California Department of Transportation Statewide Rural Executive Summary: Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plans Final Report June 25, 2015 Statewide Rural Executive Summary Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans Points of Contact Jila Priebe Office Chief, Transit Programs California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation (DRMT) Carlos Ruiz Coordinated Plan & Statewide Highway Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA) Program Coordinator California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation (DRMT) Prepared by Nahila Ahsan, Jeffrey A. Michael, Jesse Neumann, and Thomas E. Pogue, with the assistance of Anjul Shingal, Neriah Howard, and Sydney Stanfill. Center for Business and Policy Research Eberhardt School of Business University of the Pacific 3601 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95211 209-946-2913 go.pacific.edu/cbpr This report has been prepared by the Center for Business and Policy Research in the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific. Statewide Rural Executive Summary Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans Table of Contents Glossary of Acronyms ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Purpose of the Coordinated Plan ................................................................................................................ 4 About Rural Communities ........................................................................................................................... 5 Overview of Counties ................................................................................................................................... 8 Typical Destinations for Transit Dependent Populations ..................................................................... 12 2. Inventory of Available Transportation Resources .............................................................................. 14 3. The Funding Environment .................................................................................................................... 16 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Government Entities ................................................................................................................................... 16 Specific Programs ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Federal Funding Programs ..................................................................................................................... 18 State Funding Programs ......................................................................................................................... 21 Social Services Funding Programs ........................................................................................................ 22 Other Sources .......................................................................................................................................... 24 4. Gap Analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Common Issues ........................................................................................................................................... 27 5. Assessment of Barriers to Coordination .............................................................................................. 30 Inter-/Intra-Regional Barriers to and Challenges of Providing and Coordinating Transportation Services .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Duplication, Overlapping, and Inefficiencies .......................................................................................... 34 6. Proposed Strategies for Improving Mobility and Recommendations for Implementation ......... 36 Recommendations for Implementation ................................................................................................... 36 7. Executive Summaries .............................................................................................................................. 38 1. Alpine County .................................................................................................................................. 38 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 38 Transportation Resources ...................................................................................................................... 38 Travel Patterns/Key Destinations ........................................................................................................ 40 Transportation Gaps/Service Limitations ........................................................................................... 41 Priority Strategies ..................................................................................................................................... 42 2. Amador County ............................................................................................................................... 44 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 44 Statewide Rural Executive Summary Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans Transportation Resources ...................................................................................................................... 44 Major Activity Centers/Key Destinations ........................................................................................... 48 Transportation Gaps/Service Limitations ........................................................................................... 50 Priority Strategies ..................................................................................................................................... 53 3. Calaveras County ............................................................................................................................. 57 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 57 Transportation Resources ...................................................................................................................... 57 Major Activity Centers/Key Destinations ........................................................................................... 61 Transportation Gaps/Service Limitations ........................................................................................... 62 Priority Strategies ..................................................................................................................................... 65 4. Colusa County ................................................................................................................................. 69 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 69 Transportation Resources ...................................................................................................................... 69 Major Activity Centers/Key Destinations ........................................................................................... 72 Transportation Gaps/Service Limitations ........................................................................................... 73 Priority Strategies ..................................................................................................................................... 73 5. Del Norte County ........................................................................................................................... 77 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 77 Transportation Resources ...................................................................................................................... 77 Travel Patterns/Key Destinations ........................................................................................................ 82 Transportation Gaps/Service Limitations ........................................................................................... 84 Priority Strategies ..................................................................................................................................... 84 6. Western El Dorado County ........................................................................................................... 87 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 87 Transportation Resources .....................................................................................................................