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Regional Public Transit Plan

 

The Truman Coordinating Council in coordination with the Joplin Area Transportation Study Organization (JATSO), the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), and the Missouri Association of Councils of Government (MACOG), is updating the Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan for Barton, Jasper, Newton, and McDonald Counties.



The main objectives of the plan are to identify:

 

• current transportation providers

• transportation needs for older adults

• people with low income

• individuals with disabilities

• strategies and/or activities that address gaps in service or achieve efficiency in service delivery

• prioritize strategies for implementing specific strategies/activities based on resources, time, and feasibility.

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On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law P.L. 112-141 the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Funding surface transportation programs at over $105 billion for fiscal years  2013 and 2014; MAP-21 is the first long-term highway authorization enacted since 2005 and represents a milestone for the U.S. economy – it provides needed funds and, more importantly, it transforms the policy and programmatic framework for investments to guide the growth and development of the country’s vital transportation infrastructure. FTA Section 5310 Program for Agencies serving Seniors or Persons with Disabilities, FTA Program FTA Section 5317 New Freedom Program. 



All partners were asked to complete the appropriate survey below and fax or return it by mail or e-mail to the Truman offices before May 1st, 2017. Participants chose the survey that best matched their agency: Transportation Service Provider or NON-Transportation Service Provider.



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