nebraska mobility management program

SESSION 1 – STATEWIDE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

NEBRASKA MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM National RTAP, Technical Assistance Conference October 30, 2017

Corinne Donahue, AICP – Olsson Associates

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AGENDA  Nebraska Focus on Mobility Management  Our Story  Nebraska Mobility Management –  In the Beginning….  Strategies for Today

 Lessons Learned  Wrap-up/Discussion

HISTORY OF MOBILITY MANAGEMENT - NE  Began several years ago  Understand existing services  Understand needs  Develop realistic projects to

increase coordination and efficiencies among agencies

 57 Transit Agencies  13 Counties – NO Service

NEXT STEPS - MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PROJECT  Six Regions Developed  Manageable areas to:  Define Needs  Develop Strategies, Evaluate,

and Monitor

 Boundaries – consideration

of existing services and service areas

COORDINATION ELEMENTS Local Trips Small to Larger Town Trips

LongDist. Trips

Pick-up/ Dropoff

Grants

Travel Training

Personnel Matters

FTA/ NDOR Reports

Reserva -tions

Buying Vehicles

Vehicle Maint.

Accounting

Marketing

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Driver Testing

NEXT STEPS - MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PROJECT  Held Regional Coordinating Committee Meetings  Who: transit agencies, but many more….  Human service agencies, economic development partners, private providers, elected officials, etc.

 Multiple Meetings –  Meetings with a purpose:  Mobility Needs  Solutions/Strategies

 Follow-up meetings to make “IT” happen  Smaller focused meetings

STRATEGIES/SOLUTIONS – THOUGHT PROCESS  Themes Help Organize: 1. Leverage Current Service 2. System Expansion 3. System Efficiency 4. Marketing 5. Funding

 New Service:  Piggyback on Existing Providers

by Adding Stops  Purchase from Neighbor

 Goal – Fill Gaps/Needs

 Focus is on COORDINATION:  To Improve Efficiency/Effectiveness  Add New Service

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STRATEGIES/SOLUTIONS – THOUGHT PROCESS  Goal – Fill Gaps/Needs

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CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES  Six Regions  Strategies = Increase Mobility

Options for the Community    

Identify key stakeholders Local buy-in Costs Next Steps

CONTINUE MOMENTUM  Statewide Committee  Membership/Role  Purpose and Goal for Committee

 Regional Coordinating Committee  Membership/Role  Purpose

 Development of Regional Mobility

Managers  Needed in each region  Regional Responsibility  Costs associated

PILOT PROJECTS/STRATEGIES - UNDERWAY Six Regions  Lincoln - Omaha Commuter Service  Lexington - North Platte Intercity Feeder  Eustis – Intermediate Stop Service  Scottsbluff Roadrunner

 Finalize Statewide Committee

Structure  Test Mobility Management Region - Southeast

 Define - Regional Coordinating

Committee  Implement Mobility Manager

 Reservations Application

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PILOT PROJECTS/STRATEGIES - UNDERWAY  Southeast Region:  Regional Committee

Development  Mobility Manager

 Reservations Application

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LINCOLN-OMAHA COMMUTER  Add One AM Run to Current PKI UNMC

Legend - Current Stop

Exit 439 (Park-n-Ride)

(From both Omaha and Lincoln)  Add Service During Breaks  Add Downtown Lincoln Stop  Start-up Funding:

 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality

Exit 409 (Park-n-Ride) Othmer Hall

Funds  Use Current NU Funding as Required Match

 Engineering College Supports  Coordinate with NU

Administration

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LEXINGTON – NORTH PLATTE INTERCITY FEEDER  Two Trips Per Month by RYDE Transit  Connect to Arrow/ Burlington Trailways  Intercity Program Funding – No Local

Match  Must: 

Provide Reasonable Connection to Carriers

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“Longer” Distance

 Provides Regional Service Along US 30

Corridor  RYDE Transit – Assessing Schedule Opportunities/Reaching Out to NP Transit  Possible Start: October 2017

EUSTIS INTERMEDIATE STOP  Started Service in August  Weekly Service

 Advertising Underway:  Senior Center  City Hall  Looking for Others

 No Riders Yet  No Added Cost

SCOTTSBLUFF – TRI-CITY ROADRUNNER  Go LIVE – January 10, 2018  2 Routes  Over Next Months:  Marketing – Starting Soon  Staffing – Need to Hire More

Drivers  Stops  Schedules

SOUTHEAST REGION – REGIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE/MOBILITY MANAGER  Initiate Regular Meetings

 Simulate New Coordination Concept:  Committee Purpose  Role and Purpose of Meeting  Participants

 Interim Mobility Manager (SRF):  Travel Assistance  Outreach  Continue to Advance Strategies

RESERVATIONS APPLICATION 1.

Rural Providers – Regional Trips to Start

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Provides Another Option for Communication:  After Hours  While Occupied with

Other Activity

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Reservations Only

LESSONS LEARNED – WRAP UP  Develop realistic solutions to meet the needs – It may be outside the box!  Recognize limitations of agency staff

 Local Stakeholder Buy-in = Regional/Local Champion  Identify realistic costs and partners  Open communication to/from the State

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FOLLOW-UP SESSION - TOMORROW  Kari Ruse, NDOT & Bill Troe, SRF  Tuesday - 1:30p-3:00p – Grand Central Ballroom E

 State Level Coordination and Regional Service Development  Detailed discussion of coordination structure

 Different regional dynamics of coordination  Quantifying the benefits of transit

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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS Thank You!

National RTAP, Technical Assistance Conference Corinne Donahue, AICP – Olsson Associates

www.nebraskatransit.com