INNOVATIVE FINANCING AND COLLABORATION LANTZ REPP HOCKING ATHENS PERRY COMMUNITY ACTION

Transportation Services

HOCKING ATHENS PERRY COMMUNITY ACTION

Logan Public Transit

GoBus!

Athens Public Transit

Athens On Demand Transit

Athens Mobility Management

INNOVATIVE FINANCING AND COLLABORATION

BACKGROUND • Athens County Transit Task Force- 2006 • Coordinated Transit Plan- 2008 • Mobility Manager position- 2010 • Stakeholders/Key Players identified • Transit needs identified • Vision created • Communication/Education/Goals • Created new “Look” for all transit programs- logo, bus wrap,

brochures/schedules/websites • Developed marketing plan to promote services available • Hit the street………

INNOVATIVE FINANCING AND COLLABORATION

• Meetings with elected officials, agencies, Ohio University, ODOT staff, community members, organizations

• “Single contact person for mobility issues in Athens County” • Athens County does not have transportation outside Athens city

limits, accessible transportation of critical need. • Reorganized Athens County Transportation Task Force, Athens City

Transportation Advisory Committee, Athens County Regional Planning Commission member

• Actively pursued speaking engagements • Attended any and all meetings in the community • Developed marketing campaign to reach targeted client base • Sell the vision…….

INNOVATIVE FINANCING AND COLLABORATION

Collaboration

• Athens County Board of DD application for Affordable and Accessible Anytime grant

• Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville leverage DD grant • Athens On Demand Transit- pilot program • ODOT 2012 Specialized Transit grant, DD Council funding of 4 accessible

vehicles. • ODOT 2014 Specialized Transit grant application for an additional vehicle. • Logan Public Transit- PC Trans scheduling software. • ODOT Office of Transit/HAPCAP New Freedom grant for 2014. • ODOT Office of Transit, Athens County Jobs Family Services, Athens Public

Transit- JARC application • GoBus, Athens Public Transit, Athens On Demand Transit- discussions with

Ohio University on sharing services and purchasing. • Hocking College has resulted in expanded service for Logan Public Transit. • Athens Public Transit/Student Apartment contract • Zanesville Transit and Jackson-Vinton Transit transfer of two accessible vehicles

INNOVATIVE FINANCING AND COLLABORATION

• Vision: Creativity and Imagination are critical steps in finding funding and sustainability.

• Communication: Channels kept open, Non transit related importance • Expanding: Community involvement and education of transportation

issues. • Use resources: ODOT Technical Review lead to re-organization of

Athens Public Transit. • ODOT: Mobility Managers meetings, networking, trainings • 60+: agencies receive FTA transportation funding of some degree in

Ohio, need to collaborate to maximize cooperation and sharing of services

• Dream big……: (Ex: Osteopathic Heritage Foundation initial meeting)

INNOVATIVE FINANCING AND COLLABORATION

• TEAMWORK- Establish a community based team to share the goal of transportation and mobility

• EDUCATE- Community must understand the importance of sustainability issues and share in the solutions

• ASK- Asking for the order is the key component in selling any product. Funding and Collaboration is not any different. You must constantly sell transportation and ask for support. HAPCAP is proud to have partnerships with many members our community that support our efforts to

improve transit and mobility…….