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Leadership in Innovative Flexible Transportation. LIFT. Where we Serve:. Riverland Region of Southwest Wisconsin Grant, Green, Iowa, Richland and Lafayette Counties Partnerships in Juneau, Crawford and Sauk Counties. The Counties We Serve. LIFT. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Leadership in Innovative Flexible Transportation
Where we Serve:
Riverland Region of Southwest Wisconsin
Grant, Green, Iowa, Richland and Lafayette
Counties
Partnerships in Juneau, Crawford and
Sauk Counties
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LIFTThe Counties We Serve
County Population(2007 est)
Land Area(Square Miles)
Persons/Square Mile (2000)
Grant 48,792 1,147.85 43.2
Green 35,727 583.99 57.6
Iowa 23,561 762.67 29.9
Lafayette 15,819 633.57 25.5
Richland 18,142 586.2 30.6
Juneau 26,548 767.61 31.7
Crawford 16,998 572.69 30.1
Sauk 58,477 837.63 65.9
Total 244,064 5,892.21
Serving Rural, Low-Income, Aging and Disabled
• Average of 37.36 people per square mile
• Average People per square mile in California: 217.2 (670 in San Diego County)
• Wisconsin Population: 5,601,640
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How did it all start?• In 2006, The Southwest
Wisconsin Transit Team (SWTT) was formed to explore ways to collaborate and improve existing transportation services, employing a regional approach to the provision of transportation services for area residents.
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LIFTWisDOT awarded SWTT a New Freedom grant for 2008. SWTT
hired a MM in February, and named the program LIFTLeadership in Innovative Flexible Transportation
LIFT is housed and supported by the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP)
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Mobility Management Training
Supported by WisDOT
LIFTThe common good…Sharing transportation is more
than just a benefit to individuals.
Coordination: Getting people places efficiently,
appropriately, cost effectively
People will lend a hand when presented with a specific need
or challenge.
LIFTThe Core Group• The Southwest Wisconsin Transit Team is comprised of representation
from:– Grant County Center on Aging– Green County Human Services– Hodan Center– Iowa County Commission on Aging– Lafayette County Commission on Aging– Richland County Health & Human Services
Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC)– Southwest Wisconsin Community Action Program– Southwest Opportunities Center– Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission– Wisconsin DVR– Wisconsin DOT
LIFTLIFT’s Model of Mobility Management
LIFT Consumers with Mobility Needs, Advisory Group, Partnerships/Core group
Transportation Service ProvidersFunding Agencies
Government and Nonprofit Training,
Tech Assistance, Best Practices: WisDOT, UWR, CTAA, Easter
Seals
One Call / One Stop Center
Optimal Use of Transportation Resources
Provider Contracts and Coordinated Billing
Mobile Customers
Structure and FrameworkAll the pieces create a model of operation
Model shows integration of funding sources
Stresses importance of cooperation across agencies, groups and funding opportunities
Mobility Manager
Public Service
Transportation
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Human Service
Transportation
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Locally Developed Human Service Public Transit Transportation Plan
Update 2009-2013
• facilitated by SWWRPC, WisDOT and LIFT mobility manager
• over 1000 invitations and follow up surveys distributed
• Update endorsed by all 5 counties, SWCAP, and other partners
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LIFTPlan Priorities– Contract with common service providers– Continue with Mobility Management– Share Resources– Expand Volunteer Driver/Escort Programs– RideShare– Centralize Information– Improve Service Convenience– Allow Joint Purchasing– Consolidate Functions– Coordinate Dispatch– Provide Technical Training for Coordination Staff– Establish / Expand Taxi Subsidy Programs– Introduce Community Bus Routes
How LIFT Works:
Connect transportation assets, agencies, consumers, employers and commuters through one point of contact
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Individual Rider/AgencyProvider Contact Person
Driver
Transportation Coordinator
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LIFTServices to Date
• one point of contact agency/website• shared Transportation Management Software platform
• facilitated FTA required transportation plan• broad array of partnerships
LIFTInitiatives
• Continue to expand partnerships• Marketing directed at agencies, employers,
commuters and providers• Contractual relationships with agencies and providers• Carry out priorities identified in 2008 Transportation
Plan Update• Diverse, sustainable funding• Network with other mobility managers, bring out
best practices and new ideas
LIFTVision
• Contact and awareness between providers, commuters, consumers and agencies
• Streamlining of communication and billing between providers and consumers
• Advocacy for better and more numerous transportation options for everyone, especially transportation-disadvantaged
There is always a solution
Think outside the box and solutions will present
themselves