The TPB’s Human Service Transportation Coordination work includes actively seeking input on unmet transportation needs through the Access for All Advisory Committee. Based on this input, the TPB identified connectivity gaps in accessing essential services for older adults, people with disabilities and those with low-incomes in its Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan, adopted by the TPB in December 2018. These unmet transportation needs are used to develop priorities for FTA’s Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities grant program. COG serves as the designated recipient for this program in the Washington DC-VA-MD Urbanized Area and the TPB solicits and selects the projects; these projects provide key access to essential services such as health care, education, employment and recreation.
Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan
The Coordinated Plan is required to be updated every four years. On May 17, 2023, the TPB approved the 2023 Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan Update for the National Capital Region.
The Coordinated Plan for the National Capital Region for 2023 was developed under the guidance of the TPB's Access for All Committee and includes the required five elements:
- Unmet Transportation Needs
- Inventory of Existing Services
- Strategies for Improved Service and Coordination
- Priority Projects
- Competitive Selection Criteria