Promising Practices

Mobility management professionals work collaboratively across sectors to create new promising practices that expand community members’ mobility.

Below is an ever-growing list of promising practices from communities around the country, listed with the most recent uploaded practice first. Click on the Topic menu to search for specific types of promising practices or simply scroll through to find one you are interested in.

Once you click on the practice, it will take you to a more detailed description.

Transit System Partners with Domestic Violence Victim’s Support Center

Date: April 19, 2024

Oklahoma City’s Embark transit service provides demand-response rides to domestic violence victims

Training Formerly Unhoused Individuals as CDL Drivers

Date: January 24, 2024

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) partnered with the Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) to provide CDL driver training and employment for unhoused people.

Taxi-Based Employment Program in Partnership with WIB

Date: December 20, 2023

In partnership with the local Workforce Board, FRTA received a grant to fund taxi rides for workers needing to get to second and third shift jobs during hours when public transit was not operating. In addition to getting a ride to work, participants could also stop at a childcare facility if they needed to drop off or pick up their children on the way.

Job Access

Medical Transportation Using Multiple Programs

Date: December 20, 2023

SeniorCare operates a volunteer driver program for medical transportation funded by Title 3 and private donations, utilizing AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers, and they also provide information about other transportation options in the region to their riders

Coalition of Agencies Subsidizes Microtransit

Date: December 20, 2023

The program enhances clients’ mobility and raises awareness of FRTA Access among agency staff, and since March 2022, when FRTA added bike racks to microtransit vehicles, riders beyond partner agencies have begun using them.

Outreach to Older Adults

Date: December 20, 2023

The “On the Go” program, initiated in 2022 through a partnership between the Salina Senior Center, OCCK Transportation, and the Mobility Manager for North Central Kansas, aims to boost senior citizens’ usage of Salina’s public transportation system.

Older Adults

Long-Distance Medical Transportation

Date: December 19, 2023

Since 2001, the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority has operated a shuttle service from Cape Cod to Boston for residents needing specialty medical appointments. The shuttle picks up passengers at seven stops across the Cape and drops them off directly at their appointments in Boston.

Developing a Coordinated Transportation Plan Across Counties

Date: December 19, 2023

The mobility management program at Maumee Valley Planning Organization began in November 2020. The project launched a Coordinated Transportation Plan with the goal of developing consensus across all jurisdictional counties.

Using Disability Waivers to pay for Ridehailing Trips

Date: December 19, 2023

Residents with disabilities and older adults in Dakota County have struggled with limited transportation options that don’t fully meet their needs, including restricted service times and areas, eligibility requirements, and the need for extensive trip planning.

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