Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan Update

Scope

On September 26th, the MSB Assembly unanimously adopted the 2023 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan update. All Coordinated Plans address a set list of topics; demographics, available transportation services and stakeholder engagement, with the intent of improving services specifically for specialty populations such as senior citizens, persons with disabilities, individuals with low incomes, zero car households and more.  

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Project Benefits

FTA 5310 grants through the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and Alaska Mental Health Trust funding each focus on the transportation needs of disadvantaged persons and those with special transportation needs that cannot be met through traditional personal automobile or public transportation means. In order to be eligible for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) or Alaska Mental Health Trust funds through the Alaska DOT&PF Alaska Community Transit office (ACT), projects must be derived from a locally developed, coordinated plan that is updated at least every five (5) years.