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6 <br /> Public Transportation <br /> Anticipated Forces of Change <br /> o Bus and Rail Investment Plan — Update Pending <br /> • Funding Allocations and Potential Financial Exposure <br /> ➢ 2020 Census <br /> o Urban growth will Increase Federal Funds for Urban Services <br /> o Results in a Proportionate Decrease in Federal Funds for Rural Services <br /> ➢ Transportation Represents and Increasing Barrier to accessing County services <br /> o Human Services & Mental Health Services <br /> o Criminal Justice System <br /> ➢ Human Services Transportation Needs Analysis- graph <br /> ➢ Human Services Transportation Needs Analysis-graph <br /> Small Sample Size - 23 <br /> Public Transportation <br /> Planning and Resilience <br /> o Review and Update Transit Study - 2015 <br /> ➢ Commuter Benefits Program for County Employees <br /> o 50% Position Cost Share through TJCOG Transportation Demand Management <br /> Grant <br /> o Administer Telework Program, Carpool Ride Matching, GoPerks Incentive Program, <br /> and Subsidized Bus Passes <br /> ➢ Human Services Needs Analysis <br /> o Implement deviated zonal routes <br /> o Analyze Impact Post Implementation <br /> Public Transportation <br /> Planning and Resilience <br /> ➢ Criminal Justice Resource Office Collaboration <br /> o Court Events <br /> o Reentry <br /> ➢ Solicit Funding Partnerships; Grant Opportunities; Alternative Funding Sources <br /> o Replace Funding for Rural Services or Other Federal Reductions <br /> ➢ Board of Commissioners Policy Priority 2016 <br /> o Provides Support and Guides Budget Recommendations <br /> Chair Dorosin asked why the sample set for the Primary Form of Transportation portion <br /> of the Human Services Transportation Needs Analysis survey was 505 people, but only 23 <br /> people for the Difficult Start Locations portion. <br /> Travis Myren said the overall pool of people surveyed was the same but that participants <br /> were reluctant to provide their home addresses for the latter question. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs added that in both cases the sample population is of people already <br /> accessing County services; there probably are people not getting County services who also <br /> have transportation needs. <br />