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Presentation to the Representatives of the Nevada Rural Transit Program Advisory Committee on Transit April 13 th , 2004 EXHIBIT B Mass Transit Document consists of 36 pages. ⊠ Entire document provided. □ Due to size limitations, pages _____________ provided. A copy of the complete document is available through the Research Library (775/684-6827 or e-mail [email protected] ). Meeting Date: April 13, 2004
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Presentation to the Representatives of the Nevada Rural Transit Program
Advisory Committee on TransitApril 13th, 2004
EXHIBIT B Mass Transit Document consists of 36 pages.⊠ Entire document provided.□ Due to size limitations, pages _____________ provided. A copy of the complete document is available through the Research Library (775/684-6827 or e-mail [email protected]).
Meeting Date: April 13, 2004
Nevada Rural TransitSmall Urban & Rural Public Transportation
A Dispersion of Rural Communities Across Country Still RichA Dispersion of Rural Communities Across Country Still Richin Character & Natural History…in Character & Natural History…
EUREKA COUNTYEUREKA COUNTY
Mineral County Care & Share Senior Center
Nevada Rural TransitSmall Urban & Rural Public Transportation
A Dispersion of Rural Communities Across Country Still RichA Dispersion of Rural Communities Across Country Still Richin Character & Natural History…in Character & Natural History…
EUREKA COUNTYEUREKA COUNTY
Mineral County Care & Share Senior Center
Nevada Rural TransitSmall Urban & Rural Public Transportation
A Dispersion of Rural Communities Across Country Still RichA Dispersion of Rural Communities Across Country Still Richin Character & Natural History…in Character & Natural History…
EUREKA COUNTYEUREKA COUNTY
Mineral County Care & Share Senior Center
Nevada’s Rural CommunitiesTransportation’s Vital Affect on Economic Development
& Quality of Life
• Brief History of Last Meeting• Show Success & Need of Programs• Illustrate Dependence That Has Evolved• Show Impact of Funding Cuts on the Dependants• Establish the Inter-Relationship Between Programs & the
Economy of the Area & the State• Promotion of Economic Development in Rural Areas Needs
Transportation Program• Exemplify the Means in Which Other States Implement and
Meet Their Transportation Needs• Show Committee’s Need & State the Request of the Committee• Conclusion of Program’s Importance to Economic Development
and Quality of Life
Outline of Presentation
• Small Urban Rural Transportation Program began in 1988
• Serving 17 Counties, 17 Tribes and other communities
• Grew from a few small vehicles to a fleet of busses
• In 2002: Now 660,000+ rides to elderly, disabled & transportation disadvantaged
Program HistoryRural Transportation Beginnings
NORTHERN• N.E.A.T. – 6,000 rides/month• C.A.R.T. – 2,500 rides/month• Ely – 1,500 rides/month• H.A.R.T. – 2,000 rides/month
SOUTHERN• Laughlin – 25,000 rides/month• Mesquite – in 2003 over 40,000 rides/month
CoalitionsRural Transportation Beginnings
• Keyth Durham – Chairman of State Advisory Committee on Transit
• Carol Dotson – Director of Planning, Lumos & Associates
• Steve Russell – Southern Nevada Transit Coalition• Chuck Ricker – Northern Nevada Transit Coalition• Ernie Maguire – C.A.R.T. General Manager (Fallon)• Carolyn Gillis – Mineral County Care & Share Senior
Center Director
Last Meeting’s PresentersRural Transportation Beginnings
• Understand the Rural Systems
• Meet the Providers
• See the Variety of Services
• People who depend on them (the people they serve)
• Evolution of Services & Systems
• Importance of these rural systems to the isolated areas
Rural TransportationPresentation Goals
• Elko Program -- Growth, Ridership, Diverse Reasons to ride
• C.A.R.T. – Continued Success; Coordinated, Self Sufficient Program
• P.R.I.D.E. – Connected people to highways • Pahrump – Community has asked for service
• Southern Area• Mesquite• Laughlin
Success & Needs of the Programs
Achievements & Possibilities
• Elko Program -- Growth, Ridership, Diverse Reasons to ride
• C.A.R.T. – Continued Success; Coordinated, Self Sufficient Program
• P.R.I.D.E. – Connected people to highways • Pahrump – Community has asked for service
• Southern Area• Mesquite• Laughlin
Success & Needs of the Programs
Achievements & Possibilities
THE PEOPLE• Elderly• Disabled• Public• Youth• Unemployed• Transportation
Disadvantaged
The Evolution of DependenceMembers of the Community, Otherwise Limited, Grow to Depend on
These Programs For Their Way Of Life
THE REASONSDiverse populations of community use programs
• Education• Employment• Nutrition• Medical• Shopping• Social• Recreation
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Rural Transportation StudyHawthorne & Mina’s Ridership Data Tells Us
The most apparent detail this graph shows us is that for fiveyears we can see for each rural area, a constant, a committed population of the community using the transportation system.
Approximately 100 rides per month in Mina depend on program
Approximately 325 rides per month in Hawthorne depend on program
THE PEOPLE• Elderly• Disabled• Public• Youth• Unemployed• Transportation
Disadvantaged
The Evolution of DependenceMembers of the Community, Otherwise Limited, Grow to Depend on
These Programs For Their Way Of Life
THE REASONSDiverse populations of community use programs
• Education• Employment• Nutrition• Medical• Shopping• Social• Recreation
From Lyon & Storey County:
Janette HoffertTammy Lambeth
Service CollapsesThe Impact of Funding Cuts on the Programs
• Mental Health counseling staff picks up clients, but that takes away time from actual counseling. Some counselors report that many times half their time is in transportation.
• 2-3 Clients a day cancel because of transportation problems (Mental Health-Silver Springs)
• To apply for welfare, clients actually have to apply in person in the offices of Carson City or Fallon.
• With no transportation people are forced to buy food at the gas station mini-marts; this food is expensive and of poor quality.
• Many kindergarten students cannot attend school because they have no transportation and the school only provides one-way transportation.
• Adult education… GED must be taken in Carson or Reno.
“Transportation is like water here, essential to rural life. Ifyou don’t have it, you are truly cut off, economically deprived.”
Captured StatementsFrom service providers about rural transportation needs
in Lyon and Storey Counties
After review of data and testimonials from:• Clients• Families• Service Providers
Rural transportation was selected as one of the greatest barriers in Lyon and Storey Counties to the following :
• Health• Education• Economics• Leisure• Human Services• Basic Needs Services
Greatest BarriersRural Transportation selected as one of the greatest barriers in
Lyon & Storey Counties
• Amazon.com example• Sustain typical Boom or Bust Economies • Promote Industry, Jobs & Income
RURAL NEVADA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Imagine being 16 and deciding you want a car, to get your car, you need to get a job, now how do you get to work?
• If we’re going to promote industry & jobs, then we need to promote transportation equally
Economic Development“Keeping the Lights on in Rural Nevada”
• Transportation disadvantaged able to remain viable members of the community
• Elderly have improved quality of life for longer amount of time
• Youth are able to participate in after school activities & programs that stimulate them & keep them out of trouble
• A world opens up when one is homebound and/or without mobility when a transportation system connects them to the rest of their community
• Rural Communities are often isolated from other communities in themselves – Transportation opens doors & quality of life
Human Services“Keeping the Lights on in Rural Nevada”
• Transportation disadvantaged able to remain viable members of the community
• Elderly have improved quality of life for longer amount of time
• Youth are able to participate in after school activities & programs that stimulate them & keep them out of trouble
• A world opens up when one is homebound and/or without mobility when a transportation system connects them to the rest of their community
• Rural Communities are often isolated from other communities in themselves – Transportation opens doors & quality of life
Human Services“Keeping the Lights on in Rural Nevada”
How Do Other States Attain Their Funding Needs for Their Rural
Transit Programs?
Source: Status of Rural Public Transportation, 2000, Community Transportation Association of America, April 2001.
State Funding for Transportation 2002
Partially or One Time Contributors
•Alabama Partially Contributes
•Hawaii Sometimes on Limited Basis
•Nevada One Time Funding 2002
Do Not Contribute
•Alaska•Colorado•Mississippi•New Mexico
Compiled from a study published in the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) - Research Results Digest (July 2003-Number 60) .
Average Rural Funding Sources“On Average, 14 percent of rural transit authorities’ operating budgets comes from Section 5311
funds. [See Exhibit 6-33] State and local governments cover 23.0 and 21 percent, respectively, of their rural operating budgets through a
combination of dedicated State and local taxes, appropriations from State general revenues and allocations from other city and county funds.”
(source: National Transit Database)
Sources of Rural Transit O perators Budget for O perating Expenditures, 2 0 0 0
Section 531114%
Passenger Fares17%
Human Service Programs
14%
In-Kind Contributions
1%
Other Revenues11%
Local Transit Funds20%
State Transit Funds23%
Source: Status of Rural Public Transportation, 2000, Community Transportation Association of America, April 2001.
Proposed Budget & Match Options
Where the Money Comes From: 5311
$1.6 Million$1.6 MillionTHE BUDGETTHE BUDGET
$856,000$856,00050% FEDERAL MATCH50% FEDERAL MATCH
$430,000$430,00025% LOCAL MATCH25% LOCAL MATCH
$430,000$430,00025% STATE MATCH25% STATE MATCH
$856,000$856,00050% LOCAL MATCH50% LOCAL MATCH
Total Dollars Available for Rural Transit
100%
Section 5311 Funds Match Local Funds
50%-50%
Requesting State Funding to Match Local Money Equally(50/50); State Match would be only 25% of Proposed Rural Transit Budget
25%-25%
Proposed Budget & Match Options
Where the Money Comes From: 5310
$720 Thousand$720 ThousandTHE BUDGETTHE BUDGET
$576,000$576,00080% FEDERAL MATCH80% FEDERAL MATCH
$72,000$72,00010% LOCAL MATCH10% LOCAL MATCH
$72,000$72,00010% STATE MATCH10% STATE MATCH
$144,000$144,00020% LOCAL MATCH20% LOCAL MATCH
Total Dollars Available for Rural Transit
100%
Section 5310 Funds Match Local Funds
80%-20%
Requesting State Funding to Match Local Money Equally(50/50); State Match would be only 25% of Proposed Rural Transit Budget
10% of 20%
Proposed Budget & Match Options
Where the Money Comes From: JARC Discretionary Funds
$792 Thousand$792 ThousandTHE BUDGETTHE BUDGET
$396,000$396,00050% FEDERAL MATCH50% FEDERAL MATCH
$198,000$198,00025% LOCAL MATCH25% LOCAL MATCH
$198,000$198,00025% STATE MATCH25% STATE MATCH
$396,000$396,00050% LOCAL MATCH50% LOCAL MATCH
Total Dollars Available for Rural Transit
100%
JARC Funds Match Local Funds
50%-50%
Requesting State Funding to Match Local Money Equally(50/50); State Match would be only 25% of Proposed Rural Transit Budget
25%-25%
Total Requested Funds
$700 Thousand$700 ThousandTOTAL REQUESTTOTAL REQUEST
$72,000$72,0005310 MATCH5310 MATCH
$198,000$198,000JARC MATCHJARC MATCH
$430,000$430,0005311 MATCH5311 MATCH
• Provide Transportation for Employment• Youth Programs• Elderly
• Extending independence• Quality of life• Transportation to medical appointments• Senior Centers: transporting senior citizens to/from
Nutrition Program• Transportation for home-bound• Transport the disabled & wheel chair dependant
• Delivery of Food & Baskets
ConclusionProgram Importance to Economic Development & Quality of Life
