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Appendix B - Survey Results From Transportation Operator Agencies• Amazon Warehouse in Hebron near CVG• Schwan’s (1,100 employees)• Florence area – shopping/ industrial jobs• St. Elizabeth – 3 rd largest hospital in region4. Are there areas where different transportation services overlap, orwhere agencies could better coordinate service?(For example, are there agencies that provide the same types of trips for the same typesof users? Is there a need to centralize dispatching or information services?)• Paratransit – very difficult to impossible to coordinate trips using multipleproviders/sources.• Vehicle Efficiencies?o i.e. Goodwill vehicle typically used early in the day – could they be used othertimes? By others??• Jewish Vocational Serviceso Use vehicles at night when Metro isn’t available.• Silos of funding typically preclude additional options. i.e. Metro – City of Cincinnati isprimary funder, and is difficult for city to expand funding.• Agencies/ non-profits vehicles aren’t public or for anyone to use.o Liability issues existo Legal consultant on how vehicles can be used.• Ex. Some Butler County employers willing to provide van services for pick up/ drop off,but coordination has been and is difficult.o More employers are likely willing to do this.5. What’s needed for transportation to serve people better?• Accessible Taxiso Chicago metro is exampleo Not seen as a need/ level of need isn’t understoodo Not required/ or requirements in place• Better Service Groups – late evenings and better frequencies of services.• Time of service availability not conducive to needs.o Job until 11pm but no transit available.• Evening and weekend needs• Revenue commute only at peak hours – need non peak services• More buses at peak hourso To help with break down events or when buses become full!• Suggestions for coordinationo Better partnerships with non profitso Use similar technologieso Sharing maintenance facilities – washing, etc.Appendix B B-80