San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

GOAL 2.0: BUILD CAPACITY TO MEET INDIVIDUALIZED MOBILITY NEEDS
SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN
2.1 Promote policies that increase the quantity of
public transit, paratransit and specialized
transportation provided.
2.1.1 Promote policies to expand availability of specialized transportation
later into weekday evenings, earlier in the mornings and on Saturdays and
Sundays.
2.1.1 Review policies related to token, bus pass and day passes programs
to enhance the capabilities of programs serving low-income populations to get
more trips to these consumers...
2.1.3 Promote brokered specialized transportation services such as
extending pooling of resources through contractual relationships, vanpooling
and other strategies.
2.1.4 Promote the Call for Projects to strengthen the service provision
capabilities of successful applicants, in areas that may include centralized
maintenance, shared dispatch, joint vehicle procurement, parts or supplies
procurement or insurance pool capabilities
2.1.5 Identify and encourage private sector responses to specialized
transportation needs, including taxi, jitney and commercial operator options.
2.2 Identify and invest in strategies to improve the
quality of specialized transportation, with attention to
meeting individualized needs.
2.2.1 Promote coordination among public transit entities around coordinated
policies of core service hours and days, standardized fares, consistent transfer
policies and establishing common timeframes for schedule changes.
2.2.2 Promote successful technology applications that improve paratransit ontime
performance, customer communication and bus pass/ bus token purchase
capabilities for target populations.
2.2.3 Establish driver training programs, tools, modules or resources that
emphasize effectively meeting individualized needs of the target populations.
2.2.4 Develop and promote specialized transportation projects to address doorto-door,
door-through-door and escorted transportation needs.
2.2.5 Support same-day transportation innovations.
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