Hurst-Euless-Bedford Transit Pilot Project Regional Public Transportation Coordination Task Force James Powell North Central Texas Council of Governments July 6, 2006

Northeast Tarrant County Job Access Program  $3 Million Total ($1.5 million federal/ $1.5 million local)  Job Access/Reverse Commute Program (JA/RC) New or Expanded Service Employment & Employment Related Trips  Northeast Tarrant County Job Access Program Improve Access to Employment & Training Opportunities Trinity Railway Express (TRE) Connectivity

Hurst-Euless-Bedford Transit Pilot Project  A Coordinated Effort Between: United Way of Tarrant County Tarrant County Workforce Board North Central Texas Council of Governments  NCTCOG Will Administer The Program and Procure Transportation Services

Overview  Pilot Project (1 year)  Approximately $100,000  Hurst-Euless-Bedford City Limits Including CentrePort & Hurst/Bell TRE Stations  Demand-Response Service  Clients are Transportation Disadvantaged  Population Not Currently Served  No Duplication of Service  Opportunity to Coordinate

Funding  United Way $35,000 Full Cost of Social Service Trips Local Match for Employment Related Trips  Tarrant County Workforce $24,000 Local Match for Employment Related Trips Full Cost of Other Trips  NCTCOG $50,000 Job Access/Reverse Commute Funds Reimburse 50% of Employment Related Trips

Timeline February 2006Contracts Executed between Participating Entities & NCTCOG April 2006NCTCOG Issues Request for Proposals May 2006Proposals Due June 22, 2006Executive Board (Approves Contractor) July 2006Notice to Proceed Issued August 1, 2006Service Begins

Provider  American Red Cross – Chisholm Trail Currently provides non-emergency medical transportation through it’s WHEELS program Is the contracted provider for the Northeast Transportation Service (NETS) [5307] Also is the provider for the Tarrant County Transportation Service (TCTS) [5310] HEB Transit service will add additional vehicle to ARC fleet and all services will have opportunity to coordinate vehicle sharing

Barriers/Constraints  Differing Client Needs The needs of the clients and each agency’s primary concerns regarding transportation differ  Continued Funding Searching for money to keep pilot projects from ending due to their own success is a continuous effort from day one  Active Involvement of Participants Keeping all of the participating entities engaged in discussions and decision making can be difficult  Timeline Due to Board schedules and procurement methods, the time to implementation can be long

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