County Express will provide increased mobility to the citizens of NE Colorado for travel to jobs, he

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County Express will provide increased mobility to
the citizens of NE Colorado for travel to jobs,
health, and medical services, social functions
and services, recreational facilities, and
educational facilities.
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County Express will provide, through cooperative
public and private efforts, effective and
cost-efficient public transportation services to
the extent possible and at a level supported by
the residents and users in the region.
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New Funding Opportunities

• SAFETEA-LU
• Safe, Affordable, Flexible Efficient
  Transportation Equity Act A Legacy of Users
• New funding to sustain, expand, coordinate
  community mobility

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Locally-developed human service transportation
coordination plan
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Grant Purpose

• Build active partnerships
• Establish community-based planning
• Develop plan of activity
• Conduct planning
• Develop strategies for enhanced mobility

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Identification of Financial Resources

• Federal, State Local Governments
• Private Foundations
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• Welfare to Work
• Area Agencies on Aging
• Single Entry Point/Options for Long Term Care
  (SEP)

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Traditional Partners

• Local Governments
• Chambers of Commerce
• Economic Development Associations
• Community-based groups
• Senior Citizen programs
• Community members
• Community Colleges
• Transportation provider
• Workforce board
• Disability services organizations

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Non-Traditional Partners

• Ethnic organizations
• Faith-based
• Low-income programs
• Private sector employers

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Develop Partnerships

• Public / Private
• Such as Banner Health Systems
• Excel Corp. (Ft. Morgan beef plant)
• Approx. 2,000 employees
• Dept. of Corrections
• Sterling

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Community Wide Advisory Committees

• Community-based planning outreach groups
• Senior support systems
• Non-emergent medical transportation organizations
• Transit Advisory Committees

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All groups need to be at the table to make this
work!
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Outcomes

• 1) Job Access Reverse Commute Program
• Expanded to allow more low-income folks to work

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Outcomes

• 2) Funding capital costs beyond ADA
• New Freedom Program for the transit needs of
  disabled people
• Partnership with Governors Rural Health
  Initiative for purchase of vehicles

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Outcomes

• 3) Sustainability of non-emergent medical
  transportation
• Expanded services for seniors
• Medicaid support for non-emergent medical
  transportation
• Public/private partnerships
• Banner Health
• For dialysis
• Hospital based services Ft. Morgan, Sterling,
  Brush, Greeley
• Caring for Colorado Foundation

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Outcomes

• 4) Expanded transit services for seniors.
• Daniels Fund

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Measurement of Success

• Identify address transportation needs of
  transit-dependent population
• 10 increase ridership and use

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