Locally Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Transportation Plan (LOCHSTP)
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) calls for the development of a Locally Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Transportation Plan (LOCHSTP). The focus of the planning process is to identify comprehensive unified strategies for public transportation service delivery which address customer needs by developing cost effective strategies to serve unmet needs, improving the quality and accessibility of services, and eliminating duplicative services through coordination.
The following Federal Transit Administration (FTA) programs are coordinated and will be funded through this planning process: Section 5310 Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program; Section 5316 Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC); and Section 5317 New Freedom Initiative (NFI).
Locally Coordinated Public-Transit Human Services Transportation Program (LOCHSTP) UpdateThe region’s first LOCHSTP meeting to update the plan was held on December 15, 2008. Both The South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency (CRERPA) participated with SCRCOG once again taking the lead in identifying services and administering the meetings. A copy of the 2007 report is available here. |
