2020-2022 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan
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Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan Co Regional Planning Commission of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa Parishes 2020-2022 1 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan Regional Planning Commission Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany & Tangipahoa Parishes 10 Veterans Memorial Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 (504) 483-8500 (504) 483-8526 (fax) www.norpc.org Adam Tatar, AICP Regional Human Services Transit Coordinator [email protected] 2020-2022 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Purpose of the Plan ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Background to Coordinated Planning ....................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2: The Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Advisory Council...................................................... 10 Structure .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Roles and Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Relationship to the Regional Planning Commission ................................................................................................ 10 Coordinated Council Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 3: Inventory of Transportation Assets .................................................................................................... 12 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Regional Transit Authority ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Jefferson Parish Transit ........................................................................................................................................... 13 St. Bernard Urban Rapid Transit .............................................................................................................................. 14 River Parishes Transit Authority .............................................................................................................................. 14 St. Tammany Parish Transit ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Mississippi River Ferries .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Other ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 4: Funding Sources ................................................................................................................................. 17 Chapter 5: Needs and Challenges ......................................................................................................................... 22 Demographic and Employment Data ...................................................................................................................... 22 Challenges ............................................................................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 6: Goals, Objectives, & Strategies ........................................................................................................... 42 Goal One: Improve Accessibility and Mobility ........................................................................................................ 42 Goal Two: Maintain Community Database ............................................................................................................. 46 Goal Three: Manage Mobility .................................................................................................................................. 47 Implementation ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 Chapter 7: Performance Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................................ 52 Appendix A: Statutory Reference ......................................................................................................................... 54 3 Acronyms AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials CCCD Crescent City Connection Division of the LADOTD CMAQ Congestion Management and Air Quality Improvement Program DHH Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals FTA Federal Transit Administration STAR St. Tammany Area Transportation JeT Jefferson Transit JARC Job Access Reverse Commute – 43 U.S.C. 5316 LADOTD Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area NACTO National Association of City Transportation Officials NEMT Non-Emergency Medical Transportation RPC Regional Planning Commission RPTA River Parishes Transit Authority RTA New Orleans Regional Transit Authority SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users SBURT St. Bernard Urban Rapid Transit STP Surface Transportation Program TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families UWR United We Ride FAST Act Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act 4 Executive Summary The Regional Planning Commission has developed this 2020-2022 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan, the purpose of which is to: 1) Describe the transportation needs of low-income, elderly, and disabled populations in the New Orleans metropolitan areas, and the challenges of providing effective transport to these populations and 2) Present a series of locally developed goals, objectives and strategies for confronting and overcoming these challenges The first chapter serves as an introduction to these themes by providing a background of Coordinated Planning at the national, state, and local level beginning in 2004 up to the development of this document. This latest plan, the fourth created by the Regional Planning Commission, includes a strategic planning component first introduced in 2018. This diversity of strategies in the plan reflects that of the varied group of stakeholders who contributed to their development. These stakeholders include representatives from transportation providers from the public, private non-profit, and private for profit sectors, advocacy groups for the transportation disadvantaged, and representatives from municipal, regional and state governments, all of whom have participated to some degree in the Coordinated Transportation Planning Advisory Council described in Chapter Two. Chapter Three describes the transportation assets of the region and primarily focuses on the major providers of public transportation. Descriptions include fleet size, annual ridership and passenger trips, governance, geographic coverage, and summaries of fixed and paratransit service (if applicable). Chapter Four lists and summarizes known major funding sources for public and human services transportation. In order to identify the needs and challenges of coordinated transportation, this plan takes a two-fold approach. The first is data driven, presenting a geographic and demographic picture of our community and those who live in it. The second approach is derived from the input, observations, and expertise of our planning partners and stakeholders from throughout the region, many of whom personally or professionally face these challenges on a daily basis. These approaches are presented Chapter 5 (Needs Assessment). This assessment of needs and challenges has led to a set of goals and objectives, described in Chapter 6. The goals and their related objectives have been divided into three categories, though with the recognition that they are complementary in nature. These categories include 1) Improving Accessibility and Mobility; 2) Taking Stock of our Community, and 3) Managing Mobility. Each category includes a series of strategies that have been proposed, developed, and prioritized by the Coordinated Council. Chapter 7 includes performance measures for tracking progress toward these goals. 5 1. Introduction Purpose of the Plan The purpose of the Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Plan is to identify the transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults, and those Key Elements of a with lower incomes, and to identify and prioritize Coordinated Plan strategies for meeting those needs. The primary reason for this goal is to promote transportation An Assessment of Transportation Needs