Illinois Region 9 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan For The Illinois Counties of: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, and Montgomery DRAFT – FEBRUARY 2009 March 1, 2009 [ILLINOIS REGION 9 HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN] This Document was prepared by: South Central Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission (SCIRP&DC) and Substate Region 9 Human Services Transportation Committee in cooperation with Illinois Department of Transportation and local Human Services Transportation Providers For more information contact: Seth Gunnerson ([email protected]) or James Patrick ([email protected]) Regional Human Services Transportation Coordinators 120 Delmar Avenue, Suite A Salem, IL 62881 Contact Phone: (618) 548‐4234 Contact Fax: (618) 548‐4236 South Central Illinois Planning and Development Commission Website: http://www.scirpdc.com Southern Illinois Human Services Transportation Planning Website: http://sihstp.blogspot.com i Table of Contents | South Central Illinois Regional Planning & Development Commission [ILLINOIS REGION 9 HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN] March 1, 2009 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Plan Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Section I: Introduction & Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Section I‐A: Role of the Plan ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 South Central Illinois Regional Planning & Development Commission ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Section I‐B: Description of IDOT Region 9 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Education ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Healthcare .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Transportation Infrastructure .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Section I‐C: Region 9 Transportation Committee ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Section I‐D: Milestones to date ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Section I‐E: Public Involvement and Committee Development. ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Identifying Stakeholders ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Current Activities: ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Planned Actions ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Section II: Inventory of Services .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Section II‐A: Overview of Service Providers .................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Public Transportation in Region 9 .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Table of Service Providers .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 South Central Illinois Regional Planning & Development Commission | Table of Contents ii March 1, 2009 [ILLINOIS REGION 9 HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN] Section II‐B: Service Provider Profiles ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Bethany Place ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Beverly Farm Foundation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Bond County Transit ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation (dba Central Illinois Public Transit) ........................................................................................................................... 28 Challenge Unlimited, Inc. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Community Link of Clinton County ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 FAYCO ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Illinois Center for Autism ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Jarvis Township Senior Center .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Macoupin County Public Health Department ............................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Madison County/ACT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 South Central Transit ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 YWCA of Alton ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Section II‐C: History of Coordination in Region 9 ...........................................................................................................................................................................