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Transportation/
Commuter Services
Overview
Carpooling &
Vanpooling
Foothills Area Mobility
System
Regional Long
Range Plan Rural Transportation
Committee
Transportation
Planning
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Foothills Area Mobility System (FAMS)
Announcement: Beginning
November 9, 2011, the Foothills Express Bus Service will operate on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. This service provides transporation from Culpeper
to Charlottesville with an additional stop in Madison. Please
see these flyers for more information on the Foothills Express!
Foothills Express Flyer | English
| Spanish
Foothills
Area Mobility Mobility Management Information
Foothills
Area Mobility System Projects
FAMS Background Information
Transportation has long been identified as one of the
greatest unmet needs in this region for older adults and individuals with
disabilities. This issue was the subject of a white paper produced jointly
by RRRC and Aging Together in 2006. Of course, this is not just a local
problem. Nationally, between 25 percent and 30 percent of individuals
do not have access to an automobile. In addition to the elderly and disabled,
this number includes low-income families or individuals who cannot afford
their own vehicles or aren't able to drive for other reasons. Lack of
transportation is often cited by human services organizations and employment
programs as a barrier to self sufficiency for low-income families.
Finding solutions for these transportation problems requires a comprehensive,
cooperative effort by all public and private organizations that provide
public transportation or that have a mandate to serve low-income, elderly and
disabled populations. The Federal Government has recognized the need for this
type of coordinated action and built such a requirement into transit funding
legislation. In Virginia, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation
(DRPT) is working with Planning District Commissions to develop regional
Consolidated Human Services Mobility (CHSM) plans.
In PD9, development of the CHSM plan is building on a collaborative effort
already in place. RRRC, Aging Together, which represents dozens of human
service organizations in the region, Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services
Board (RRCSB), Virginia Regional Transit (VRT), and the local Disability
Services Boards have worked together and shared information to map existing
services and to identify unmet needs. The next steps in this effort are to
identify and prioritize potential solutions and identify resources to start
implementing those solutions. RRRC will coordinate this planning effort. For
more information, contact Cathy Zielinski
at cmzielinski@rrregion.org.
FAMS Documents
Executive
Summary - Coordinated Human Services Mobility Plan
FAMS Brochure
(Draft)
Rappahannock-Rapidan
(PD9) CHSM Plan (8 MB)
Presentation
to Area Disability Services Boards (3/2008)
PDC9
Potential Strategies & Projects (Prepared by DRPT)
Resources
Regional Resources
Commuter Services
Aging Together
Virginia Regional
Transit
State Agencies
Virginia Department
of Rail and Public Transportation
Virginia Department of
Rehabilitative Services
Federal Government
Federal Transit Administration
United We Ride
Nonprofit Organizations
The Beverly
Foundation
Community Transportation
Association
National
Center on Senior Transportation (NCST)
Senior Navigator
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