Presented by Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) ITS4US Deployment Project, Health Connector for the Most Vulnerable: An Inclusive Mobility Experience from Beginning to End

HIRTA Health Connector: Designing a Complete Mobility Experience

This webinar will provide an overview of Health Connector system design and discuss the various tools and technologies being connected and integrated to help travelers get to and from healthcare destinations.

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET

Presenters: Mike Barry (Federal Highway Administration), Brooke Ramsey (HIRTA), Josh Albertson (Arcadis IBI Group), Rachel Birnbaum and Jen Thompson (Via)

Registration: https://hirtahealthconnector.eventbrite.com

ITS4US Program Overview

The ITS4US Deployment Program, led by the ITS JPO at the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), expands access to transportation for all travelers with a specific focus on underserved communities, including people with disabilities, older adults, veterans, individuals of low income, people in rural communities, and those with limited English proficiency. This program embodies the Administration’s priorities of transportation equity, economic growth, sustainability, and most importantly, compassion and inclusivity. The program funds multiple large-scale replicable deployments in three phases:

• Phase 1: concept development
• Phase 2: design and testing
• Phase 3: operations and evaluation

In June 2022, the deployment sites completed the concept development phase of each of their projects. The U.S. DOT awarded four teams with Phase 2 funding to support the design and testing of their projects based on their Phase 1 concepts. The four deployment sites are:

• Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)
• HIRTA
• Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)/Buffalo
• University of Washington (UW)

For more details on the ITS4US Deployment program, see the program’s website at: https://its.dot.gov/its4us/.