|
Job Access and Reverse Commute / New Freedom Program |
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act, a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was enacted in August 2005 and provides guaranteed funding for Federal surface transportation programs through FFY 2009. SAFETEA-LU requires the establishment of a locally-developed, coordinated public transit – human services transportation plan (HSTP) in order for the northeastern Illinois region to access two specific funding programs; Section 5316 Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC), and Section 5317 New Freedom (NF).
In response to this requirement, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) embarked on a thorough HSTP planning process, called Connecting Communities through Coordination, to identify strategies that encourage more efficient use of available service providers that bring enhanced mobility to the region’s older adults, persons with disabilities and individuals with lower incomes.
The completion of the HSTP allows the northeastern Illinois region to access nearly $6 million in federal funding available from the JARC and NF programs. HSTP's goal is to maximize these two programs’ collective coverage by minimizing the duplication of services and ensure the provision of efficient transportation services for the Northeastern Illinois region.
|
|
© 2009 Regional Transportation Authority | Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) / New Freedom
|
|
Annual Call for Projects Timeline
Please check back in March 2009 for information regarding the Annual Call for Projects.
|