Re: National Partnership conference for mobility managers - your input needed

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My thoughts on the mobility management seminar/conference are as follows:

    The format should be part (limited) presentations and mostly peer sharing. The formats should include mobility management practitioners from the different disciplines, such as transit agencies, ADRC (senior centers), work force development centers, and CIL (people with disabilities). I believe we have a large enough pool to pick from that this format will help those mobility managers who have taken mobility management 101 and are now ready to step  up. Resources could include Dwight Mengel from Ithica, NY, Ingrid Koch, State of Wisconsin, Mike Bolton, Pace Transit Authority (Chicago). I think practicing mobility manager representation from all the partners, APTA, Project Action, NTI, ABA, TLPA, brokers, etc.is crucial.

Just my thoughts and I would like those that I copied to weigh in also, especially those that have not been a part of the previous discussions.

James j

 

In a message dated 1/11/2011 10:20:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, zeil...@ctaa.org writes:

Friends --

The Partnership for Mobility Management, an association of several
national transportation organizations and the Federal Transit
Administration, is planning a conference for those working in the new
and exciting field of mobility management. This is your opportunity to
be an active partner in planning the first national conference
designed exclusively for mobility managers like you.

The conference will be held June 6-7, 2011 in Indianapolis as a
special event hosted by CTAA as part of its EXPO. Information is
available at www.ctaa.org/MobilityManagement2011.

Please email or call my colleague Sheryl Gross-Glaser, the Director of
the Partnership for Mobility Management, at gross...@ctaa.org or
202-386-1669, to let us know what you would like at this conference.

Please take a few moments to read this message and please respond to
this email by Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011.

Each day of the conference will include activities for networking with
other mobility managers. Which of the following types of networking
activities would be most valuable to you?

a) Welcoming reception
b) Break-out groups by geographic region, topic, or types of area
(rural, suburban, urban, combination)
c) More peer networking and less educational and training sessions
d) More educational and training sessions, less peer networking
e) Other types of activities. Give us suggestions!

Here is your opportunity to tell us what topics you would like to
discuss with other mobility managers or receive training about. Which
are your top five? Choose from the following or send us your own
ideas.

Partnerships and Coordination

Coordinating councils
How to include less traditional organizations, such as those in the
private sector
Working with different types of agencies and organizations - medical
institutions and organizations, human service agencies, aging and
disabilities communities, transit and various types of transportation
providers
Partnerships across jurisdictional lines
How to handle local, regional or state politics and policy
Statewide leadership, networks and perspectives

Assisting Riders and Clients

One-call services
Travel training and coaching
Transit readiness assessment
Technology for seamless I&R, reservations and dispatching
Understanding person-directed services and areas of need

Outreach to the Public

Marketing transportation availability and discounts
Reaching out to gather information on unmet needs

Skills and Basics of Mobility Management

Grant writing
Sustainable funding
Performance measurement and return on investment strategies
Insurance
Brokerages
MOUs
Choosing and working with consultants
Organizations that house mobility managers and their relationships
with their mobility managers

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[Sheryl Gross-Glaser]

Thanks so much to all of you for sharing your thoughts and being willing to participate in the conference. I am excited that we are also hearing from mobility managers around the country about what they are eager to learn about. We will definitely be using all of the responses to craft the conference.
Sheryl

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Paul Larrousse <plarr...@nti.rutgers.edu> wrote:

I agree with Jim's thoughts and NTI is willing to help and be part of the program in any way that we can.

 

 

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National Resource Center for Human Service Transportation Coordination
Community Transportation Association of America

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