Ohio had 80 state and federal programs supporting transportation services....yet we weren't meeting people's needs.

Ohio's Coordination Goals

• Improve and expand transportation services in counties with no public transportation services
• Increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Develop models which can be applied to other counties

Coordinated Approach

• Funding through Ohio Coordination Program
• Ohio Statewide Transportation Coordination Task Force
• Technical Assistance to achieve success

Ohio Coordination Program

• $1.3 million in State funding
• $400,000 for vehicles from FTA's Section 5310 Program
• Maximum of $75,000 per project

Statewide Transportation Coordination Task Force

• Aging
• Mental Health
• Job and Family Services
• Developmental Disabilities Planning Commission

• MR/DD
• Rehabilitation Services Commission
• Head Start
• Transportation

"My life has changed. The people who operate it are like angels from heaven!"
-Rose