Coordinated Human Service Shuttle

Mark Shaffer - Ride-On TransportationCalACT’s 2007 Spring Conference

April 27, 2007

Ride-On Social Service Transportation

• People with disabilities

• Seniors

• Medi-Cal riders• Dialysis Riders• Children

Ride-On General Public

• Airport/Amtrak Shuttles• Vanpools• Special Event Shuttles• Lunchtime Express• Medical Shuttles• Local Dial-A-Rides• Guaranteed Ride Home• Visitor Shuttles

Background of Project

• Ride-On has provided transportation to social services by a voucher system for six years.

• We have a history of providing public vanpools for the past seven years.

• Participation in employee training programs through the Private Industry Council and Department of Social Services.

• Interest in applying for funding fro the Agricultural Worker Transportation Program (AWTP)

Ride-on Employment Shuttle

• Train driver candidates for 3-6 months using training funds

• Drivers will work for Ride-on with a priority for servicing low income employees who cannot use public transit.

• Ride-On will schedule rides based on referrals from human resource agencies.

• Trainees will be hired as full time drivers after training period.

Who will use the Employee Shuttle?

• Field workers

• Hotel / Restaurant workers

• CalWorks trainees

• Low wage employees who do not have a car

• Employees with developmental disabilities

How Rides Are Scheduled

• Agency will fax or call in transportation request

• Schedulers will schedule rides to maximize Employee Shuttle

• Drivers will get daily manifest of riders

• Fares will be paid by the individual or agency

Benefits of Employee Shuttle

• Funding for shuttle will be provided by social agency and transportation funds

• Vehicles are not used to transport one group of workers, but many groups each day

• Drivers can be used by Ride-On between shuttle trips

• Drivers are hired by Ride-On at $10 / hour after completing their training

Funding the Employee Shuttle

• Vehicles will be older vanpool vans to minimize capital expense

• Department of Social Services and Private Industry Council have training funds

• Agricultural Worker Transportation program will not fund this service

• Other transportation funds will be needed to complete funding of the shuttle

Contact Information

Mark T. Shaffer

Executive Director

Phone: (805) 541-8751

E-mail: shafmt@aol.com

www.ride-on.org