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Home/Common Goals/Planning Efforts

Common Goal:

Planning Efforts

Region: Coastal Bend

Coordination Goal: Establish planning processes and goals for the City of Del Rio in order to be prepared for becoming an UZA at the next Census

Coordination Strategies:

  • Develop more mobility management to address the needs in Val Verde county.
  • Develop traveling training program and coordinate with SWART.
  • " Implement transit planning processes into the City of Del Rio’s planning documents."

Region: Ark-Tex

Coordination Goal: Conduct Ongoing Assessment of Transportation Needs and Services in the Region

Coordination Strategies:

  • No strategy tied to the goal.

Coordination Goal: Implement Strategies to Meet Needs, Improve Service, and Generate Higher Ridership

Coordination Strategies:

  • Plan and implement on-demand microtransit services.

Region: Heart of Texas

Coordination Goal: Plan and Develop Transportation Options by Assessing Community Need and Challenges

Coordination Strategies:

  • Conduct planning activities to further identify public transportation needs of residents outside of existing transportation authorities and define additional coordination opportunities for existing providers
  • Develop potential connections from commuter bus lines to light rail service
  • Invest in programs to assist with filling gaps in public transportation and facilitate service for work-related trips
  • Invest in programs that facilitate transportation trips to medical and healthcare appointments
  • Launch a mobility toolbox to educate on and promote public transportation options such as fixed route, demand-respond, ondemand services, etc.

Coordination Goal: Support Public Transportation Recovery and Growth

Coordination Strategies:

  • Promote safe and healthy practices on public transportation services
  • Implement plans to safely return to shared mobility options so that vehicles can carry multiple riders in one trip
  • Explore sources of local revenue for public transportation through partnerships, sponsorships, and contracting for service
  • Advocate to integrate funding sources to maximize efficiency and increase availability of affordable public transportation options
  • Partner with organizations to coordinate training and recruitment for future public transportation professionals and create pipelines with area schools
  • Establish driver recruitment and retention programs for public transportation services to address difficulties in retaining drivers

Region: Capital Area

Coordination Goal: Continue to Identify unmet needs in the region

Coordination Strategies:

  • No strategy tied to the goal

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