TPB Access for All Advisory Committee

The Access for All Advisory Committee (AFA) advises the TPB on transportation issues, programs, policies, and services important to traditionally underserved communities, including low-income communities, minority communities, people with limited English proficiency, people with disabilities, and older adults. The committee identifies issues of concern to traditionally underserved populations in order to determine whether and how these issues might be addressed within the TPB process.

Membership

The committee membership is composed of community leaders from around the region, including individuals, representatives of nonprofit groups and other advisory committees. Ex-Officio members work for a state or local agency, a transit provider, or are a private provider of transportation services.

Alternative formats of publications can be made available. Reasonable accommodations at meetings are provided upon request. Please allow up to 7 business days to process requests. Phone: (202) 962-3300 or (202) 962-3213 (TDD).

Featured Documents

View Documents
  • Publications

    Program Management Plan for Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities funds (Section 5310)

    Mar 4, 2016

    This Program Management Plan (PMP) outlines the policies and procedures the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) will use in the management and administration of the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program. This new program, created under the two-year transportation authorization, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21),1 offers limited funding to certain qualifying organizations to enhance mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities by providing matching grants for programs to serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations above traditional public transportation services and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit service.2 COG, as the administrative agent for the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), is the designated recipient of Enhanced Mobility funds for the Washington DC-VA-MD Urbanized Area; and COG is the administrative agent responsible for all of the TPB’s procurement, accounting, and legal activities.