Transportation Program Innovations
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The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center is looking to feature transportation innovations targeted to the needs of older adults and people with disabilities.
Focus areas for innovation include:
- Accessibility - New or improved ways to provide and/or promote accessible transportation services to older adults and people with disabilities
- Coordination - Two or more agencies working together to plan, arrange, and deliver transportation services
- Cross jurisdictional boundaries - Programs that provide rides outside a designated service area which may cross city, county or state lines
- Driver recruitment - Paid or volunteer driver recruitment strategies
- Employment/education access - Transportation to jobs, school, or volunteer activities
- Equity - Programs designed to meet the needs of historically marginalized and underserved communities
- Healthcare access - Transportation for physical and/or behavioral health including doctor visits, physical therapy, dialysis, and other medical services
- Inclusion - Programs that engage older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers in meaningful ways in transportation planning
- Older driver safety - Programs that educate older drivers about alternative transportation options when it is time to transition away from driving
- Technology - Websites, apps, and other approaches designed to communicate and support transportation services and wayfinding
Eligible applicants are local, state, regional, and tribal private nonprofit agencies or governments, including:
- Public transit agencies
- Councils of government
- Metropolitan or regional planning organizations
- Tribal agencies
- Area Agencies on Aging
- Community action agencies
- Centers for independent living
- Intellectual disability service organizations
- Community organizations involved in the administration, delivery, or coordination of public transit
- Human services transportation, aging, and disability services
Transportation innovations submitted for consideration must have been in operation for 6 months or longer.
Ten programs will be selected to be featured on a transportation innovations webpage.
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