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Access North Texas Navarro County Outreach Meeting November 28, 2012 Corsicana Public Library Welcome Sarah Chadderdon from the North Central Texas Council of Governments welcomed all to the Access North Texas outreach meeting and invited attendees to share their opinions and experiences on transportation during the meeting. The attendees then introduced themselves.

Introduction to Access North Texas Ms. Chadderdon provided a short presentation setting the stage for the afternoon’s discussion. The presentation covered the following material:

• A short introduction to the North Central Texas Council of Governments • What Access North Texas is and is not • The process for creating the Access North Texas plan for coordinating public transit and human

service transportation • A general timeline of the process • An introduction to the transportation needs included in this planning effort and some

transportation resources currently available

An open conversation followed, where attendees described the transportation needs and challenges faced in Navarro County. The comments are summarized below. Resources Attendees identified existing resources for transportation in Navarro County.

Community Transportation Service (CTS) • CTS’s service area includes demand response transportation throughout Navarro and Ellis

County • Services are available to the general public, the elderly and disabled and medical transportation

for Medicaid clients • Service hours

o Service operates from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday • Trips within hub cities are $1.00 each way with a bus pass and $2.00 each way without a bus

pass; trips in the same county are $3.00 per trip; trips from county to county are $0.50 per mile Other Transportation Providers • STAR Transit provides meals, senior transportation, and Medicaid transportation in Navarro

County • Real Time Transportation provides Medicaid transportation and for-hire services in Corsicana • Greyhound Bus provides bus services from the Dallas-Fort Worth terminal to a drop-off

location in Corsicana • American Cancer Society has volunteer transportation provided to cancer patients on a limited

basis to access appointments in the Dallas and Fort Worth area

Transportation Needs, Gaps in Service and Challenges The group identified transportation needs, gaps in service and challenges to transportation in Navarro County.


Geographic Limitations • Residents wanting to travel to the Family Crisis Center in Waco from Navarro County must take

cross-jurisdictional trips with transfer points between CTS and the Heart of Texas Council of Governments transportation service; many times trips are not available

Communication Challenges • There is a lack of awareness and not enough residents know options and services available in

Navarro County • Residents are not aware that public transportation is available to the general public and not

only disabled individuals, older adults, or those on Medicaid • Many do not know the telephone numbers to contact transportation providers

Access Needs • Medical care

o Angels at Home Inc has quadriplegic client that cannot be in an upright position for too long and requires ambulance transportation through the usage of a stretcher; cost of using ambulance is usually $800 dollars for a regular doctor’s appointment

o Residents of Kerens have difficulty getting to medical appointments in Corsicana o American Cancer Society cannot consistently provide volunteer transportation for patients

to access daily appointments in Dallas; with a lack of volunteers the American Cancer Society needs transportation to these appointments

o Navarro County veterans needs transportation to Veteran Affairs Hospital appointments in Dallas, Waco, and Temple from the county

• Training and employment o Dallas Area Rapid Transit used to lease a vanpool to workers traveling from Dallas County

to Navarro County/Corsicana; the vanpool has been cancelled and there is a need for skilled workers to access manufacturing employment in Navarro County

o Corsicana Workforce Center clients have difficulty getting to interviews the morning after confirming the appointment; CTS requires a trip be scheduled a day in advance

• Education o Links are needed for Navarro College students traveling from Dallas-Fort Worth

International Airport to Corsicana o Students that go to jobs during the day need transportation past CTS’s operating hours to

attend afternoon or evening classes Other Transportation Concerns • Kerens ISD transportation director noted that many will call for an ambulance when it is not an

emergency and the operator will designate it as “non-code”; ties up the ambulance if someone were to have a real emergency

• CTS limits 3 grocery bags per rider and eliminates the ability to do monthly shopping

Solutions for Consideration Some proposed solutions were discussed during the meeting. After this meeting, additional discussion and prioritization will determine focus areas for implementation.

• Create vanpools traveling from Dallas-Fort Worth to employers in Navarro County • Training program that will assist first time bus riders in learning how public transportation

operates and how to schedule services • Regional transportation link to the Dallas-Fort Worth area that can allow for greater

employment opportunities and connect with other transportation services • Increase awareness of the existing services through a countywide education initiative • Designated scheduled service days to Veteran Affairs Hospitals from a central location in

Corsicana


Next Steps In closing, Sarah Chadderdon again encouraged anyone who had additional comments or would like to get more involved to contact her. The final plan will include prioritized solutions for implementation that meet the needs identified in Navarro County.

Contact: Sarah Chadderdon, Transportation Planner, North Central Texas Council of Governments; (817) 695-9180, [email protected], www.accessnorthtexas.org Attendee List Angels at Home Inc: Rose Rash Cedar Lake Home Health and Hospice: Kathleen Miles, Laura Tesner City of Corsicana: Chuck McClanahan, Connie Standridge City of Corsicana and Navarro County Economic Development: Lee McCleary Community Transit Service: Charlotte Clower, Pauletta Hines Family Abuse Center of Waco: Justine Lowery Hope Center: Danielle Pillans Kerens ISD: Terry Stovall Navarro College: Janet Daugherty North Central Texas Council of Governments: Sarah Chadderdon, Jessie Huddleston, Drew Jackson Real Time Transportation: Kamal Alkak, Mohamed Dahab STAR Transit: Omega Hawkins Texas Department of Transportation: Anne Polk, Bobby Sharpe Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas – Corsicana Workforce Center: Dolly Bowles


http://www.accessnorthtexas.org/

Needs Identified Local Access

• Workers need access to low-income jobs in health care, social assistance and retail trade, clustered in Corsicana

• Extended service hours for students and residents in the county

• Shorter call-ahead for trip scheduling; current level limits flexibility for employment and medical needs

• Low-income residents located around Corsicana, Kerens, and rural areas in the county need access to in-town services

• Improved wait and ride times on existing services

Regional Access

• Residents need transportation to Waco; many trips are not available

• Veterans and individuals with disabilities throughout the county need improved coordination of transportation to Veteran Affairs appointments in Dallas, Waco, and Temple

• Almost 42% of workers travel more than 50 miles to work to the northwest and southwest (Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco) and improved transportation to regional job centers is needed

• Link Corsicana to Dallas County for workers traveling to jobs in Navarro County

• Medical access to Dallas Communication and Education

• Improved awareness of Community Transit Service’s transportation options

• Limited English proficiency population accounts for 10% of the county population, additional language-specific outreach can provide information to these individuals

Resources Available • Community Transit Service (CTS) • Additional transportation providers

include Real Time Transportation, Greyhound Bus, STAR Transit

• Navarro College • Large employers include Corsicana ISD,

Russell Stover Candies, and Corsicana Regional Hospital

• Volunteer transportation provided by American Cancer Society

• City of Corsicana Comprehensive Plan; Navarro County Community Assessment funded by United Way of Navarro County

• Corsicana Regional Hospital • North Central Texas Council of

Governments • Texas Department of Transportation


Navarro County Existing Conditions Report Introduction The public transportation indicators are a compilation of data from the 2000 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010 estimates that give details on what part of the population may have public transportation needs. ACS is part of the U.S. Census Bureau and is an ongoing survey that provides data for every year, giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. While almost all data in this report is from the 2006-2010 ACS estimates, persons with disabilities population was derived from the 2000 Census. The indicators included in this report are population density, older adult population, young population, population of persons with disabilities, veteran population, low-income population, zero car households, minority population, and limited English proficiency (LEP) population. Populations with these characteristics may have a greater need for transit service than the general population. Looking at this data can help determine what kind of transportation and how much service might be needed to best serve them. Once the data was compiled into maps, each indicator was analyzed for significant high and low density areas to help understand where transit needs in Navarro County may be concentrated. Population density is defined as the number of people living per unit of an area, in this case, persons per square mile. Older adult population is specified to be anyone over the age of 65 years old. Young population includes any person that is below the age of 14 years old. A veteran is any person who served honorably on active duty in the armed forces of the United States. The limited English proficiency (LEP) population is defined as residents who are unable to communicate effectively in English because their primary language is not English and they have not developed fluency in the English language. Individuals included in the low-income population are those whose annual yearly income is below the poverty line. In 2010 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defined poverty for a single member household as having an income below $10,830 per year. For each additional person in a household, an additional $3,740 in income would be added to for a household to qualify as below poverty. Zero car households are specified as those households that do not own a car. Persons with disabilities are defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as “any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such impairment.” Minority population data includes total Hispanic population and also the non-Hispanic population counts for African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, other and 2 or more races. Maps were created for each indicator. The maps were made using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), by loading ACS’s 2006-2010 5-year estimate data and census data into the software. Included on most maps are major lakes, highways and arterials, location of cities, and the percentages of populations within each census block group. These maps were used to identify specific census block groups where public transportation indicators were notable for being above the regional average. The regional average was found for each indicator population by adding all percentages together for each census block group in the Dallas-Fort Worth 12-county Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) region. Totals in percentages were then divided by the total number of block groups to determine the regional average of each indicator. This report focuses on indicators that are above the regional average. For example, the older adult population had a regional average of 9.5%. An older adult population accounting for greater than 9.5% of the total population in a census block group would be above that calculated regional average. All regional averages were calculated in this method except for the veteran population. For this indicator the regional average was calculated by acquiring the total veteran population and over 18 civilian population in each block group; each of these was then totaled from all block groups in the MPO region. The total veteran population was then divided by the total over 18 civilian population, giving the regional average.


Population Characteristics for Navarro County Number Percent

2010 Population 47,483

Population Density 44 persons/sq mile

Older Adult Population 6,670 14.0%

Young Population 10,710 22.5%

Disabled Population* 10,195 22.5%

2000 Population 45,124

Veteran Population** 3,544 10.2%

Civilian Population over 18 34,500 72.6%

Low-Income Population 9,046 19.0%

Total County Households 17,313

Zero Car Households 1,379 7.9%

Minority Population 18,520 39.0%

Limited English Proficiency Population*** 4,585 10.4%

Population over 5 43,937 92.5% *Data taken from 2000 Census. **Number and percent based off civilian population 18 years old and over. ***Number and percent based off population above the age of 5. Total Population The largest community in Navarro County is the city of Corsicana, which in 2010 had 24,003 residents. Another notable area of population was located in the city of Kerens, which had 2,060 residents. The unincorporated area of the county also represented a large portion of the population, with 14,582 residents that accounted for 30.7% of the county population. Growth to take note of in Navarro County occurred in the city of Mustang, which grew from 47 residents in 2000 to 104 in 2010, a 121.2% population increase. Another city that had population growth was the city of Retreat, which grew from 339 residents in 2000 to 569 residents in 2010, a 67.8% population increase. Population Density Population density is defined as the number of people living per unit of area, in this case, persons per square mile in each block group. To acquire the density for each block group the total population in the block group was divided by its area. In 2010 Navarro County had a total population of 47,483 and had an average population density within its block groups of 44 persons per square mile. Corsicana was the most densely populated area of the county for 2010. In a block group located in southwest Corsicana there was a population density of 5,130 persons per square mile. There was a block group southwest of the previous that represented another high density area, which had 4,883 persons per square mile. Low density areas of population density were located in the eastern and southern portions of the county. The block group in eastern Navarro County south of Kerens had 7 persons per square mile. The southern block group of the county averaged 7 persons per square mile. Growth to take note of since the 2000 Census was in a block group representing the southern portion of Kerens and Goodlow, which went from 285 persons per square mile in 2000 to 371 persons per square mile in 2010. Another area of the county that had growth of population density was a block group representing northwestern Corsicana. This block group went from 2,874 persons per square mile in 2000 to 3,726 persons per square mile in 2010.


2000 2010 Percent Change Navarro County 45,124 47,483 5.2% Corsicana 24,485 24,003 -1.9% Unincorporated 12,742 14,582 14.4% Kerens 1,681 2,060 22.5% Blooming Grove 833 1,012 21.4% Rice 798 952 19.2% Dawson 852 781 8.3% Frost 648 779 20.2% Retreat 339 569 67.8% Mildred 405 398 1.7% Eureka 340 381 12.0% Angus 334 378 13.1% Oak Valley 401 343 14.4% Richland 291 283 2.7% Navarro 191 257 34.5% Goodlow 264 225 14.7% Emhouse 159 168 5.6% Barry 209 118 43.5% Mustang 47 104 121.2% Powell 105 90 14.2%

*Data from the 2006-2010 ACS estimates


Older Adult Population Older adult population is defined as the population over the age of 65 years old. The older adult population in 2010 was 6,670, which accounted for 14.0% of the entire county population. High density areas of older adult population were located in a block group north of Navarro Mills Lake and a block group in the northwest section of Corsicana. In the block group north of Navarro Mills Lake there were 249 older adults, which accounted for 39.5% of the population. The block group in northwest Corsicana had 425 older adults accounting for 24.0% of the population. There was a notable low density block group located in the central section of Corsicana, which had 16 older adults that accounted for 3.6% of the population. Another block group with a low density older adult population was in the northeast corner of the county that had 58 older adults accounting for 4.8% of the population. Growth to take note of since the 2000 Census was in a block group north of Navarro Mills Lake, which had 128 older adults accounting for 18.7% of the population in 2000 and 249 older adults accounting for 39.5% of the population in 2010. Another block group to take note of is north of Kerens, which went from 96 older adults accounting for 12.6% of the population in 2000 to 116 older adults accounting for 22.3% of the population in 2010.

Young Population Young population is defined as anyone who is under the age of 14 years old. From the ACS 2006-2010 estimates there was a young population in Navarro County of 10,710, which represented 22.5% of the total county population. The most notable area with a young population was in the western section of Corsicana, which had 457 young individuals accounting for 37.8% of the population. In southern Appendix C-Navarro.9

Corsicana there is a block group that represented the next highest young population, which had 393 young individuals accounting for 34.3% of the population. Notable low density areas of the young population were located in a large block group north of Kerens and one in western Corsicana. The block group representing northern Kerens had 17 young individuals that accounted for 3.2% of the population. The block group in western Corsicana had 164 young individuals that accounted for 6.3% of the population. In Navarro County a growth of young population took place in northeast and southwest Corsicana. A block group located in the northeast section of Corsicana went from 168 young individuals accounting for 19.7% of the population in 2000 to 329 young individuals accounting for 32.6% of the population in 2010. In the block group representing southwest Corsicana there were 302 young individuals accounting for 25.6% of the population in 2000 and 457 young individuals accounting for 37.8% of the population in 2010.

Population of Persons with Disabilities Persons with disabilities are defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as "any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such impairment." Persons with disabilities data was taken from the 2000 Census, where the total county population was 45,124. The population of persons with disabilities from the 2000 census was 10,195, which accounted for 22.5% of the total population from 2000. Notable high density areas of the county were located in the northeastern and eastern sections of Corsicana. In the block group representing northeastern Corsicana there were 312 disabled persons that accounted for 33.8% of the population. Located in the eastern block group of Corsicana were 250 disabled persons that accounted for 31.8% of the population. Areas with low densities


of disabled persons were also located in Corsicana, with a low density block group in the western section of the city and one in southwest Corsicana. In the western block group there were 220 disabled persons who accounted for 15.2% of the population and in the southwestern block group there were 167 disabled persons accounting for 16.3% of the population.

Veteran Population A veteran is any person who served honorably on active duty in the armed forces of the United States. From the ACS 2006-2010 estimates there were a total of 3,544 veterans within the county out of 34,500 civilians over the age of 18. This veteran population accounted for 10.2% of the over 18 civilian population. A notable high density area of veterans was located in a block group north of Kerens, which had 115 veterans that accounted for 23.4% of the over 18 civilian population. Another block group with a high density was a block group south of Corsicana, which had 209 veterans accounting for 19.2% of the over 18 population.


Low-Income Population Individuals included in the low-income population are those whose annual income is below the poverty line. In 2010 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defined poverty for a single member household as making below $10,830 per year. In 2010 the low-income population in Navarro County was 9,046, which accounted for 19.0% of the total county population. An area with a high density of low-income population was in the central section of Corsicana in a block group which had 249 low-income individuals accounting for 100% of the population. Another block group with a high density of low-income individuals was in the southeast section of Corsicana in a block group with 617 low-income individuals that accounted for 63.0% of the population. Low density areas of low-income population were located in two block groups in the northwestern section of Corsicana. In a block group northwest of central Corsicana there were zero low-income individuals. The next lowest density population of low-income individuals was further northwest of the previously described block group and had 9 low-income individuals accounting for 0.6% of the population. Growth to take note of since the 2000 Census was in block groups representing western and southwestern Corsicana. In the western block group there were 41 low-income individuals accounting for 2.6% of the population in 2000 that grew to 257 low-income individuals accounting for 14.4% of the population in 2010. The block group in southwestern Corsicana had 60 low-income individuals that accounted for 5.5% of the population in 2000 that grew to 220 low-income individuals that accounted for 16.7% of the population in 2010.


Zero Car Households Zero car households are households that do not own a car. In 2010 there were 1,379 households that did not own a car, which accounted for 7.9% of the 17,313 households in the county. A notable high density block group of zero car households was located in central Corsicana, which had 21 zero car households accounting for 48.8% of households. Another area with a high density of zero car households was in the northeastern section of Corsicana and had 116 zero car households that accounted for 36.7% of households. Low density areas of zero car households were located in two block groups in northwest Corsicana, one in southwest Corsicana and one in the western section of the county. All four of these block groups did not have any zero car households in 2010. Growth to take note of since the 2000 Census for zero car households was in block groups representing the northeastern and western sections of Corsicana. The block group in northeastern Corsicana went from 65 zero car households that accounted for 15.4% of households in 2000 to 116 zero car households that accounted for 36.7% of households in 2010. The western block group went from 15 zero car households accounting for 2.4% of households in 2000 to 81 zero car households accounting for 12.3% of households in 2010.


Minority Population The minority population includes total Hispanic population and also non-Hispanic population counts for African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, other and 2 or more races. For 2010 the minority population in Navarro County was 18,520, accounting for 39.0% of the total population. High density populations of minorities were located in a block group in the eastern section of Corsicana, which had 500 minority individuals accounting for 98.0% of the population. Another high density block group of minorities was in the northeastern section of Corsicana that had 943 minority individuals accounting for 93.6% of the population. A low density minority population was located in a block group that represents Blooming Grove, which had 44 minority individuals accounting for 2.7% of the population. Another low density area of minorities was in a block group northeast of Navarro Mills Lake that had 108 minority individuals accounting for 8.1% of the population. Growth of the minority population since the 2000 Census took place primarily in Corsicana. In a block group representing an area of western Corsicana there were 313 minority individuals that accounted for 29.8% of the population in 2000 that grew to 867 minority individuals accounting for 64.9% of the population in 2010. Another area which had growth of its of minority was based on a growth of the percentage of the population it accounted for, rather than growth in numbers. In Corsicana’s central section, a block group went from 987 minority individuals accounting for 53.8% of the population in 2000 to 928 minority individuals accounting for 72.7% of the population in 2010.


Limited English Proficiency Population The limited English proficiency (LEP) population is defined as residents who are unable to communicate effectively in English because their primary language is not English and they have not developed fluency in the English language. The LEP population numbers and percentages are calculated from the population older than 5 years, which is considered the age where children are able to read, write, and comprehend the English language. In 2010 Navarro County had an LEP population of 4,585, accounting for 10.4% of the population above 5 years old. A notable high density area of the LEP population was in a block group located in the central section of Corsicana, which had 437 LEP individuals that accounted for 38.5% of the population. Another block in Corsicana’s southern section had 356 LEP individuals that accounted for 36.9% of the population. Low density LEP populations were located in block groups representing the northern section of Kerens and the northwestern section of Corsicana, where zero LEP individuals were counted. Growth to take note of since the 2000 Census was in a block group representing southwestern Corsicana, which went from 110 LEP individuals accounting for 11.3% of the population in 2000 to 265 LEP individuals accounting for 23.4% of the population in 2010. Another area that had a growth of its LEP population was in a block group that comprises the northern section of Corsicana and the area extending to the northwestern border of the county. This block group grew from 187 LEP individuals accounting for 9.5% of the population in 2000 to 377 LEP individuals accounting for 17.6% of the population in 2010.


Transit Access Improvement Tool The Transit Access Improvement Tool (TAIT) was developed to identify locations with certain demographic factors that may have a greater need for public transportation. This tool is an aid to considering public transportation needs and cannot be considered the deciding factor in decisions regarding public transportation. In block groups with high TAIT scores there were populations of low-income individuals, individuals over 65, persons with disabilities and zero car household populations that were greater than two times the regional average. In Navarro County the highest TAIT scores were in Corsicana and the western section of the county. In the block groups located in Corsicana, one in the northeastern section had an over 65 population and low-income population that were both greater than 2 times the regional average. The population of disabled individuals in this block group was between 1.66 times and less than or equal to 2 times the regional average, contributing to its high TAIT score. Zero car households in this block group were high as well (greater than 2 times the regional average). A block group representing Dawson in the western section of the county had an over 65 population that was greater than 2 times the regional average and a population of disabled persons that was greater than 1.66 times and less than or equal to 2 times the regional average.


Transit Trip Generators Transit trip generators will include data related to employment, social services and government services, medical facilities, education and job training and major retail concentrations. This data identifies areas that may need public transportation service. Employment data is available from OnTheMap. OnTheMap is a web-based mapping and reporting application that shows where workers are employed and where they live. The employment data used by OnTheMap are derived from Unemployment Insurance Wage Records reported by employers and maintained by each state for the purpose of administering the unemployment insurance system. States assign employer locations, while workers’ residences are assigned by the U.S. Census Bureau using data from multiple federal agencies. For this report, data on the number of employees at major employers was available from the city of Corsicana’s Economic Development Department. Data for social service and government locations was available from the Navarro County Committee on Aging and through online research. Medical facility locations were derived through online research. Data related to education and job training locations in the county was available from Navarro College, Corsicana Workforce Center and online research. School locations were identified by each Independent School District (ISD) website. Major retail concentrations were derived from OnTheMap and through online research. Employment, Education and Job Training Jobs in Navarro County totaled 13,423 for 2010. Low-income jobs accounted for 24.1% of this total, with 3,231 jobs. These low-income jobs are defined as providing an income less than $1,250 per month. The


largest sector of employers in all income brackets was manufacturing, which had 2,497 jobs that accounted for 18.6% of all jobs. The next largest sector was health care and social assistance, which had 1,944 jobs to offer that accounted for 14.5% of all jobs. Educational services are the next highest sector of employment, with 1,847 jobs accounting for 13.8% of all primary jobs. Notable employers of low-income workers were in health care and social assistance, with 692 jobs accounting for 21.4% of the 3,231 low-income jobs in the county. Retail trade is the next highest low-income employment sector, with 546 jobs that accounted for 16.9% of low-income jobs. Accommodation and food services is another notable employment sector for low-income workers, with 516 jobs accounting for 16.0% of low-income jobs. Notable employment concentrations were within the city of Corsicana. Corsicana is home to the largest employer in the county, where the Corsicana ISD had 811 jobs. Other notable employers were Russell Stover Candies which had 680 jobs, Navarro Regional Hospital with 354 jobs, Navarro College with 321 jobs, and Guardian Industries which had 318 jobs. Education and job training locations are located at the Texas Agrilife Extension-Navarro County in Corsicana and at Navarro College-Corsicana. Navarro College-Corsicana is a two-year public college that offers Associates Degrees in a variety of subjects that transfer into four-year institutions. Texas Agrilife Extension-Navarro County offers research-based educational programs, workshops, seminars and materials on subjects of nutrition, resource and financial management and more. Government, Social Service and Medical Social service and government locations are located primarily in Corsicana. Child Advocates of Navarro County provides CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) to those children going through court proceedings. In addition, a child advocacy center where Navarro County CASA is located creates a safe place to help any children that have experienced abuse. Safe Visions Domestic Violence and Crisis Intervention Center provide programs that help families prevent any future domestic violence or crises. The Boys and Girls Club of Navarro County is an organization that gives children throughout the county an ability to participate in activities that help to develop responsibility and useful skills. The Family Abuse Center in Corsicana assists families going through substance abuse related problems, with counseling and other programs. Navarro County Meals on Wheels provides meals to homebound older adults on a daily basis throughout the county. Navarro Food Pantry Ministries is an organization providing food to those in need. The Corsicana Housing Authority assists low-income families with section 8 housing and finding adequate housing. Camp of the Rising Sun is a no cost summer camp located in Navarro County that provides a day camp for children with developmental disabilities that are currently enrolled in an ISD’s special education program within the county. ADAPT of Corsicana is an organization that has programs to assist residents that have developmental disabilities. Government locations in the county include city halls for Corsicana, Blooming Grove, Dawson, Frost, Kerens, Rice, and Goodlow. Along with city halls, other government locations include the Navarro County Court and Navarro County District Court. There are also municipal courts in Blooming Grove, Corsicana, Dawson, Frost, Kerens, and Rice. Medical facilities in Navarro County are located in the city of Corsicana. The largest facility is Navarro Regional Hospital, which is a full service hospital with 162 beds. In addition to the hospital, Corsicana-Navarro County Health District provides free and low-cost shots, health care for the uninsured, food and health care for pregnant women, infants and children under five.


Transportation Resources In Navarro County the primary public transportation provider is Community Transit Service (CTS), which provides service to the general public, elderly, disabled and medical transportation for Medicaid clients. The service provided is a demand response, curb to curb service for all trips. CTS’s service area includes the entire counties of Ellis and Navarro. Fares for both Ellis and Navarro Counties are $1.00 per one way trip within hub cities (with a bus pass) and $2.00 per one way trip within hub cities (without a bus pass). For a one way trip within the same county it is $3.00 and $0.50 per mile for county to county. All trips outside the service area are charged $0.50 per mile and $15.00 per hour overtime and can only be scheduled as resources are available. Hours of operation for CTS are 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Other transportation resources include STAR Transit, which provides meals, senior transportation, and Medicaid transportation in Navarro County. Real Time Transportation provides Medicaid transportation and for-hire services in Corsicana. Greyhound Bus provides bus services from the Dallas-Fort Worth terminal to a drop-off location in Corsicana. American Cancer Society has volunteer transportation provided to cancer patients on a limited basis to access appointments in the Dallas and Fort Worth area. Navarro County is easily accessible to the rest of the Dallas-Fort Worth region via Interstate 45, which travels from Dallas to Corsicana and exits through the south central border of the county. State Highway 14 begins from Interstate 45 in the southern portion of Navarro County and exits the county to connect with Mexia in neighboring Limestone County. State Highway 22 begins in Hillsboro located in Hill County to the southwest and travels into the county to end in Corsicana. State Highway 31 connects Navarro Appendix C-Navarro.19

County and Corsicana with Athens in Henderson County and the highway also travels southwest from Corsicana to outside of Waco. Notable commuter patterns were acquired from OnTheMap. In 2010 there were 13,423 jobs in Navarro County, with 6,284 workers employed in the county that live outside of it making up 46.8% of workers, and 7,139 residents of Navarro who live and work within the county that accounted for the remaining 53.2% of jobs there (Fig.1). The total number of employed residents was 18,564. Residents of Navarro County employed outside the county included 11,425 individuals accounting for 61.5% of residents. The other 38.5% were those 7,139 residents living and working in Navarro County referenced above. For low-income populations with income less than $1,250 per month, there were 3,231 low-income jobs in the county. There were 1,648 workers traveling to Navarro County from elsewhere for employment that accounted for 51.0% of the low-income jobs, and there were 1,583 workers who lived and worked there (49.0% of low-income jobs). The total population of employed low-income workers residing in the county was 4,264 individuals; of this total 2,681 individuals worked outside the county (62.9% of low-income workers). The remaining low-income resident population with jobs was the 1,583 living and working there (37.1% of low-income workers living in the county). All Workers Inflow and Outflow Commute Summary

The county’s 18,564 employed residents travel a variety of distances to work. Workers traveling from Navarro County primarily traveled north and northwest towards Fort Worth and Dallas; some travel southwest towards Waco. The largest group of workers was those traveling over 50 miles to access jobs, with the next closest being the group traveling less than 10 miles. This can be seen in the locations many were traveling with the second largest group of employed commuters traveling to Dallas for employment and the largest group remaining in Corsicana. One-Way Commute Distance Distance All Workers Low-Income Workers Less than 10 miles 5,950 (32.1%) 1,339 (31.4%) 10 to 24 miles 2,345 (12.6%) 467 (11.0%) 25 to 50 miles 2,402 (12.9%) 556 (13.0%) Over 50 miles 7,867 (42.4%) 1,902 (44.6%)


Direction Traveled to Work

Internal commute patterns within Navarro County are primarily within the city of Corsicana. Corsicana had the highest number of jobs in the county with 10,779 jobs and Mildred followed with 660 jobs. Kerens had a significant number of jobs (369 jobs) considering the low population there. Powell had 121 jobs and the remaining cities had 111 jobs or fewer. 2010 Low-Income Workers Home Location


2010 Low-Income Workers Work Location

Local Plans Related to Public Transportation In Navarro County, the county seat of Corsicana updated its comprehensive plan in 2007. This plan included two goals related to public transportation, with the first goal to create a public transportation system that carries people to and from the Navarro District. The second goal included in the plan is establish a transit link to Dallas/Fort Worth. Another plan created for the county is the Navarro County Community Assessment (2008) that was conducted by Community Services Center of UT-Arlington and funded by the United Way of Navarro County. Public transportation aspects included in the assessment were that 37% of focus groups and community leader interviews during the creation of the assessment raised concerns about sufficiency of public transportation in the county. Residents who were surveyed for the assessment said public transportation services would be used more often if more information about service was available and if public transportation services included regular routes with bus stops and set schedules and affordable fares.


Access North Texas Survey Summary – Navarro County Access North Texas is an ongoing effort to better coordinate the delivery of transportation services throughout the 16-county North Central Texas region. This plan focuses on increasing efficiencies in public and human service transportation to better serve older adults, people with disabilities, low-income individuals and other groups with transportation challenges. This report summarizes information on responses to the Access North Texas survey gathered from Navarro County residents between April 14, 2012 and January 11, 2013. Three responses from Navarro County were received from this period of time. The survey was taken by respondents at the Access North Texas website (www.accessnorthtexas.org). From the Access North Texas survey, two responses in Navarro County came from the 75110 ZIP code, which represents the southern Corsicana and the central portion of the county. The other ZIP code was 76641, which represents the city of Frost in the western corner of the county. A mix of ages were present among respondents, with one over the age of 70, one between the ages 60 and 70, and another between the ages of 20 and 30. All three respondents did not have a disability which made transportation difficult and were not caregivers for someone with a disability. None of the respondents were students or lived in low-income household. All three respondents have regular access to a vehicle and each one’s primary mode of travel is through driving. Of the three respondents, the one over the age of 70 was the single person responding that they would use public transportation, with the remaining two declining to use it. Two responded on whether there were locations they wanted to travel without the usage of a vehicle but couldn’t, with one answering yes. The respondent who replied yes was the person over the age of 70. Destinations this person wants to access were an office in Irving, relatives in Plano and Houston, and shopping in Dallas.


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