Determining ADA Paratransit Eligibility
Comments OffThis workbook provides an approach, recommendations and training materials for determining eligibility for ADA Paratransit services. The document covers three sections, Guidance for Conducting Physical Functional Assessment for ADA Paratransit Eligibility, an Introduction to the Functional Assessment of Cognitive Transit Skills (FACTS) Administration, and Assessment and Scoring Exercises.
Seniors and Vulnerable Transportation
Comments OffThis coordination case study describes how the Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council (DRMAC) merged transportation resources from nine counties into one platform called Getting There Guide, thus enabling DRMAC to update all three sources simultaneously from a single entry.
Virginia Rural Microtransit Project
Comments OffThis coordination case study highlights how Bay Transit and Mountain Empire Older Citizens have implemented a microtransit service to provide transportation to older adults and people with disabilities in a very rural area with several geographical challenges.
Rural Transportation Incubator
Comments OffThis coordination case study describes the efforts of Age Friendly Arizona as they launched the Rural Transportation Incubator which uses technology to provide rides to older adults with low incomes in rural areas.
2021 Section 5310 Spotlight: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements for Section 5310 Recipients
Comments OffThis informational brief reviews the required elements that transportation agencies must abide by when using Section 5310 funding for their daily operations. Topics include wheelchair securement, personal care attendants, service animals and more.
Federal Funding Resources
Comments OffApplicant Toolkit for Competitive Funding Programs at USDOT The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has developed an Applicant Toolkit to provide guidance as part of the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (R.O.U.T.E.S.) This toolkit supports potential applicants in identifying and navigating USDOT discretionary grant funding opportunities for rural transportation projects. In…
2021 Transportation Trends Report
Comments OffThis annual report reviews trending topics in the transportation industry, and provides an overview of the questions and comments we receive at NADTC and focuses on the important transportation issues in communities across the United States. The 2021 topics include: Marketing Your Transportation Program Overcoming Barriers to Walking or Rolling Serving People with Autism on…
Bicycle Transportation For Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Comments OffThe Best Practice, Bicycle Transportation For Older Adults and People with Disabilities, underscores the increasing use of bicycles by these populations to get to important destinations or for recreation. The best practice highlights learnings from two of NADTC’s 2019 grant programs that touched on transportation, including a program for older adults and research on adaptive bicycles…
Rural Transportation
Comments OffThe Best Practice, Rural Transportation, presents the experiences of NADTC grantees who developed transportation programs in rural areas. Common themes include the need to build trust with riders, coordinate with other providers and the critical importance of structure programs to serve long distances. This best practice is featured in the Best Practices Compendium, all of which are based on work…
Creating a Transportation Committee that Reflects All Community Voices
Comments OffThis guidebook was compiled to serve as a helpful resource to groups who are considering creating a transportation committee for the first time and agencies who are looking to help their current committee increase its effectiveness.