Support for a Regional approach to human services transportation has been growing for a number of years and has shown intense interest throughout the Region in the past eighteen months. In this time a number of Regional efforts have been undertaken. In 2007 FAMPO began work on a Regional Transit Policy Plan, as a part of the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). At that time FAMPO staff began regularly attending RADN and Disability Services Board (DSB) meetings and offered to work with interested parties to utilize a portion of its funding to also develop a Regional Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan (RHSTCP). Through this collaborative process, a scope was prepared and a standing Regional Human Services Transportation Coordinating Committee (RHSTCC) was established to oversee the Coordination Plan and to continue to exist after that to build stronger coordination, growth and consolidation to Regional human services transportation.
In the summer of 2008, the George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) successfully applied for federal funding from a New Freedom Grant for the fiscal year 2009 to implement a Regional Mobility Coordinator (RMC). The New Freedom formula grant program aims to provide additional tools to overcome existing barriers facing Americans with disabilities seeking integration into the workforce and full participation in society. Lack of adequate transportation is a primary barrier to work for individuals with disabilities. The New Freedom formula grant program seeks to reduce barriers to transportation services and expand the transportation mobility options available to people with disabilities beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. This grant comes at the urging of the Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging (RAAA), the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB), the disAbility Resource Center, the United Way, the Federation for the Blind, additional members of the Rappahannock Area Disabilities Network (RADN), other organizations providing social services in the George Washington Region and Fredericksburg Regional Transit (FRED).
The George Washington Region has seen a dramatic growth in the areas population over the past two decades, which added upwards of 140,000 new residents to the area resulting in an 82% growth in population. Current estimates project that the Region's growth is expected to continue and by 2035, the population could reach approximately 600,000 people. Of the current population, roughly 80,000 utilize human services transportation creating a need of nearly 1.7 million annual trips; however, only 550,000 of these annual trips is being provided, leaving nearly 1.15 million unmet.
Persons 21-64 with a Disability (U.S. Census) Virginia 2006 (11.6%)
27,961
35,933
40,034
68,753
Persons 65 and over with a Disability (U.S. Census) Virginia (39.5%)
7,954
10,815
12,511
39,263
Low Income Persons (age 64 and under)
12,653
16,216
18,031
29,616
Seniors (Age 65 Plus)
20,136
27,379
31,673
99,401
Disabled Persons (Age 21-64)
27,961
35,933
40,034
68,753
Target Populations
60,750
79,527
89,739
197,770
Regional Elderly and Disabled Population Mobility Needs
Designated Population * 255 Days * Trip Rate * 3% Share on Transit (1)
Estimated Transportation Need
Trip Rate(1)
2000
2006
2010
2035
Seniors (Age 65 plus)
3.4
523,737
712,123
823,815
2,585,420
Disabled (Age 21-64)
3.7
791,439
1,017,070
1,133,163
1,946,046
Low Income (Age 64 and Under)
3.7
358,153
458,983
510,381
838,288
Low Income (Age 65 Plus)
3.7
17,098
23,249
26,895
84,406
Seniors Disabled (Age 65 Plus)
3.4
206,876
281,289
325,407
1,021,241
Unduplicated Need - Seniors & Disabled
1,298,078
1,705,944
1,930,083
4,447,060
Seniors
299,763
407,586
471,513
1,479,773
Seniors Disabled
206,876
281,289
325,407
1,021,241
Disabled (Age 21-64)
791,439
1,017,070
1,133,163
1,946,046
Unmet Mobility Needs
Existing Services - Seniors & Disabled (2)
-
545,326
-
-
RAAA
-
25,770
-
-
RACSB
-
150,715
-
-
FRED (includes all general public & w/c trips)
-
368,841
-
-
Existing Unmet Transportation Need
1,160,618
1) Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2001 National Household Travel Survey
96718.19
2) Preliminary Ridership Figures - FAMPO HST Study
176,485
Seniors & Disabled (21-64)
63,311
71,707
168,154
Percentage of Population
0.204386
0.207774
0.28371
Low Income (under Age 65)
16,216
18,031
29,616
Percentage of Population
0.052348
0.052247
0.049969
Combined
0.256735
0.26002
0.333679
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