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This informational brief explains how Area Agencies on Aging provide a wide range of services and supports to older adults in the United States, and therefore play an important role in the development, oversight, and funding of transportation services in the communities they serve. Two Area Agencies on Aging that are utilizing section 5310 funds…
This 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.
This 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.
This 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.
This Trends Report highlights the findings of two national surveys conducted by NADTC, indicating most respondents rely on friends and family rather than public transportation, due to lack of information about available services in their communities. Several tips and strategies are presented, along with local examples of how transit agencies are getting information to their…
This 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.
The Best Practice, Coordination in Transportation Programs, offers lessons learned and examples from the field of communities that have brought together multiple partners to better meet the mobility needs of older adults and people with disabilities through coordination. This best practice is featured in the Best Practices Compendium, all of which are based on work of…
The Best Practices Compendium is a compilation of the lessons learned by the 16 grant programs funded by NADTC from 2017 through 2019. The overall purpose of these demonstration grants was to establish one or more innovations—new transportation services or programs—in the selected communities. Such innovations have the potential to serve as models that may…
A Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation (HST) Plan is an important tool for community transportation planning. HST plans create a systematic way for communities to improve collaboration and communication across human service organizations and transportation providers – plans can improve access, efficiency, and effectiveness of community transportation systems. Although the process can seem daunting,…
Planning for sustainability is an essential component of a project from the start. This is especially true with grant programs that have limited term, start-up funding. This document is designed to provide you with a checklist of considerations as you plan for sustainability.