Regional Public Transportation Coordination Planning

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Common Goal:

Increased connectivity

Region: South Texas

Coordination Goal: Improve the Effectiveness of the Advisory Committee and Outreach

Coordination Strategies:

  • Revise the by-laws to ensure a properly functioning committee. TxDOT does not require any formal process other than to assure that all stakeholders are heard. Bylaws should be simple and should encourage dialogue.
  • Improve attendance at the meetings: Ensure each meeting is meaningful. Members will be organizations, rather than individual people. No quorum will be needed. Video link and designated backup to be provided for representatives.

Region: East Texas

Coordination Goal: Bridge the transportation gap between service providers and clients

Coordination Strategies:

  • Expand service to meet needs of clients.
  • Increase quality of service.

Region:

Coordination Goal: Support ongoing coordination, collaboration, & partnerships

Coordination Strategies:

  • Strengthen volunteer driver program & development/growth of volunteer network
  • Develop regional data management plan for consistent data collection, management, and reporting, including regular timelines for reporting data; and the development of a transportation database
  • Support, current microtransit programming for Metro Pickup and CARTS Now service pilots, encouraging expansion where applicable
  • Reinstate RTCC working groups for implementation of Regional Coordinated Plan
  • Travel training program
  • Bus “buddy” network developed as a pilot
  • Potential partnerships for those non-profits who may need support with vehicle maintenance
  • Partnerships and/or support for administrative staff shortages

Region: Golden Crescent

Coordination Goal: Establish connectivity among the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.

Coordination Strategies:

  • Continue Beaumont Municipal Transit (BMT), Port Arthur Transit (PAT), and South East Texas Transit (SETT).
  • Identify opportunities to maintain and expand the number of vehicles in the region providing transportation services.
  • Develop a regional transit service that would operate between Beaumont and Port Arthur.