 Coordinated Human Service Transportation
Many federal, state and local agencies provide or support special transportation services for transportation disadvantaged populations. Government, non-profit and for-profit programs serve rural and urban communities, indigent populations, veterans, people with disabilities, seniors and Medicaid recipients. But, the large number, diversity and dispersion of specialized transportation programs across many agencies can create ineffective and inefficient service and problems such as duplication of service, underutilization of resources, inconsistent service, gaps in service, inconsistent safety standards and customer inconvenience. To combat these problems, government agencies, human service organizations and transportation planners have advocated improved program coordination. NCSL is working with the Federal Transit Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor to track state coordination efforts. This page provides the latest information about state legislation, NCSL reports and links to additional resources.
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