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www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 1 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Publisher Introducing the Vanpool Works Dale J. Marsico, CCTM 13 4 From the Editor Editor-in-Chief Scott Bogren Editor 16 Taking a Closer Look at Commuting 6 The CT Podcast Rich Sampson Contributors 9 From the Community 1 Amy Conrick 24 Taking a Targeted Approach with Sector-Based Strategies Anthony Frederick Pamela Friedman Carolyn Jeskey 11 From the Community 2 Ryan Kelly Kevin Oliff 33 CalVans: An Easy Ride to the Hard Work on a Farm 53 About Us Circulation Please direct all circulation questions to [email protected] Finance 35 Meeting Complex Job Access Solutions with Community Partnerships & Buy In Don Browner Editorial Offi ces 1341 G Street, NW - 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Smart Phones & Apps: Empowering the Commuter Email: [email protected] 40 Web: www.ctaa.org/ct Advertising Sales Bill Shoemaker, A.H.I. 118 Church Street, P.O. Box 519 The CT Interview: Bridj Marketing Manager Ryan Kelly Selbyville, DE 19975 46 Phone: 302.436.4375 Fax: 302.436.911 Email: [email protected] 49 Telecommuting: The Road Less Traveled — Or Not Traveled at All www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 2 www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 3 From the Editor-in-Chief Vanpooling and Job Access Transportation Click anywhere on the above image to view Editor-in-Chief Scott Bogren’s welcome to this edition of DigitalCT magazine. www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 4 The Leader in Mobility Management Solutions 98% DEMAND RESPONSE 75% GREATER ACCESSIBILITY CUSTOMER RETENTION FIXED ROUTE PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE FOR ONE CUSTOMER FLEX ROUTE INTELLIGENT VEHICLES SOFTWARE CONVERSIONS BUSINESS ANALYTICS COORDINATION OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY & REPORTING MULTI MODAL/ COORDINATION 45% TRAVELER INFORMATION REDUCTION IN PARTNERSHIP APPROACH ROUTEMATCH.COM | [email protected] PASSENGER NO SHOWS www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 5 New on the CTPodcast Fall-Winter 2014 Every month, the CTPodcast is home to a collection of thought-provoking, insightful discus- sion on key community and public transportation topics To subscribe to the CTPodcast, go to http://ctpodcast.blogspot.com/ or search “The CTPodcast” in iTunes. Click on the microphone beside each entry to listen. The CT Podcast Jarrett Walker, Transit Author, Blogger and Consultant The Community Transportation Podcast is a new information tool from the Community Transportation Association of America. Take a listen as Jarrett Walker -- transit author, blogger and consultant -- becomes the fi rst re- CTAA Communications Director Scott Bogren discusses some facet of curring guest on the CTPodcast. Walker discusses the changing nature of the work trip in public transit, particularly as it relates to service design, noting: community and public transportation with experts in the field. The CT “the way you plan for transit to work is the way you plan for everyday trips... Podcast is a great way to learn about key issues, innovations, breaking work trips should not be an isolated service.” Key topics covered in this news and fresh approaches. You can access the CT Podcast in two ways: discussion include high-frequency service, low-income workers and common- sense system design and redesign. 1. The CT Podcast Blog Page Ashley Robbins, CFTE, on the 2014 Elections 2. Subscribe to the CT Podcast on iTunes. Ashley Robbins of the Center for Transportation Excellence joins Scott to break down how transit fared in the 2014 elections. We cover the the big Here’s who has joined the Podcast this month: wins and disappointments and analyze the key takeaways leading into 2015 Americans For Transit’s Andrew Austin and 2016. For more Election 2014 analysis, please go to page 9 — ed. Just two weeks young, Americans For Transit (A4T) is dedicated to orga- nizing and mobilizing transit riders. Pat Branson, Mayor, Kodia, Alaska Reconnecting America’s Sasha Forbes Two weeks ago, Reconnecting America released an excellent report, Put- Mayor Pat Branson of Kodiak, Alaska joins the CTPodcast to discuss transit ting Transit to Work in Main Street America: How Smaller Cities and Rural in Kodiak — the nation’s second largest island — as well as across Alaska. Places are Using Transit. From the community-based operation in Kodiak to ferry connections on Alaska’s Marine Highway (a 13-hour one-way trip to Homer, Alaska), to the Treasure Valley Transit’s Terri Lindenberg use of planes, snowmobiles, trains and more across the last frontier, Branson CTAA’s 2012 Rural Community Transportation System of the Year is Trea- knows the difference between rural and remote. “Transit is a vital piece of our sure Valley Transit, an 8-county transit system serving Southwest Idaho economic engine,” says Branson. Jarrett Walker, Author, Human Transit Jarrett Walker, author of the book, Human Transit, as well as the Human Transit blog. www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 6 Community Development Transportation Lending Services Financing Transportation Facilities & Multimodal Centers The perfect compliment to Digital CT is our bi-weekly E- CDTLS can provide funding in Financing available with negotiable Newsletter, CT Fast Mail. Delivering the latest news on transit A special loan support of transportation facil- terms and low interest rates. fund to develop ity construction or renovation. policy from the nation’s capitol, developments from across the Across the country local transit Eligible Applicants: Private com- transportation services are building facilities panies, non-profit organizations, country, research and analysis publications and information on facilities and and promoting economic devel- and state or local governments resources and technical assistance from the Community Trans- opment through transportation. supporting community transporta- multi-modal Sustainable economic develop- tion and intermodal activities. portation Association and other partners, CT Fast Mail is the centers to improve ment can be dependent on an most direct location for the most relevant news and updates in community intermodal transportation system Criteria: Adequate collateral and that includes rail or bus. Financing a priority of promoting economic the industry. mobility and is meant to facilitate or enhance development in low-income areas. enhance economic community transportation activi- ties and to promote intermodal For further information or a loan And it’s free to sign-up! Simply send an email to fastmail@ctaa. development activities and mobility. application contact: org and you’ll be connected with the next issue of CT Fast CDTLS is dedicated to improv- Dale J. Marsico, CCTM PLANNING & Mail. In the meantime, view the latest edition at www.ctaa.org. ing mobility opportunities and 1341 G Street, NW, 10th Floor TECHNICAL enhancing economic development Washington, DC 20005 ASSISTANCE through community transportation. Tel: 202.415.9682 Fax: 202.737.9197 AVAILABLE Why use CDTLS? E-mail: [email protected] • Flexible financing options Web: www.ctaa.org • Negotiable interest rates • Key partnerships EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LENDER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES & MULTI-MODAL CENTERS & MULTI-MODAL FACILITIES TRANSPORTATION www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 7 Strengthening Inclusive4 Coordinated Transportation • Resources Partnerships to Promote • Environmental Scan • Inclusive Planning Community Living Projects • Knowledge Sharing Network @TransitPlanning www.transitplanning4all.org www.ctaa.org CONTENTS 8 From the Community 1 — Election Analysis Fall-Winter 2014 Election 2014 Analysis: Transit Ballot Initiatives Enjoy Continued Success By Scott Bogren With transit ballot initiatives passing na- yesterday in West Virginia’s 3rd Congressio- 62-38 margin. Supporters had hoped passage tionally at rates of greater than 70 percent nal District, bringing to a close 38 years of would spark nearby Hillsborough County to for the past fi ve elections (2009-2013), House service. Oregon’s Peter DeFazio is the reconsider a similar failed initiative in 2010. November 5th’s results continued the posi- likely successor as ranking member on the tive trend with an overall passage rate for the T&I Committee. Clayton County Votes to Join MARTA — year at 71 percent. The key factor for tran- Voters in Metropolitan Atlanta’s Clayton sit’s success or failure in 2014 mirror those In the health care arena, the success for County voted to join the Metropolitan Atlanta of all elections: turnout. Also, continuing cur- Republican Governors in the 2014 Elections Regional Transportation Authority (MARTA), rent services fared better than new ones. — they won at least 24 of the 36 gubernato- making it the fi rst county to join the MARTA rial elections (Alaska and Vermont are not system since 1971. The local sales tax will What follows is an initial analysis of some fully decided as of this writing) — spells rise a full 1 percent with more than 70 per- of the more noteworthy transit and transpor- trouble for expanded Medicaid and the Af- cent voter approval — and is expected to tation initiatives. But fi rst, here’s a look at fordable Care Act in several states, while generate $45 million annually. Just four years the next Congress. boosting potential in others. There are now ago, Clayton County dissolved its local transit 31 Republican governors (compared with 17 service (C-Tran) and has been without public Nationally, Republicans with Senate, Key Democrats). With many states increasingly transit service since. Limited bus service is Gubernatorial Races decided to fund their surface transportation set to launch in the county in March. infrastructure needs and not wait for the fed- With the Senate now in Republican con- Austin Voters Reject Rail/Road Transporta- trol, it seems highly likely that Senator eral government, the outcomes of these races takes on added importance. tion Bond — A proposal to fund 9.5 miles Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) will return to Chair of light rail, along with $400 million in local the Senate Banking Committee, which has Transit at the Ballot Box road improvements, was defeated 57-43 by jurisdiction over public transit authoriza- Austin voters. Rail investments in Texas’ tions. Shelby had led the committee in the Greenlight Pinellas Soundly Defeated — Vot- capital city have proven tough to pass in the past.
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