Marcy Jaffe, Outreach Liaison

Agency Council for Coordinated Transportation/WSDOT

October 5, 2005

Working with Rural Areas: Bringing it all together

Washington & Oregon State DOTs Statewide Travel Options

Travel Choices

Seattle

Portland

Spokane

Vast distances

May include Informal services

in rural areas

Fill service gaps

Making Connections…

Need Statewide & beyond

WA Agency Council for Coordinated Transportation (ACCT) recognized:

• Identifies options: especially for rural areas

• Information changes frequently

• Many doors and each are the right door

• Maximizes opportunities for coordination of social services = efficiency

• Supports tourism; Olympics 2010

At a glance…Other tools are available

Dial 511(by

phone)

Travel modes

All publicly available, except scheduled

airlines

Auto Fixed route public transit except

Amtrak*

All publicly available travel options except

scheduled airlines (in depth review of mobility support)

Serving Entire states of WA (and OR)

Monitored Freeways

in WA

Puget Sound Puget Sound

FindARide.org

Roll-out TBD On-line via September 2005

Statewide Travel Options**

511 in WA King Co Metro Regional Trip

Planner*Planner

Early phase WA: mid-2006

Oregon 2007

Implementation: On-line

• Transit Agencies & Community Providers: data we collect for annual legislative reporting

• Complete or phased characteristics– Name/Contact information– Detailed routes, schedules, and stops

• Include all modes (private, too)

• Allow data collection over time

Data Sharing• Mutual agreement for data shared that:

– Describes the data– How it will be accessed– How transmitted– Storage and handling– Intended use– Constraints of use– Security of data– Non-disclosure of data– Confidentiality– Other terms and amendments as necessary

Challenges

• Mapping interface that is ADA-friendly

• Future roll-out that include more States with varying base maps, etc

Follow our progress via ACCT website

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ACCTMarcy Jaffe, 360 705 7923 jaffem@wsdot.wa.gov

Robin Phillips, 360 705 7929 phillir@wsdot.wa.gov

Let’s ease your trip!

Statewide Travel Options