Human Service Transportation Coordination

The TPB has a more involved role with human service transportation coordination efforts to improve transportation for low-income populations, persons with disabilities and older adults.

In August 2006, the TPB became the designated recipient of two Federal Transit Administration funding programs in the Washington DC-VA-MD Urbanized Area.: the  Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC) and the New Freedom program. JARC funds transportation services that improve access to job-sites for low-income commuters and the New Freedom program is for transportation for persons with disabilities and older adults that is both new and goes above and beyond what is required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The TPB established Human Services Transportation Coordination Task Force to work oversee the development of a  Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan  which was adopted by the TPB in April 2007 and sets funding priorities for the JARC and New Freedom Program. The preparation of the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan was coordinated and is consistent with the CLRP. The TPB conducted its first solicitation for projects for Job Access Reverse Commute and New Freedom funding in June 2006 and five projects were funded as a result. The next solicitation for funds will occur in February to April 2008; you can find more details on the solicitation website.