A Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan is a federally mandated program and focuses on the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities. Projects that are selected for funding under the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) program are required to be included in a Coordinated Plan. By law, Coordinated plans must be "developed and approved through a process that includes participation by seniors, individuals with disabilities and representatives of public, private and non-profit transportation."

NOACA is the designated recipient of those federal funds for the Cleveland urbanized area, which includes Cuyahoga, Lake, and portions of Lorain and Medina Counties. NOACA began an update of its Coordinated Plan, in the summer of 2024, holding a series of public meetings and stakeholder and community events throughout the region. The process also included surveys to providers/stakeholders and clients/riders to collect more feedback and better identify transportation needs for seniors and individuals with disabilities. From this input, the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Northeast Ohio was crafted and adopted by the NOACA Board of Directors in December 2024. The next scheduled update period for the plan will begin in 2028.

The Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan includes:

• An assessment of available transportation services that identifies current providers
• An assessment of transportation needs for target populations
• Strategies and activities to address identified gaps and redundancies in services
• Prioritization for implementation of strategies and activities based on resources, feasibility, and time
• Federal law requires that projects submitted under the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (Section 5310)  be included in and consistent with the goals of the Coordinated Plan.

View the current Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan.

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