CommuteInfo Partners August 2011
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CommuteInfo PartnersAugust 2011
A Strategic Approach toAddressing the Job Access Issue
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A PresentationFrom Two Perspectives
• Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, Vera Krofcheck
• Accessible Transportation and Workforce Interagency Cooperative, Kathy Stefani
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Background & Focus • Why Gap Analysis? o Coordinated Transportation Plan Update Federal requirement o Less JARC & New Freedom Funds Need to make smarter
investmentso Changes in PAAC services Jobs that are no longer accessible by
public transit
• What was Done?o GIS analysis of bus routes and job sites Assessment of disconnecto Focus on specific industries Entry-level jobs o Focus on specific locations Different issues – Different solutions
• What is Missing? o People Trip origin aspect o Region Allegheny County only o Asset-based understanding of locations Ideas for solutions
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Big Picture • Mapso Job locations by size, by
industryo Bus routes .25 mile buffero Disconnected sites by
geographic regions in county
• Statistics o # and % of disconnected jobs
and disconnected employers by regions & by industries
o Combined statistics per municipality High priority areas
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Analysis
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Analysis
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Analysis
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Defining
theProblem
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Defining the
Problem
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Defining the
Problem
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Getting SmarterAbout the Gaps
• Through ATWIC-Led Analyseso 2011 TRWIB Study of Allegheny County Employment Sites
and Transit Connectivityo 2011 ATWIC Online Transportation Gaps Surveyo 2010 SPC Report on Environmental Justice
• Through Agency Engagemento ATWIC’s Accessible Transportation Task Forceo Scheduled to meet 4 times between now and June 30, 2012
Sept 20th, Dec 13th, Feb 23rd, May 24th
o Opportunity for more in-depth involvement through participation in an Ad-Hoc Working Group: Employment Sites/Transit Service Disconnections in Allegheny County
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SO…What We Need toKnow to Get Started
• Job Location• Types of Jobs Available
o Education/skills requiredo Starting wageso Work scheduleso Potential for advancement
• Transportation Access to a Job Locationo How do current workers get to/from a given workplace?o Is there a need for other job access options?
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Based on TRWIB Study• Job Location
o Moon & Robinson Townships – 11,617 jobs/530 businesseso Pine, McCandless, Ross, and Marshall Townships – 20,663
jobs/1,452 businesseso Monroeville – 7,522 jobs/325 businesses• Types of Jobs Available
o Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services – 2,943 jobso Healthcare and Social Assistance – 3,867 jobso Retail Trade – 2,974 jobso Accommodations and Food Service – 2,494 jobs• Transportation Access to a Job Locationo Transit disconnect, BUT IS THIS REALLY A PROBLEM?o If a problem, WHAT IS THE BEST SOLUTION?
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‘Missing Mile’Services in Operation
• Airport Corridor Transportation Associationo For access to jobs; free service; 5-7 days/weeko RideACTA – Routes 24, 29, 28X – IKEA to businesses in Robinson Town Center
o RideACTA – West Busway to Penn Center West Building Five
• ACCESS Transportation Serviceso For eligible & registered people with disabilities; $2.25 one way; 7 days/weeko Connections – Throughout Allegheny County
• Heritage Community Initiativeso For access to jobs; free service; 6 days/week; requires program registrationo WorkLink - Clairton, East Pittsburgh, Glassport, McKeesport, North Versailles,
Port Vueo Major Job-Related Sites: Jefferson & McKeesport hospitals, CCAC West Mifflin,
Wal-Mart, Westinghouse Human Service Center
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Finding theBest Solutions
• Work collaboratively, sharing expertise and experiences.
• Consider ALL transportation options - whether it’s driving, car- or vanpooling, public transit, biking, or walking.
• Develop a ‘menu’ of access options for areas where there are jobs in need of workers.
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