Table of Contents

• 1. The Coordination Challenge and Project Approach
  • 1.1 Need for Coordinated Public Transportation Services
  • 1.2 Evolution of the Coordination Concept
  • 1.3 North Dakota Situation
  • 1.4 Study Approach
  • 1.5 Report Organization
• 2. Transportation Coordination: A Literature Review and Summary of Practice
  • 2.1 What Is Coordination?
  • 2.2 Which Transportation Services Are Likely to Be Coordinated?
  • 2.3 Evolution of the Federal Role and Policy on Coordination
  • 2.4 Studies Documenting Barriers to Coordination, Benefits and Costs of Coordination, and Conditions Necessary for Effective Coordination
  • 2.5 State Coordination Efforts
  • 2.6 Sampling of States Where Coordination Is Legislated
    • 2.6.1 Texas
    • 2.6.2 Iowa
    • 2.6.3 Washington
    • 2.6.4 South Dakota
  • 2.7 States Where Coordination Evolved from Grass Roots
    • 2.7.1 Ohio
    • 2.7.2 Montana
    • 2.7.3 North Dakota
  • 2.8 Models for Achieving Coordination
• 3. Services Inventory & Coordination Efforts
  • 3.1 State-Level FTA and Health & Human Services Transit Programs
    • 3.1.1 Public Transportation
    • 3.1.2 Fixed-Route City Bus Services
    • 3.1.3 Dial-A-Ride/Paratransit Services
    • 3.1.4 Taxi Services
    • 3.1.5 Other Publicly Supported/Client-Specific Transportation Services
    • 3.1.6 Medicaid
    • 3.1.7 Head Start
    • 3.1.8 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
    • 3.1.9 Veterans Benefits
    • 3.1.10 Jobs Access & Reverse Commute
    • 3.1.11 No Child Left Behind
    • 3.1.12 Older Americans Act
    • 3.1.13 Vocational Rehabilitation
    • 3.1.14 Job Corps
    • 3.1.15 Nursing Homes
    • 3.1.16 Developmental Disabilities Service Providers
  • 3.2 Regional Services Inventories & Coordination Efforts
    • 3.2.1 Region 1 - Williston
    • 3.2.2 Region 2 - Minot
    • 3.2.3 Region 3 - Devils Lake
    • 3.2.4 Region 4 - Grand Forks
    • 3.2.5 Region 5 - Fargo
    • 3.2.6 Region 6 - Jamestown
    • 3.2.7 Region 7 - Bismarck
    • 3.2.8 Region 8 - Dickinson Region
  • 3.3 Summary of Regional Statistics
• 4. Focus Group & Steering Committee Meetings
  • 4.1 Steering Committee
  • 4.2 Focus Group Meetings
  • 4.3 Second Steering Committee Meeting
• 5. Evaluation of Coordination Policy Options and Recommendations
  • 5.1 Evaluation Criteria
  • 5.2 Coordination Options for North Dakota
  • 5.3 Evaluation of the Coordination Options
  • 5.4 Recommended Implementation Plan
  • 5.5 Actions Required for Implementing the Recommended Coordination Option
  • 5.6 Next Steps
• 6. Conclusion
• Appendix A. Recognized Public Transit Providers
• Appendix B. Public Transportation Statistics*
• Appendix C. Profile of Public Transportation Services in North Dakota*
• Appendix D. Public Transportation Vehicle Inventory*
• Appendix E. Taxi Services*
• Appendix F. Medicaid Transportation Services*
• Appendix G. Steering Committee & Regional Coordination Meeting Minutes*
• Appendix H. Local Transportation Coordination Survey & Results*

*available upon request

Enhancing Passenger Mobility Services in North Dakota through Increased Coordination

Prepared for
North Dakota Department of Transportation
Public Transportation Office

by

Gary Hegland
Jim Miller, Ph. D.
Jon Mielke
Jill Hough

Small Urban & Rural Transit Center
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota

November 2004

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