Results of Coordination in NC

• 85 Coordinated Systems
• Urban/Rural Coordination
• 7 million Annual Trips
• Enhanced Services
• Operating Efficiencies
• Positive Influence on Decision Makers
• Additional State Funding

FY04 State Funds for Rural Transit

• Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program = $5,500,000
• Rural Capital = $7,750,000
• Facility Improvement = $2,000,000
• Technology = $500,000
• Rural General Public = $4,500,000
• Work First/Employment = $1,750,000

Funding Cont'd

• Regional and Intercity Service = $400,000
• Human Service Management = $2,700,000
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• TOTAL = $25,100,000 Rural Transit Funds
  
  
• PLUS = $125,005,266 Urban Transit Funds

Funding Policies

• Approved Plan
• Single Applicant per Service Area
• Fully Allocated Cost
• 5 Core Agencies
• Memorandums of Understanding
• Advisory Board
• Training
• Compliance with Federal/State Requirements

HISTORY OF
COORDINATION IN NORTH
CAROLINA


25 + YEARS OF EFFORT

Governor's Executive Order

• Result of Study by Governor's Committee
• Issued December 1978
• Foundation for Coordination
• Utilization of Existing Resources
• Model for Other States

Transportation Planning Requirement

• Prerequisite for Funding
• Every 5 Years
• Designates Single Applicant/Provider per Service Area
• Matured Over the Years
• Management/Operations Review
• Regionalization

Evolution of Governor Designated Committees

• Public Transportation Advisory Council
• Interagency Transportation Review Committee
• Human Service Transportation Council

Human Service Transportation Council

• Establish HS Transportation Policies
• Strengthened Relationship Between NCDOT and NCDHHS
• Special Projects
• Transportation Report Information Project (TRIP)

NCDOT/NCDHHS Relationship

• NCDOT Operating Assistance Funds
• Capital/Operating Funding Agreement
• NCDHHS Transportation Coordinator
• Service Planning
• Intervention with Local Agencies

Current/Future Initiatives

• Regionalization
• Rural Vanpool Program
• Cross County Transit Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Project
• Performance Standards and Measures