DEVELOPING REGIONAL SERVICE PLANS: AN OVERVIEW

EAST TEXAS MEETING

October 6, 2005

Why are we here?Why are we here?

• Improve the delivery of transportation services.

• Generate efficiencies in operation/increase levels of service.

• Encourage cooperation and coordination.

• Develop regional plans.

H.B. No. 3588Article 13: Statewide Coordination of Public Transportation

OUR MISSION: OUR MISSION:

To review current public transportation To review current public transportation planning and programming practices within planning and programming practices within metropolitan, suburban, and rural areas and to metropolitan, suburban, and rural areas and to enhance service delivery, customer enhance service delivery, customer satisfaction, efficiency and effectiveness.satisfaction, efficiency and effectiveness.

How do we get How do we get there?there?

Regional Service Planning Boundaries

Integrating Two Public Transportation Integrating Two Public Transportation Delivery Modes: A Shift in ThinkingDelivery Modes: A Shift in Thinking

SYSTEM BASED: FSYSTEM BASED: Focus is on developing a ocus is on developing a seamless system of options to maximize seamless system of options to maximize individual participation.individual participation.Transportation is the Transportation is the goal. goal.

CLIENT BASED: Focus is on individual CLIENT BASED: Focus is on individual person meeting health, social service or person meeting health, social service or training needs. Transportation is a means training needs. Transportation is a means to some other goal.to some other goal.

WHAT IS “COORDINATION” WHAT IS “COORDINATION” ANYWAY?ANYWAY?

► ► AAiming to meet a wider range of community iming to meet a wider range of community needs by using existing resources in needs by using existing resources in collaborative and innovative ways.collaborative and innovative ways.

►►By working together, providers and local By working together, providers and local stakeholders can help each other understand stakeholders can help each other understand both the needs and the resources, and think both the needs and the resources, and think creatively about new ways of filling gaps in creatively about new ways of filling gaps in our current transportation systems.our current transportation systems.

But most importantly…But most importantly…

““Coordination” means Coordination” means working together to working together to

affect positive changes affect positive changes in our respective in our respective

communities.communities.

WHY DO WE NEED TO WHY DO WE NEED TO COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION?COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION?

√√ Community public transit needs are Community public transit needs are outpacing annual allocations of state, outpacing annual allocations of state, federal, and local federal, and local funds.funds.

√√ An estimated 31% of Texans are An estimated 31% of Texans are considered transportation considered transportation disadvantaged. disadvantaged.

Nearly all transportation Nearly all transportation providers, including public providers, including public transit agencies, private transit agencies, private operators and human service operators and human service programs are facing increased programs are facing increased demands for service with demands for service with insufficientinsufficient resources.resources.

GOALS & IDEALS FOR RSP GOALS & IDEALS FOR RSP OUTCOMESOUTCOMES

Increase cost-effectiveness Increase cost-effectiveness

(“Doing” more vs. “saving” $.)(“Doing” more vs. “saving” $.)

Improve program efficiency, g.e. Improve program efficiency, g.e. eliminating duplication of efforts, eliminating duplication of efforts, maximizing vehicle use, increasing maximizing vehicle use, increasing collective purchasing power.collective purchasing power.

Provide better service to Provide better service to consumers.consumers.

FACTORS REGIONS ARE FACTORS REGIONS ARE LOOKING AT DURING THIS LOOKING AT DURING THIS

PROCESSPROCESS

Inclusion of all Stakeholders in Inclusion of all Stakeholders in ProcessesProcesses

Existing ServicesExisting Services Existing Coordination Efforts Existing Coordination Efforts Gaps and Duplication of ServicesGaps and Duplication of Services Barriers to OvercomeBarriers to Overcome Lead Entity ExpectationsLead Entity Expectations

Two Year ScheduleTwo Year Schedule

Phase 1Phase 1 Committee Committee Recommendations/ Recommendations/ Commission Commission DirectionDirection

1/05 – 5/051/05 – 5/05

Phase 2Phase 2 Workshop (6/14/05) Workshop (6/14/05)

& Work Plan & Work Plan DevelopmentDevelopment

6/05 – 9/056/05 – 9/05

Phase 3Phase 3 Workshop on Workshop on “Sharing “Sharing Approaches”Approaches”

10/0510/05

Phase 4Phase 4 Plan DevelopmentPlan Development 10/05 - 9/0610/05 - 9/06

Phase 5Phase 5 Commission Commission Approval/ Policy Approval/ Policy DirectionDirection

9/06 - 1/079/06 - 1/07

PLAN DUE DATESPLAN DUE DATES

Plan development will take place Plan development will take place over the next ten (10) months.over the next ten (10) months.

Final plan is due September 2006.Final plan is due September 2006.

Commission action is anticipated in Commission action is anticipated in January 2007.January 2007.

Commission ActionCommission Action

1.1. Endorse process proposed by Study Group and coinciding Endorse process proposed by Study Group and coinciding

deadlines.deadlines.

2.2. Endorse COG boundaries’ use for planning process with lead Endorse COG boundaries’ use for planning process with lead

agency to be determined in each region by the local agency to be determined in each region by the local

stakeholders.stakeholders.

3.3. Endorse June 14, 2005 kickoff conference.Endorse June 14, 2005 kickoff conference.

4.4. Pursue additional funding for FY 2006 planning activities.Pursue additional funding for FY 2006 planning activities.

5.5. Consider plan/policy/legislative recommendations in Fall 2006.Consider plan/policy/legislative recommendations in Fall 2006.

Important things to Important things to Remember as we move Remember as we move through this planning through this planning

processprocess

ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL!

DIFFERENT REGIONS WILL NO DOUBT HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS, SITUATIONS

& APPROACHES

WHO IS THE CUSTOMER?

ENSURE INCLUSIVE PROCESS WITHIN EACH REGION

IT TAKES US ALL!

KEEP TRACK OF:

METHODOLOGY

INNOVATIVE POSSIBILITIES

CONSTRAINTS (THESE CAN BE FIXED!)

DELIVERABLES FOR OCT. 19TH:

1. IDENTIFY LEAD AGENCY (or at least designate presenter for region’s report)

2. BRIEF PROGRESS REPORT ON WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT

3. CONSTRAINTS/BARRIERS INVENTORY

4. DRAFT WORKING BUDGET FOR PLANNING PROCESS

Questions?Questions?