Collaboration and Advocacy
Community Collaboration is
a core tenant of The Center for Transportation Excellence's mission to create a standard of best practices
for organizations in the health and human services transportation
industry.
“CTE has been a critical partner in the development and implementation of the Income TAXi project. It is safe to say that none of this would have been possible without the CTE. I give them my highest recommendation without reservation for quality service and true community involvement.” Diane R. Bessel, Director of Income Investment and
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Bi-Annual Transportation Summit
In September 2006, the Center for Transportation Excellence (CTE) co-hosted the Western New York
Human-Centered Transportation Summit with the Erie County Department of Senior
Services. The first event of its kind in the region included representation
from elected officials, transportation industry professionals, consumers,
academic professionals and health and human service organizations from across
the region. Speakers discussed a range of topics including local and national
planning initiatives. Breakout sessions focused on specific topics including
public and private partnerships, pooling of resources, training best practices
and challenges to transportation for seniors. Each session identified strategic
action items related to the topic. A second summit focusing on community
transportation was held in May 2008.
The John R. Oishei Grant
The John R. Oishei Foundation awarded
a grant to CUBRC and CTE to research and create a plan to better integrate health and human
services transportation with other key users of transportation in Erie County
and work towards the development of a more comprehensive transportation system
that serves a multitude of users. The grant also allows for the purchase of a
driver training simulator for use by private and non-profit transporters and
agencies, the development of a web portal which can be utilized by community
organizations for coordination of route generation and service delivery, and
the creation of a national best practice driver training curriculum.
The Coordinated Transportation Plan was completed in February 2009 and presented to CTE's Advisory Board. The plan includes state case studies, best practices and economic benefits of transportation investments. Research indicated that Western New York faces many of the same transportation issues affecting communities across the country. While the plan looks to other regions for best practices, many of the recommendations were derived from discussions within the community.
If you have any questions about the grant or would like to receive a copy of the Coordinated Transportation Plan, please contact Carl Sadowski, Research Coordinator, at 716-898-7904 or via email.
The Coordinated Transportation Plan was completed in February 2009 and presented to CTE's Advisory Board. The plan includes state case studies, best practices and economic benefits of transportation investments. Research indicated that Western New York faces many of the same transportation issues affecting communities across the country. While the plan looks to other regions for best practices, many of the recommendations were derived from discussions within the community.
If you have any questions about the grant or would like to receive a copy of the Coordinated Transportation Plan, please contact Carl Sadowski, Research Coordinator, at 716-898-7904 or via email.
United We Ride Framework for Action
As part of the coordinated transportation planning process,
a work group was convened to help the community to set priorities for moving
forward. This discussion was facilitated
using the Framework for Action (FFA). The FFA is a tool for communities to
assess strengths and weaknesses of local transportation coordination efforts.
This guide was developed through United We Ride; a program created by eleven
federal agencies and lead by the Federal Transit Administration. Over thirty
individuals were invited to this local workshop representing health and human
service agencies, medical facilities, transportation professionals, elected
officials and city and county departments. Using the FFA assessment as a guide, the
groups identified aspects of the transportation system that are working well
and made priorities for areas that need improvement. These priorities were
included in the coordinated transportation plan.
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