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www.RegionalServicePlannin g.org 1 Regional Service Planning UPDATE! February 1, 2006 Transit Operator’s Meeting Austin, Texas
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Regional Service Planning UPDATE! . February 1, 2006 Transit Operator’s Meeting Austin, Texas. What’s Been Done…. Website and Listserv ® Clearinghouse Site Visits Meeting Facilitation Support Service. What’s Happening…. Identify & Involve Stakeholders Review-Revise-Send “Work Plans” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Regional Service PlanningUPDATE! February 1, 2006
Transit Operator’s MeetingAustin, Texas
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What’s Been Done…
• Website and Listserv®• Clearinghouse• Site Visits• Meeting Facilitation• Support Service
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What’s Happening…• Identify & Involve Stakeholders
• Review-Revise-Send “Work Plans”
• Identify-Send “Barriers and Constraints”
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Identify Stakeholders• Identify & Involve HHS and TWC • Recognize Importance of Diversity• Include User Perspective• Consider Geographic Representation• Continuity Counts – Use Alternates • Send to [email protected] NOW!
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Example Work Plans
• Other Regions Posted on RSP Website• Document/Build on Existing Plans & Services• Clearinghouse Examples:
– TCRP 101 “Toolkit”– Ohio “Handbook”
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Barriers & Constraints• Planning, Operating Practices• Funding, Cost Sharing • Institutional, Interagency Policies• Communication & Involvement• Document & Send to [email protected]
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Phase 1 Committee Recommendations/ Commission Direction
1/05 – 5/05
Phase 2 Workshop (6/14/05) & Work Plan Development
6/05 – 9/05
Phase 3 Workshop on “Sharing Approaches” 10/05
Phase 4 Plan Development 10/05 - 9/06
Phase 5 Commission Approval/ Policy Direction
9/06 - 1/07
Schedule
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Additions to Website• Funding Amounts – December• FAQ – (send questions)• Sample Board Resolutions - January• Update Contacts / Regions
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Keys to Success… (from TCRP 105)
• Coalition Building, • Strong Leadership, • Build on Federal, State, and Local Funding
Sources• Make Coordination a Policy or Program
Requirement at State, Regional, Local Level
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It’s not easy… (from TCRP 105)
• It takes time, attention, and coalition building.• Biggest challenges are: 1) Sustaining
Coordination and 2) Developing Trust• An incremental approach to implementation
increases the likelihood of success.• Invest time and effort in building trust among
partners and addressing issues of control• Communication among coordinating entities is
critical
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Strategies for Coordination
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Need Help?• Facilitation services and technical support
are available at no cost to regions. • To request assistance, go to RSP website:
– http://www.regionalserviceplanning.org/request_help/request_form.asp
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Summary and Next Steps• Identify & Involve Stakeholders• Review-Revise-Send “Work Plans”• Identify-Send “Barriers and
Constraints”• Inventory “Roll-Out” - Jeff Arndt, TTI
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RSP Contact InformationTxDOT
• Shawna Russell: [email protected]• Karen Dunlap: [email protected]
TTI• John Overman [email protected]• Linda Cherrington [email protected]• Jeff Arndt [email protected]
