective service delivery; increased capacity to service unmet needs; improved quality of service; and service which are more easily understood and accessed by riders."

DVRPC is responsible for facilitating the Coordinated Human Service Transportation Planning process (CHSTP) for the Delaware Valley. Within the new CHSTP, three programs must be coordinated through the regional plan:

The 2010 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan Summary (publication # 10009) includes summaries of existing regional services and non-traditional services, and outlines regional goals and strategies for providing additional services to low income, elderly, and disabled residents in the Delaware Valley, as required by FTA. This document is based on the 2007 Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan (publication # 07008), which also included additional inventories and detailed appendixes, some of which are no longer current.

New Freedom Funding Applications

DVRPC facilitates the PA application process for the Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014 New Freedom Grant Programs.

Pennslyvania

Applications will be accepted from October 3, 2011 through November 11, 2011. All applicants will be notified as soon as decisions regarding funding recommendations have been reached.

Please see the documents below for more details:

CHSTP Plan Updates

DVRPC produced a comprehensive CHSTP plan in 2007 (see link below, under "Additional CHSTP Documents"). This detailed plan provides extensive analysis and regional maps. In an effort to provide a streamlined and useful reference to JARC and New Freedom applicants, DVRPC has produced a new CHSTP Summary (Publication # 10009). All applicants should refer to this document for an outline of regional goals and priorities (see pages 8-12).

Additional Plan Update Information