Bureau County Transit Planning Group
Bureau County Transit Planning Group Meeting
Thursday, January 14, 2010
10 a.m. - 12 noon
The Bureau County Transit Partnership Group is a group of volunteers working under guidance from the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transportation (ICCT) Clearinghouse to develop coordinated public transportation throughout our county.
Coordinated public transportation is the process of communication, cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders with the intent of melding the 62 human transportation funding streams in a single-entity, county-wide delivery system to:
- Avoid transportation service gaps,
- Avoid gransportation service duplication, and
- Encourage efficient use of limited resources.
The end goal of the ICCT Clearinghouse is to help counties enhance existing public transportation systems.
No individual community entity or agency can "speak" for the community. Therefore, our first step is to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders. The Trnasit Partnership Group (TPG) is an equal partnership whose members include current (and potential) transportation riders; transportation providers; human service agencies; medical and healthcare groups; education, employment and job training programs; government representation; interested community members and other parties.
Public transportation coordination is not just about organizing rides, it's also about community development. The TPG will request and consider the results of needs assessments, interpret findings, develop a system wish list, and collectively plan transportation outcomes. To accomplish our goals, Jeff Dean has agreed to act as primary contact person, coordinating group efforts, maintaining correspondence and organizing meetings.
Input from a varierty of stakeholders is vital to the success of this project. Therefore, we would like to invite you to attend our introductory meeting on January 14, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Prouty Community Building, 435 S. Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356 to learn more about public transportation, share your personal views regarding transit needs in our county, and consider joining us as a TPG member.
Please RSVP Jeff Dean at 815-875-4548 (ext 222) or email: jdean@gateway-services.org if you are able to atten this meeting and to request any necessary accomodations, including transportation to and from the meeting.
Bureau County Transit Planning Group
Date and Time
Thursday Jan 14, 2010
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Thursday, January 14, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location
Prouty Community Building435 S Main StPrinceton, IL 61356
Contact Information
call Jeff Dean to RSVP at 815-875-4548 ext 222
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