LIFT

Leadership in Innovative Flexible Transportation

Where we Serve:

Riverland Region of Southwest Wisconsin

Grant, Green, Iowa, Richland and Lafayette

Counties

Partnerships in Juneau, Crawford and

Sauk Counties

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LIFTThe Counties We Serve

County Population(2007 est)

Land Area(Square Miles)

Persons/Square Mile (2000)

Grant 48,792 1,147.85 43.2

Green 35,727 583.99 57.6

Iowa 23,561 762.67 29.9

Lafayette 15,819 633.57 25.5

Richland 18,142 586.2 30.6

Juneau 26,548 767.61 31.7

Crawford 16,998 572.69 30.1

Sauk 58,477 837.63 65.9

Total 244,064 5,892.21

Serving Rural, Low-Income, Aging and Disabled

• Average of 37.36 people per square mile

• Average People per square mile in California: 217.2 (670 in San Diego County)

• Wisconsin Population: 5,601,640

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How did it all start?• In 2006, The Southwest

Wisconsin Transit Team (SWTT) was formed to explore ways to collaborate and improve existing transportation services, employing a regional approach to the provision of transportation services for area residents.

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LIFTWisDOT awarded SWTT a New Freedom grant for 2008. SWTT

hired a MM in February, and named the program LIFTLeadership in Innovative Flexible Transportation

LIFT is housed and supported by the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP)

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Mobility Management Training

Supported by WisDOT

LIFTThe common good…Sharing transportation is more

than just a benefit to individuals.

Coordination: Getting people places efficiently,

appropriately, cost effectively

People will lend a hand when presented with a specific need

or challenge.

LIFTThe Core Group• The Southwest Wisconsin Transit Team is comprised of representation

from:– Grant County Center on Aging– Green County Human Services– Hodan Center– Iowa County Commission on Aging– Lafayette County Commission on Aging– Richland County Health & Human Services

Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC)– Southwest Wisconsin Community Action Program– Southwest Opportunities Center– Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission– Wisconsin DVR– Wisconsin DOT

LIFTLIFT’s Model of Mobility Management

LIFT Consumers with Mobility Needs, Advisory Group, Partnerships/Core group

Transportation Service ProvidersFunding Agencies

Government and Nonprofit Training,

Tech Assistance, Best Practices: WisDOT, UWR, CTAA, Easter

Seals

One Call / One Stop Center

Optimal Use of Transportation Resources

Provider Contracts and Coordinated Billing

Mobile Customers

Structure and FrameworkAll the pieces create a model of operation

Model shows integration of funding sources

Stresses importance of cooperation across agencies, groups and funding opportunities

Mobility Manager

Public Service

Transportation

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Human Service

Transportation

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Locally Developed Human Service Public Transit Transportation Plan

Update 2009-2013

• facilitated by SWWRPC, WisDOT and LIFT mobility manager

• over 1000 invitations and follow up surveys distributed

• Update endorsed by all 5 counties, SWCAP, and other partners

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LIFTPlan Priorities– Contract with common service providers– Continue with Mobility Management– Share Resources– Expand Volunteer Driver/Escort Programs– RideShare– Centralize Information– Improve Service Convenience– Allow Joint Purchasing– Consolidate Functions– Coordinate Dispatch– Provide Technical Training for Coordination Staff– Establish / Expand Taxi Subsidy Programs– Introduce Community Bus Routes

How LIFT Works:

Connect transportation assets, agencies, consumers, employers and commuters through one point of contact

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Individual Rider/AgencyProvider Contact Person

Driver

Transportation Coordinator

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LIFTServices to Date

• one point of contact agency/website• shared Transportation Management Software platform

• facilitated FTA required transportation plan• broad array of partnerships

LIFTInitiatives

• Continue to expand partnerships• Marketing directed at agencies, employers,

commuters and providers• Contractual relationships with agencies and providers• Carry out priorities identified in 2008 Transportation

Plan Update• Diverse, sustainable funding• Network with other mobility managers, bring out

best practices and new ideas

LIFTVision

• Contact and awareness between providers, commuters, consumers and agencies

• Streamlining of communication and billing between providers and consumers

• Advocacy for better and more numerous transportation options for everyone, especially transportation-disadvantaged

There is always a solution

Think outside the box and solutions will present

themselves

Thank You.

201 South Iowa StreetDodgeville, WI 53533

www.swt-lift.orgliftdirector@gmail.com