AGENDA ITEM 5: AWARD OF RURAL AREA FEDERAL FORMULA FUNDING March 29, 2018 March 29, 2018
St Statewide Coverage o of Tx TxDO DOT-supported Public Transportat atio ion Program ams $85 - $100 million per • year in federal and state grant program funds Supports programs • serving 41% of the state’s population and over 97% of the state’s land area Over 30 million one-way • passenger trips/year March 29, 2018 2
Ac Access ss to Health thcare Over 50% of rural program • ridership is healthcare- related East Texas and Arkansas- • Texas COG are partnering on a new connection between Longview and Marshall to Overton VA Hospital in Shreveport, LA Implemented: February 2018 • March 29, 2018 3
Servic ice t to R Rural Employm yment Destin inatio ions 25% - 30% of rural • program ridership is work-related Panhandle and South • Plains rural area commuter services to Cargill plant in Friona, Texas Average weekly one-way • passenger trips: 1650 March 29, 2018 4
Regional al S Service Integration Cooperative efforts to • increase regional mobility and reduce congestion CARTS working with Cap • Metro in Austin to establish hubs for rural and metropolitan area service connections Elgin/Manor service • averages 450 one-way passenger trips/week March 29, 2018 5
Today’s s Ac Action – Agenda I Item em 5 $20.1 million to 37 Rural • Transit Districts Formula combines • population, land use, performance Funds may be used for • operating, capital, and administrative purposes March 29, 2018 6
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