47.06B.075 - Local coordinating coalitions -- Duties -- Annual report to council.

Local coordinating coalitions — Duties — Annual report to council. (Effective until June 30, 2012.)

Local coordinating coalitions established under RCW 47.06B.070 shall:

     (1) Identify, to the greatest extent possible, all local transportation facilities, services, and providers serving persons with special transportation needs in the region, including public transit agencies, private companies, nonprofit organizations, and community-based groups. For each service provider, the coalition shall identify the boundaries within which services are provided;     

     (2) Identify local service needs, including connectivity gaps and other barriers to reliable and efficient transportation within and across service boundaries;

     (3) Consider strategies to address the local service needs and gaps identified in subsection (2) of this section;

     (4) In consultation with the agency council on coordinated transportation, collaborate with local service providers and operators to identify and propose common connectivity standards. The connectivity standards must, at a minimum, address signage, transit information, schedule coordination, and services provided to address access to and from a transit stop or facility; and

     (5) Beginning December 1, 2009, submit an annual report to the agency council on coordinated transportation that must, at a minimum, describe local efforts to coordinate and maximize efficiencies in special needs transportation programs and services, and progress made in addressing the duties described in this section.

[2009 c 515 § 10.]