Job Access and Reverse Commute (jarc) Program fy 2009 Service Profiles Region X alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington October 2010 fta-08-0162 Job Access and Reverse Commute (jarc) fy 2009 Service Profiles: Region X

Hopelink (645)

Mobility Manager and Eastside Sub-Region Mobility Coordinator (1111)

Location: King County (WA)
Type: Information-Based Services/Mobility manager
Goal: Improved access/connections
Service description: During FFY 2009, we hired the Eastside Sub-region Mobility Coordinator to provide mobility management services under this grant. Activities focused on providing support to the King County Mobility Coalition (then named the King County Coordinated Special Needs Transportation Steering Committee) and the Eastside Easy Rider Collaborative.

Support for the King County Mobility Coalition (KCMC) during FFY 2009 included:

1. Developing and publishing new KCMC web pages on King County Metro’s website
2. Staffing KCMC meetings, including drafting agendas and minutes
Eastside sub regional work during FFY 2009 included:
1. Researching and updating the Eastside Easy Rider Collaborative (EERC) 2009 work plan
2. Staffing EERC meetings, including drafting agendas and minutes
3. Meeting individually with EERC participants to plan future projects
4. Planning outreach to Eastside agencies, organizations and businesses to increase community participation in EERC and to increase awareness of transportation challenges facing special needs populations
5. Planning, coordinating, and staffing an outreach event for Senior Day at the Bellevue Farmers Market
6. Participating in Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail opening weekend activities 
Evaluation: This is a new project, which began in July 2009, and it has not been formally evaluated within Hopelink. However, the following measures were established in our grant proposal and will be used to evaluate its success:
1. King County should have an updated and revised Special Needs Transportation Plan, including a list of prioritized projects to propose for an eventual next cycle of grants
2. King County should have an enhanced list of active participants on the KCMC, including human service agencies from around the County
3. The County should have an increased number of special needs transportation services and providers
4. The Mobility Manager will have identified additional sources of funding to support special needs transportation, and to provide continued funding for the Mobility Manager and Sub-Region Mobility Coordinator positions
Accomplishments: During the first three months of this project (FFY 2009), its most notable accomplishments include the hire of a Eastside Sub-region Mobility Coordinator, the development of King County Mobility Coalition web pages on the King County Metro website, and coordinating an outreach event for Senior Day at the Bellevue Farmers Market.
Lessons learned: It would have been helpful to have a better understanding of the types of challenges faced and projects undertaken by other Mobility Managers in Washington State and across the nation. In addition, having a robust national network of Mobility Managers would speed up the initial implementation process.