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1 cumberland , dauphin , and Perry Counties pennsylvania coordinated public transit human Service Transportation Plan Prepared by: coordinated Transportation Steering Committee Facilitated by: Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC) cumberland County Transportation Department (CCTD) Capital Area transit (CAT) Perry County Transportation Authority (PCTA) Approved By: Harrisburg Area Transportation Study June 22, 2007 cumberland , dauphin , and Perry Counties pennsylvania coordinated public transit human services Transportation Plan HATS FFY 2007 Certification The Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS) is the organization that will consider and approve the plans and programs and the Federal and State funding, for the highway and transit systems in the Harrisburg Urbanized Area and Tri-County Region.

2 Organizational members include the Counties of cumberland , dauphin and Perry , Harrisburg City, the pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Capital Area transit . The Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS), as the lead agency, has formally adopted on June 22, 2007, a locally developed, coordinated public transit human services transportation plan from which projects selected from Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2007 funding under the Section 5310 Program, Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), and New Freedoms Program shall be derived. The Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS) has established a public transit human services Transportation Plan Task Force, which includes the participation of representatives of public , private, and non-profit transportation and human services providers and members of the public .

3 HATS, through its committee member selection process, has documented its good faith efforts to solicit involvement from the proper stakeholder interest groups. Through its comprehensive review, the public transit human services Transportation Plan Task Force has identified strategies and/or activities to address identified service gaps and set relative priorities for implementation by determining the priority order of all section 5310 program applications for cumberland , dauphin , and Perry Counties , pennsylvania . In FFY 2007, there were no applications for funding for the JARC or New Freedoms programs.

4 The Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS) has developed and adopted a coordinated plan, which is attached, that includes at a minimum the following elements: List of the groups that were represented by participants of the task force, Documentation of the HATS good faith efforts to solicit involvement in the task force. The HATS identification of strategies and/or activities to address identified service gaps and set relative priorities for implementation through it determination of the priority order of applications for Section 5310, JARC, and New Freedoms funding within its jurisdiction.

5 Prioritized list of such applications. Representative Mark Keller, Chairman Date Harrisburg Area Transportation Study Table of Contents cumberland / dauphin / Perry Counties , pennsylvania coordinated public transit human SERVICE TRANSPORTATION PLAN .. 1 ABOUT THE HARRISBURG REGION .. 1 HATS ..2 TCRPC ..2 Paratransit SECTION #1: PROVIDERS AND services .. 4 Providers:..4 services ..6 Handicap Accessible Transportation ..11 SECTION #2: TRANSPORTATION NEEDS 12 Persons with Disabilities.

6 12 Persons 65 years of Age or older ..13 People with Households with no Vehicle Access ..17 Other Areas of Transportation NEEDS by Region ..24 SECTION #3: TRANSPORTATION 32 SECTION #4: PRIORITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION .. 34 5310 REVIEW APPLICATION SCORE SHEET .. 35 Section 5310 Application Review Score HARRISBURG REGION FFY 2007 5310 APPLICATION REVIEWS .. 38 FFY 2007 5310 Grant Application Recommendations ..48 HATS coordinated public transit human SERVICE TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE .. 49 Task Force Members: ..49 coordinated public transit human SERVICE TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE MEETING.

7 50 Community Outreach Efforts to form Task Force ..54 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION: .. 1 Executive Order: human Service Transportation Coordination ..1 PennDOT: coordinated public transit human services Transportation Plans ..1 1 cumberland , dauphin , and Perry Counties pennsylvania coordinated public transit human Service Transportation Plan cumberland / dauphin / Perry Counties , pennsylvania coordinated public transit human Service Transportation Plan The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) signed into law on August 10, 2005 requires that a coordinated plan for transit be developed for each region.

8 A coordinated public transit human Service Transportation Plan (CPT-HSTP) identifies the transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults, and people with low incomes, and provides strategies for meeting those local needs and prioritizes transportation services for funding and implementation. A diverse group of stakeholders was invited to assist with the following: Conduct an assessment of available services ( public , private, and non-profit) Identify transportation needs for individuals with disabilities, older adults, and people with low incomes. Develop strategies and/or activities to address the identified gaps and achieve efficiencies, where possible, in service delivery.

9 Identify priorities for implementing the strategy/activities based on resources, time, and feasibility for implementation. The group of stakeholders will serve as the task force, on behalf of the Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS) to specifically deal with issues related to transit and human services transportation coordination. The committee will meet on an as needed basis to identify the needs, develop strategy, and assist with program implementation. Strategies and Activities derived from this plan may afford the opportunity to be funded through Section 5310, Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), and New Freedoms programs.

10 About the Harrisburg Region The Harrisburg Metropolitan Region is situated in South Central pennsylvania . The region includes the three Counties of cumberland , dauphin , and Perry . The major employment centers of the region include the City of Harrisburg, which is the State Capital, and the surrounding municipalities in both cumberland and dauphin Counties . Major communities in the region include Hershey (part of Derry Township), Middletown, Hummelstown, Halifax, Elizabethville, Camp Hill, Carlisle, Shippensburg, Marysville, Newport, and New Bloomfield. As of the 2000 census, the population of the three Counties was around 510,000.