San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN
representatives of public, private, and non-profit transportation and human services providers
and participation by members of the public.” 1
This plan is responsive to that requirement of a locally developed, coordinated public transithuman
services transportation plan. This approach ensures that eligible projects envisioned
within the San Luis Obispo region can be funded. Specifically, the plan’s goals should address
the following general purposes and specific requirements:
Table 1-1
Summary of Goals of
SAFETEA-LU’s Coordinated Locally-Developed Planning Process
The Coordinated Locally-Developed Plan shall identify transportation needs of
individuals with disabilities, older adults and people with low incomes; provide
strategies for meeting those local needs and prioritized transportation services for
funding and implementation.
[From the Overview in Chapter V, Coordinated Planning of the Circulars related
to Sections 5310, 5316 and 5317 released May 1, 2007.]
Program Goals that the Plan shall address:
Section 5310 -- Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program:
Goal is to provide discretionary capital assistance in cases where public transit was
inadequate or inappropriate to serve the transportation needs of elderly persons and
persons with disabilities [FTA Circular 9070.1F, p. I-3]
Section 5316 – Job Access and Reverse Commute Program: Goal is to
“improve access to transportation services to employment and employment-related
activities for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals.” [FTA Draft
Circular, September 2006, p. II-1] From the House of Representatives conference
report, that the FTA would “continue its practices [with this program] of providing
maximum flexibility to job access projects designed to meet the needs of individuals
not effectively served by public transportation”. [HRC Report 109-203, Section 3018].
Section 5317 – New Freedom Program: Goal is to “provide additional tools to
overcome existing barriers facing Americans with disabilities seeking integration into
the work force and full participation in society.” [FTA Draft Circular, September 2006,
p. II-2]
1.2 AT THE STATE LEVEL
Various state-level coordination initiatives provide a context for and have relevance to the
preparation of a “locally developed plan.” Some precede SAFETEA-LU’s coordination planning
requirements and some anticipate them. California has since the late 1970’s recognized the
value of coordination of transportation services to consumers. AB 120, the Social Services
Transportation Improvement Act, was passed by the California legislature in 1979. Amended
by SB 826 in 1981, the Act established the authorizations for the Consolidated Transportation
1 Page V-1 of each of the respective proposed circulars, Section 5310, Section 5316 and Section 5317 ,
issued in draft by the Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, September 6, 2006.
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OCTOBER 2007