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2012-2017 Orange County Master Aging Plan ___ _ ^ Strategy 2.4.6: Create a map with all Orange County navigation and transportation routes. Indicator 2.4.6a: Continued communication with the Orange County Planning Department to complete the map that is currently in progress. Indicator 2.4.6b: Map updated annually. Aaencies Responsible: Department on Aging, Orange County Planning Department Objective 2.5: Orange County will encourage transportation services that enable community mobility for older adults. ^ Strateqy 2.5.1: Expand existing volunteer driver programs, such as but not limited to Friend-to-Friend, A Helping Hand, and American Red Cross, that provide door-to-door, door-through-door, escorted, and other transportation to low-income older adults. Indicator 2.5.1 a: Increased number of volunteers providing transpartation services. lndicator 2.5.1 b: Increased funding to agencies providing volunteer driver programs. Indicator 2.5.1 c: Provision of technical assistance to agencies providing volunteer driver programs. A~encies_Responsible: Department on Aging, Orange Counfy Planning Department, Department of Social Services ^ Strateqy 2.5.2: Encourage private transportation providers to offer door-to-door, door-through-door, escorted, and other transportation to shopping areas for both urban and rural area residents. Indicator__2.5.2as Meetings held with existing privafe transportation providers (e.g. taxi services, existing group travel providers) and/or local businesses to determine feasibility of regular group transportation between urban and rurnl areas, the Senior Centers, and shopping areas. Indicator 2.5.2b: More privafe transportation companies that provide door-to-door, door- through-door, andJor escorted transpartation services to both urban and rural aren residents. A.gencies.__R_espons_i_b_le: Department on Aging, Orange County Planning Department 23