Links to Mobility Management groups
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This website provides information on "Easy Transport" options for people living independently at home in the Northern Sydney region who may have difficulties with transport because they are aged over 65 years, or have a disability. The Easy Transport options available include Community Transport, accessible public transport and taxis. The website also includes some information on licences for older drivers.
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Transport Connections in Victoria
Transport Connections helps communities work together on projects to improve local transport. It provides funding to set up working groups, employ a coordinator and develop a range of transport initiatives.
There are 32 projects active throughout rural and regional Victoria. |
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Map of locations of Transport Connections Projects
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Here is some information about Mobility Management
Mobility management can be looked at in two ways - the coordination of human services transport (common in north America) and as a way of encouraging people to use sustainable forms of transport (as in Europe).
This is a definition of Mobility Management from United we Ride in the USA:
"Mobility management is an approach to service development and management that focuses on individualized customer markets and involves establishing a variety of services tailored to meet the needs of those markets. It also entails a responsibility for establishing a coordinated service delivery network to achieve connectivity for customers and efficiency for taxpayers. Finally mobility management encompasses the design and management of the transportation infrastructure so that the services developed can perform effectively and efficiently."
And from the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM)
"Mobility Management (MM) is a concept to promote sustainable transport and manage the demand for car use by changing travellers’ attitudes and behaviour. At the core of Mobility Management are "soft" measures like information and communication, organising services and coordinating activities of different partners. “Soft” measures most often enhance the effectiveness of "hard" measures within urban transport (e.g., new tram lines, new roads and new bike lanes). Mobility Management measures (in comparison to "hard" measures) do not necessarily require large financial investments and may have a high benefit-cost ratio."
This is a definition of Mobility Management from United we Ride in the USA:
"Mobility management is an approach to service development and management that focuses on individualized customer markets and involves establishing a variety of services tailored to meet the needs of those markets. It also entails a responsibility for establishing a coordinated service delivery network to achieve connectivity for customers and efficiency for taxpayers. Finally mobility management encompasses the design and management of the transportation infrastructure so that the services developed can perform effectively and efficiently."
And from the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM)
"Mobility Management (MM) is a concept to promote sustainable transport and manage the demand for car use by changing travellers’ attitudes and behaviour. At the core of Mobility Management are "soft" measures like information and communication, organising services and coordinating activities of different partners. “Soft” measures most often enhance the effectiveness of "hard" measures within urban transport (e.g., new tram lines, new roads and new bike lanes). Mobility Management measures (in comparison to "hard" measures) do not necessarily require large financial investments and may have a high benefit-cost ratio."
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Short paper on Mobility Management by David Denmark (2000)
Filling the gaps in transport need – a new approach to an old issue. Some thoughts on mobility management, |
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This is a brochure from United We Ride (Coordinating Human Service Transportation) in the USA
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Here is some more comprehensive information from United we Ride
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This is a relatively old report from the US Federal Department of Health and Human Services but worth a read.
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This is a repot from the Transit Cooperative Research Program in the US on the economic benefits of coordinating human service transportation and transit services.
"Significant economic benefits - including increased funding, decreased costs and increased productivity - can be obtained by coordinating human service transportation and transit services." |
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This is the website of the European Platform on Mobility Management.
Have a look at their interactive graph. |
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Here are some examples of mobility management in Europe
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Here are some mobility management resources to tackle transport sustainability from the USA.
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Mobility management initatives
Community transport facilitates young driver training
A LEARNER driver program will open the door to unprecedented opportunities for disadvantaged young people.It’s
all thanks to a collaboration between Hastings Macleay Community
Transport and Mid Coast CONNECT, with support from other organisations.
The licence program gives disadvantaged young people access to Hastings Macleay Community Transport vehicles and drivers to help them get their provisional licences.
The young people complete training, including a Roads and Maritime Services course and an intergenerational workshop, before they get behind the wheel. They each have three professional lessons with Port Macquarie Driving School after which they are ready to continue honing their skills with a Hastings Macleay Community Transport driver.
Hastings Macleay Com-munity Transport chief executive officer Peter McLeod said there were many young people locally who were unable to get their licence due to inadequate access to a motor vehicle or licensed drivers – this greatly impeded their ability to get a job and can limit education and training opportunities.
“Basically if their parents don’t own a car, it is nearly impossible and unaffordable for their kids to gain a licence which could have long term effects on their productive community participation and employment,” he said.
NSW Department of Transport provided $20,000 for the pilot project, Mid Coast Connect contributed $5000 and the Community Development and Support Expenditure (CDSE) Scheme $5000 boosted the funding kitty.
Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams said the project had great potential for the younger and older generations to interact.
“This project is an excellent example of how NSW Government can work with the non-government sector to address a serious community issue and provide support for young people in NSW,” she said.
The pilot program has the potential to be taken up by other community transport providers and community partnerships through the state. The target is for 20 students to complete the pilot program from the Hastings and Macleay. Six students from the Hastings have already started the program.
Mid-North Coast police youth liaison officer Wendy Hudson, Wesley Uniting Employment, Youth Housing Support, EACH/Reconnect, Best Options, Mission Australia’s Youth Connections, locals schools, Keep Australia Working, Centacare and Centrelink have also worked closely under the program.
Click here to see original article from the Port Macquarie News
The licence program gives disadvantaged young people access to Hastings Macleay Community Transport vehicles and drivers to help them get their provisional licences.
The young people complete training, including a Roads and Maritime Services course and an intergenerational workshop, before they get behind the wheel. They each have three professional lessons with Port Macquarie Driving School after which they are ready to continue honing their skills with a Hastings Macleay Community Transport driver.
Hastings Macleay Com-munity Transport chief executive officer Peter McLeod said there were many young people locally who were unable to get their licence due to inadequate access to a motor vehicle or licensed drivers – this greatly impeded their ability to get a job and can limit education and training opportunities.
“Basically if their parents don’t own a car, it is nearly impossible and unaffordable for their kids to gain a licence which could have long term effects on their productive community participation and employment,” he said.
NSW Department of Transport provided $20,000 for the pilot project, Mid Coast Connect contributed $5000 and the Community Development and Support Expenditure (CDSE) Scheme $5000 boosted the funding kitty.
Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams said the project had great potential for the younger and older generations to interact.
“This project is an excellent example of how NSW Government can work with the non-government sector to address a serious community issue and provide support for young people in NSW,” she said.
The pilot program has the potential to be taken up by other community transport providers and community partnerships through the state. The target is for 20 students to complete the pilot program from the Hastings and Macleay. Six students from the Hastings have already started the program.
Mid-North Coast police youth liaison officer Wendy Hudson, Wesley Uniting Employment, Youth Housing Support, EACH/Reconnect, Best Options, Mission Australia’s Youth Connections, locals schools, Keep Australia Working, Centacare and Centrelink have also worked closely under the program.
Click here to see original article from the Port Macquarie News
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