Product No.: 07020
Date Published: 01/2007
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The 2005 federal transportation act - the "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users" (SAFETEA-LU) - and NJ Transit require participation in a local transportation service coordination plan for agencies to remain eligible for funding under the following grant programs: Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) program, Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) program, the New Freedom Program, and the NJ Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program (SCDRTAP). These grant programs are geared to support transportation services provided to senior citizens, people with disabilities, and people with low incomes. This document provides an explanation of human service planning requirements; contains a demographic analysis of the county; establishes a strategy and action plan to enhance service coordination among local human service transportation providers; and documents short-term and long-term strategies to expand and enhance services; address service gaps, duplication of services and mobility needs. Several recommendations are made that present considerable long-term challenges, likely requiring a dramatic shift in the service system and which would involve a transformation of the existing systemGeographic Area Covered: Mercer County, New Jersey
Key Words: SAFETEA-LU, New Freedoms, Section 5310, JARC, Job access, paratransit, human service planning, elderly, persons with disabilities, households in poverty, transit, environmental justice, NJ Transit, Access Link, Greater Mercer TMA, transportation
Staff Contact(s)
- Gregory R. Krykewycz, PP, AICP (gkrykewycz@dvrpc.org)
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