Southwest Kansas Regional Transportation Council
Coordinated Transit District 15
Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Plan
Planning Document for Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, and Clark Counties
Final
Prepared
November 30, 2007
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Coordinated Human Services Public Transportation Plan
Section I: Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan
- Assessment of available services identifying current providers (public, private, non-profit): Pg. 13-19
- Assessment of need for individuals with disabilities, older adults and people with low incomes. This assessment can be based on experiences and perceptions of the planning partners or more sophisticated data collection efforts, and gaps in service (Note: If a community does not intend to seek funding for a particular program – Section 5310, JARC or New Freedom – then the community is not required to include an assessment of the targeted population in its coordinated plan): Pg. 20
- Strategies and / or activities to address the identified gaps and achieve efficiencies in service delivery: Pg. 23-31
- Relative priorities for implementation based on resources, time, and feasibility for implementing specific strategies / activities identified: Pg. 22 and 32
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 5
2. Description of Service Area 6
Counties included in CTD 6
Demographics of CTD by county for CTD 15
Transit Dependent Populations 6
3. Inventory of Transportation Providers in CTD 15 9
Stakeholder Identification 9
Transportation Providers Funded by KDOT 13
Other Transportation Providers 17
4. Transportation Needs in the CTD 20
Framework for Action Summary 20
Service Gaps: What do we need to do better? 21
5. Prioritized Needs 22
6. Action Plan 23
7. Attachments
a. Sample letter of invitation to participate 33
b. Completed Framework for Action 34
c. Stakeholder contact log 43
d. Summit roster 68
List of Tables
Table 1: Transportation Dependent Populations, 2005 Estimates 8
Table 2: Planning Participants 11
Table 3: Transportation Providers in the CTD 15 Service Area 16
Table 4: Other Transportation Providers in CTD 15 17
Table 5: Summary of Survey Results 20
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Coordinated Transit District 15 6
Figure 2: Population Density for Counties in CTD 15 by Census Tract 7
Figure 3: Organizations 9
Figure 4: Planning Participation 10
Figure 5: Intercity Bus Routes 19
Coordinated Transit District 15
Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Plan
(Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, and Clark Counties)
November 30, 2007
1. Introduction
The goal of this plan is to improve coordination of transportation and human services in Coordinated Transit District 15. It also fulfills the federal planning requirements of SAFETEA-LU which consist of the following:
· A unified, comprehensive strategy for public transportation service delivery;
· Identifies transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults, and individuals with limited incomes;
· Lays out strategies for meeting those needs; and
· Prioritizes services.
To complete the plan, CTD members were asked to complete inventories and web-based surveys. They were also asked to participate in a transportation planning summit held on May 31st, 2007. 49 of the 313 people invited participated in the summit.
By the end of the summit, a draft action plan was completed. A coordinated public transit-human service transportation plan was developed based on data and input received from CTD members. All primary stakeholders were given the opportunity to comment on the action plan before it was finalized to be included in this report.
This plan addresses transit coordination priorities for the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010, but may be updated periodically to meet developing needs in the communities of Coordinated Transit District 15.
2. Description of Service Area
Counties included in CTD.
In Kansas, there are 15 Coordinated Transit Districts (CTDs). Each CTD is responsible for coordinating public transit within their service area and membership consists of recipients of public and human service transit funds from the Kansas Department of Transportation. The CTD is located in the area of the state Southwest. 15. Map 1 contains the nineteen counties that are included in CTD 15: Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, and Clark.
Demographics of CTD 15 by county for
Transit Dependent Populations
Over 150,000 people live in the CTD 15 service area. Figure 2 provides the population density of the area by number of persons living in each square mile. The areas surrounding the following towns have the highest population densities:
· Dodge City
· Garden City
· Johnson City
· Liberal
Specialized transportation funds are targeted to individuals that are more likely to be transportation disadvantaged. Groups included in this category are older adults and individuals with disabilities, and individuals with incomes below the poverty level. Over 11% of the area’s population was age 65 or older, which was lower than the state’s overall rate of 13%. However, the rate of individuals with a go-outside-of-home disability was consistent with the state at 4.9%. The poverty rate of individuals 18 and older was slightly higher in the area (7.3%) than the overall state (6.5%).
Figure 2 Population Density for Counties in CTD 15 by Census Tract
Table 1
Transportation Dependent Populations
2005 Estimates
County / Elderly 60+ / Elderly 65+ / Elderly 65+ (%) / 16+; Go-outside-home disability / 16+; Go-outside-home disability (%) / Adults (18+) below poverty / Adults (18+) below poverty (%) / Total Pop.Clark / 614 / 498 / 21.8% / 112 / 4.9% / 166 / 7.3% / 2,283
Finney / 3,713 / 2,722 / 7.0% / 1,848 / 4.7% / 2,951 / 7.6% / 38,988
Ford / 4,730 / 3,708 / 11.0% / 1,910 / 5.7% / 2,472 / 7.3% / 33,751
Grant / 957 / 726 / 9.6% / 373 / 5.0% / 406 / 5.4% / 7,530
Gray / 919 / 744 / 12.7% / 265 / 4.5% / 295 / 5.0% / 5,861
Greeley / 286 / 238 / 17.7% / 63 / 4.7% / 98 / 7.3% / 1,349
Hamilton / 593 / 478 / 18.4% / 216 / 8.3% / 244 / 9.4% / 2,604
Haskell / 586 / 449 / 10.6% / 188 / 4.4% / 268 / 6.3% / 4,232
Hodgeman / 498 / 401 / 19.0% / 114 / 5.4% / 166 / 7.9% / 2,110
Kearny / 653 / 502 / 11.1% / 210 / 4.7% / 275 / 6.1% / 4,516
Lane / 484 / 388 / 20.5% / 118 / 6.2% / 96 / 5.1% / 1,894
Meade / 1,031 / 830 / 17.9% / 237 / 5.1% / 254 / 5.5% / 4,625
Morton / 590 / 445 / 13.9% / 148 / 4.6% / 197 / 6.2% / 3,196
Ness / 893 / 729 / 24.2% / 155 / 5.2% / 192 / 6.4% / 3,009
Scott / 965 / 759 / 16.5% / 113 / 2.5% / 155 / 3.4% / 4,600
Seward / 2,723 / 2,074 / 8.9% / 1,078 / 4.6% / 2,260 / 9.7% / 23,274
Stanton / 383 / 291 / 13.0% / 84 / 3.7% / 202 / 9.0% / 2,245
Stevens / 918 / 720 / 13.3% / 228 / 4.2% / 299 / 5.5% / 5,412
Wichita / 475 / 369 / 16.0% / 147 / 6.4% / 182 / 7.9% / 2,309
CTD Total / 22,012 / 17,072 / 11.1% / 7,608 / 4.9% / 11,176 / 7.3% / 153,788
3. Inventory of Transportation Providers in CTD
Stakeholder Identification
The CTD members identified 313 organizations that would be impacted by the Coordinated Plan. Human service providers represented the highest percentage of the stakeholder organizations. This is not surprising because there are many human service providers in CTD 15 whose clients rely on public transportation, and as a result these providers often have to coordinate their services with transit providers.
Each organization was invited to the Transportation Summit, as well as asked to either complete a transportation inventory and/or a human service provider inventory. Twenty-six percent of those organizations either attended the Summit or submitted inventories.
Table 2
Planning Participants
Agency Name / City / Attended Summit / Inventory Received? /Advocacy Service of Western Kansas for the Personal Touch / Lakin / Yes / No
Area Mental Health Center / Dodge City / Yes / Yes
Arrowhead West, Inc. / Dodge City / Yes / Yes
Arrowhead West, Inc. / Dodge City / No / Yes
Ashland Health Center / Ashland / Yes / Yes
Center for Independent Living of SWKS / Garden City / Yes / No
City of Ashland / Ashland / Yes / Yes
City of Ashland / Ashland / Yes / Yes
City of Dodge City Public Transportation / Dodge City / Yes / Yes
City of Garden City / Garden City / Yes / No
City of Garden City/Holcomb/Finney County Planning and Community Development / Garden City / Yes / No
City of Scott City / Scott City / No / Yes
Community Health Coalition/Dominican Sisters / Garden City / Yes / No
Diamond View Estates Lane County Senior Living Foundation / Dighton / No / Yes
Director 25th JD CC and Rehab / Garden City / Yes / Yes
Director Ford County RSVP / Yes / No
Dodge City Family Planning / Dodge City / No / Yes
Dodge City Public School USD 443 / Dodge City / No / Yes
Family Crisis Services / Garden City / Yes / No
Finney County Commissioners / Garden City / Yes / No
Finney County Commissioners / Garden City / Yes / No
Finney County Commissioners / Garden City / Yes / No
Finney County Commissioners / Garden City / Yes / No
Finney County Committee on Aging / Garden City / Yes / Yes
Finney County Committee on Aging / Garden City / Yes / Yes
Finney County Committee on Aging / Garden City / Yes / Yes
Finney County Committee on Aging / Garden City / Yes / Yes
Finney County Committee on Aging / Garden City / Yes / Yes
Ford County Planning / Dodge City / No / Yes
Garden City Public Works / Garden City / Yes / No
Gray County / Cimarron / No / Yes
Greeley County Health Services & Greeley County Recreation Department / Tribune / Yes / No
Grisell Memorial Hospital / Ransom / No / Yes
Hamilton County VIP's / Syracuse / Yes / Yes
Hugoton Senior Center/Stevens County Council on Aging / Hugoton / No / Yes
Jetmore Senior Center / Jetmore / No / Yes
Lane County Transportation / Dighton / Yes / Yes
Meade District Hospital/Heritage Program for Senior Adults / Meade / No / Yes
Minneola District Hospital / Minneola / No / Yes
Mosaic / Garden City / Yes / No
Mosaic / Garden City / Yes / No
Ness County Economic Development / Ness City / Yes / No
Pride of Life Senior Center / Sublette / No / Yes
Satanta Aging Program / Satanta / Yes / Yes
Satanta District Hospital / Satanta / No / Yes
Scott Community Foundation / Scott City / Yes / No
Scott County VIP's / Scott City / Yes / Yes
Scott County VIP's / Scott City / Yes / Yes
Scott County VIP's / Scott City / Yes / Yes
SDSI President/CEO / Garden City / Yes / No
Senior Center of Finney County / Garden City / Yes / No
Social Security Administration / Dodge City / No / Yes
Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging / Dodge City / Yes / Yes
SRS / Garden City / Yes / No
St. Catherine Hospital Social Work Department / Garden City / Yes / Yes
Stevens County Health Department / Hugoton / No / Yes
Sunflower Home Health, Inc. / Garden City / Yes / No
Sunflower Home Health, Inc. / Garden City / Yes / No
The Garden City Telegram Government Reporter / Garden City / Yes / No
Transportation Bus / Yes / No
Trinity Lutheran Church / Garden City / Yes / Yes
United Methodist Mexican American Ministries / Garden City / No / Yes
United Way / Garden City / No / Yes
USD 214 / Ulysses / No / Yes
USD 220 / Ashland / No / Yes
USD 480 / Liberal / Yes / No
VR Counselor / Garden City / Yes / No
Wichita County Health Center / Leoti / Yes / Yes
Wichita County Health Center / Leoti / Yes / No
Attachment C contains the stakeholder contact log, which is a complete list of organizations who were contacted as part of the planning process.
Transportation Providers Funded by KDOT
Transportation providers who are members of CTD 15 receive capital and operating assistance from the state and federal government. The two primary funding programs are the Section 5310 (Specialized Transportation for the Elderly or Disabled) and Section 5311 (General Public Transportation). Section 5309 funds are also being used in Garden City to build a transit facility. The following paragraphs are descriptions of providers funded by KDOT.