Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged

Changing Direction

Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)Julia PearsallVikki Garrett

July 31, 2012

Introductions

Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)

Julia Pearsall, Transportation Planner

Vikki Garrett, Transportation Planner

1999 Santa Rosa CTC folds

2001 Loss of Operator

2003 Loss of CTC

2004 72-day ATU strike

Head Winds

2004 APD pullout

2004 Medicaid NET contract

2003-04 PBT becomes CTC

2004 Hurricane Ivan

Head Winds

2007 56% Medicaid reduction

CTC drops Medicaid NET

2007-08 Logisticare

2009 LCB requests FDOT to inspect vehicles

Head Winds

Local Coordinating Boards

Transportation Planning Organization

Non-Profits (APD)

FLAG

Anchors

2007-08 Santa Rosa Transit Feasibility Study

2008 TPO applies for JARC & New Freedom

2010 Santa Rosa Transit service begins

2011 Santa Rosa Transit marketing campaign

Winds at our BackExample 1: Santa Rosa Transit

Pensacola State CollegeMilton, FL

Blue Waitman Day

APD inclusion

2008 JARC & New Freedom

FDOT 5310 grant program

Changes in APD personnel

Winds at our BackExample 2: APD

Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative Santa Rosa County - $222,387 scheduling software

Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) ARC Gateway - $209,047 three vehicles Santa Rosa Transit - $231,766 continue service ECAT - $131,295 fixed-route for service workers

New Freedom ECAT - $252,859 mobility management Yellow Cab - $66,220 two accessible vehicles

Winds at our BackExample 3: Grants

Bus and Bus Facilities (5309): Bus Livability* State of Good Repair - $1.05 Million• 9 paratransit replacement vehicles • Scheduling & safety hardware/software

Winds at our BackExample 3: Grants

Other Examples

Free trolleys

Partner with hospital

Partner with charter school for ESE students

Matching funds

Accessible taxi cabs

Coordinated Systemin Escambia County

West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC)

Staff to the TPOs4081 E Olive Rd, Suite A

Pensacola, FL 32514www.wfrpc.org

850.332.7976800.226.8914