22001122 EEaasstt CCeennttrraall IIlllliinnooiiss HHuummaann SSeerrvviicceess TTrraannssppoorrttaattiioonn PPllaann ((HHSSTTPP)) Revised & Adopted: August 30th, 2012 Revised Adopted June 24, 2010 Revised Adopted April 30, 2009 Revised Adopted April 24, 2008 HSTP Region 8 Page 1 Plan Prepared By: The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) In Cooperation with representatives and agencies from: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermilion Counties HSTP Region 8 Page 2 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5 A. Major Plan Components ................................................................................................ 5 B. Outline Design .............................................................................................................. 6 C. Plan Update .................................................................................................................. 6 II. SAFETEA-LU REQUIREMENTS - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Programs ...................... 6 A. Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) ...................................... 7 B. Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) (Section 5316) .................................................. 8 C. New Freedom Program (Section 5317) ............................................................................ 8 D. Other Transportation Funding (Non-HSTP) ....................................................................... 9 1. Urbanized vs. Non-Urbanized Funding Description ....................................................... 9 2. Local Match & State Funding ...................................................................................... 9 3. Medicaid Transportation Funding (Title XIX) ................................................................ 10 4. Area Agency on Aging Transportation Funding (Title IIIB Older Americans Act) .............. 10 IV. BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................... 11 A. Study Area Demographics ............................................................................................ 12 1. Age ........................................................................................................................ 13 2. Populations with Disabilities ..................................................................................... 16 3. Low-Income Population ............................................................................................ 20 4. Zero-Vehicle Households .......................................................................................... 24 5. Minority Communities .............................................................................................. 26 V. MOBILITY TODAY ....................................................................................................... 30 A. Major Trip Generators ................................................................................................. 30 B. Top Employers ............................................................................................................ 35 C. Transportation Services ................................................................................................ 39 VI. OUTREACH EFFORTS ................................................................................................. 49 A. HSTP Region 8 Policy and Technical Committees............................................................ 49 1. Background ............................................................................................................ 49 2. Existing Policy and Technical Committees ................................................................... 49 B. Stakeholders ............................................................................................................... 51 C. Public Participation ...................................................................................................... 51 D. Surveys....................................................................................................................... 52 VII. NEEDS, GAPS, COORDINATION, BARRIERS & DUPLICATION ........................................ 53 A. Regional Needs & Gaps ............................................................................................... 53 1. Accessible Vehicles .................................................................................................. 53 2. Affordable Service .................................................................................................... 53 3. Assistance ............................................................................................................... 53 4. Awareness of Service Options ................................................................................... 53 5. Communication between Agencies ............................................................................ 53 HSTP Region 8 Page 3 6. Convenient Scheduling ............................................................................................. 54 7. Coordinated Services ............................................................................................... 54 8. Drivers & Driver Training .......................................................................................... 54 9. Education on Service Use ......................................................................................... 54 10. Extended Service .................................................................................................... 54 11. Funding ................................................................................................................ 54 12. Inter-Regional Transportation .................................................................................. 54 13. Medicaid Providers ................................................................................................ 54 14. Public Transportation ............................................................................................. 54 15. Reduced Operating Costs....................................................................................... 54 16. Vehicle Maintenance .............................................................................................. 55 B. HSTP Region 8 - Coordination, Barriers, & Duplication ................................................... 55 1. Coordination and Successes ..................................................................................... 55 2. Gaps & Barriers ....................................................................................................... 56 3. Duplication ............................................................................................................. 57 4. County by County – Coordination, Barriers, and Duplication ....................................... 58 VIII. MOBILITIY TOMORROW ........................................................................................... 71 A. Goals, Objectives, Strategies ........................................................................................ 71 B. Priorities ..................................................................................................................... 71 C. Milestones & Progress .................................................................................................. 71 D. Regional Program of Projects ....................................................................................... 71 Appendices (1-7) Index Appendix 1 – Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and MOEs Appendix 2 – Human Service Transportation Appendix 3 – Major Trip Generators Employers Appendix 3.5 – Major Employers Appendix 4 – Transportation Directory Appendix 5 – Survey Results Appendix 6 – Regional Program of Projects (RPOP) Appendix 7 – List of Acronyms Used HSTP Region 8 Page 4 I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this document is to evaluate existing transportation providers, the unmet needs and duplications in human service and public transportation services; and establish transportation related goals for Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermilion Counties, Illinois. This documentation fulfills planning requirements for the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which guarantees funding for highways, highway safety, and public transportation. SAFETEA-LU was signed into law in August 2005 and is currently operating under a 9th extension until June 30, 2012. As a requirement of SAFETEA-LU, grantees under Section 5310: Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities, Section 5316: Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), and Section 5317: New Freedom (New Freedom) grant programs must be under a “locally developed coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan” in order to receive funding for Federal Fiscal Year 2007 and beyond. This plan must be developed through a process that includes representatives of public, private, and non-profit transportation services, human services providers and the general public. The Human Services Transportation Plan (HSTP) Region 8 planning process encourages participation from all local stakeholders and general public in the region, especially within target populations. The purpose of