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Job Access <strong>and</strong> Reverse Commute Program<br />

The Job Access <strong>and</strong> Reverse Commute Program was initially authorized in the<br />

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). This program is intended to<br />

establish a regional approach to job access challenges through the establishment of a<br />

Regional Job Access <strong>and</strong> Reverse Commute Transportation Plan. Projects derived from this<br />

plan support the implementation of a variety of transportation services that may be needed to<br />

connect welfare recipients to jobs <strong>and</strong> related employment activities. The program has two<br />

major goals: to provide transportation services in urban, suburban <strong>and</strong> rural areas to assist<br />

welfare recipients <strong>and</strong> low-income individuals in accessing employment opportunities during<br />

both traditional <strong>and</strong> non-traditional work hours, <strong>and</strong> to increase collaboration among the<br />

transportation providers, human service agencies, employers, metropolitan planning<br />

organizations (MPOs), states <strong>and</strong> affected communities <strong>and</strong> individuals. Job Access projects<br />

implement new transportation services, or extend existing services to fill the transportation<br />

gaps in areas between where welfare recipients <strong>and</strong> low-income persons live <strong>and</strong><br />

employment opportunities. Reverse Commute projects are designed to transport the general<br />

public from urban, suburban, <strong>and</strong> rural areas to suburban employment opportunities.<br />

Pursuant to federal Job Access <strong>and</strong> Reverse Commute Program requirements, the Delaware<br />

Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) adopted a revised regional Job Access <strong>and</strong><br />

Reverse Commute Transportation Plan, “Improving Access to Opportunities in the Delaware<br />

Valley Region” in January of 2007. The revised plan serves as a focal point for identifying<br />

potential projects to address the commuting needs of the region’s welfare recipients <strong>and</strong> lowincome<br />

individuals. Service providers include SEPTA, local transportation management<br />

associations, <strong>and</strong> non-profit organizations. Activities were selected to provide new or<br />

exp<strong>and</strong>ed bus, train, or van service to transport transitioning welfare recipients <strong>and</strong> lowincome<br />

individuals to employment centers in southeastern Pennsylvania.<br />

SEPTA Fiscal Year <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Operating</strong> <strong>Budget</strong> 143

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