South King County Mobility Coalition - March 2021

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South King County Mobility Coalition - March 2021
South King County
Mobility Coalition
         March 2021
South King County Mobility Coalition - March 2021
Welcome!
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•   Organization
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    allow our community to meet their basic
    needs?
South King County Mobility Coalition - March 2021
Announcements
• MEO updates
• Small Group Meetings continue in April
• March Service Changes
• Wheelchair Accessibility and Public
  Transit
South King County Mobility Coalition - March 2021
Mobility Education and
Outreach
SARA SISCO
PROGRAM MANAGER, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
South King County Mobility Coalition - March 2021
Hopelink’s Theory of Change
South King County Mobility Coalition - March 2021
Hopelink Mobility                                                             STACI SAHOO
CURRENT Organization Chart                                                      Director

                                                              VICTOR LONDONO
              SARA SISCO              BREE BOYCE                 QUINTERO            CASSIDY GIAMPETRO
           Program Manager,         Program Manager,            Community Van          KCMC Program
          Education & Outreach          Coalitions            Program Supervisor         Supervisor

              CAMILLE HEATHERLY               SALWA RAPHAEL
               Eastside Mobility             Snoqualmie Valley
                 Coordinator                Mobility Coordinator

               BEBHINN GILBERT               MAGGIE HARGER
                 South Mobility            North/Seattle Mobility
                  Coordinator                   Coordinator

               CATALINA GOMEZ                 DEAN SYDNOR
               Program Specialist            Emergency Mgmt
                                            Mobility Coordinator

                                                                                             As of 3/17/2021
What is
Mobility Education and Outreach?
     Targeted outreach that shows the end user that transportation is
     a resource and not a barrier

     Currently undergoing a re-brand to elevate and reframe our
     programing

     We take a multi pronged approach to outreach that allows the
     end-user to get the services they need
8349 served at GAPS
                6319 ORCA Youth cards distributed

    Mobility    1373 served at Bellevue College

Management      250 GAPS events
                179 Public Transit Orientation Participants
      Clients   146 Travel Ambassador Participants

     Served:    49 Bellevue College tables
                20 Travel Ambassador Trainings
      8,556*    19 Public Transit Orientations

  individuals
                *based on clients served in 2019
Core Programs
Travel Ambassador
 ◦ Designed for social service agencies, medical providers, and community organizations in order to
   provide travel resources for their employees.
 ◦ Tailored trainings to meet the needs of the clients they serve

Getting Around Puget Sound
 ◦ Connects King County residents with information about travel options, increasing independence and
   mobility.

Public Transit Orientation
 ◦ A program that offers free guided excursions on public transportation in the Puget Sound area for
   groups unfamiliar with transportation system.
 ◦ Currently Suspended
Transportation Resources Line
    The transportation resource line is a way to help our community better
    understand their transportation options

    Available Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

    Client, case worker, or staff support can call and determine low-cost options,
    individualized trip plans, and alternative services

    Contact information: 425.943.6760 or mobility@hopelink.org
Find A Ride -   W W W. F I N DA R I D E .O RG
  Revamped
Contact Information:
Sara Sisco
Program Manager
Ssisco@hopelink.org
425.943.6796
Recent South King County MEO Events
Getting Around Puget Sound
 • Auburn Community Court and Resource Center
 • AJAC pre-apprenticeship program

Travel Ambassador
 • Renton Technical College counselling staff
 • Communities in Schools – Federal Way
 • Eastside Legal Assistance Program
South King Round Table Discussions
1. Key Resources – Definition
2. Subject Matter Experts and Invitation List
3. Promotion!
4. Guiding Conversation Questions
King County Mobility Coalition:
Community Transportation Needs
Assessment + South King County
     Cassidy Giampetro (she/her), Program
            Supervisor of the KCMC
King County Mobility Coalition
• Sharedvision and population focus as South
 King County Mobility Coalition:
  Improve the transportation network for
   transportation-disadvantaged populations, ensuring
   mobility for all in King County
• Strategic   and long-term project planning
King County Mobility
Coalition
• Distinctfrom the subregional
 Coalition, the KCMC develops need-
 based programming to serve high-
 level needs across the county and
 region
• 49   resources reviewed
• Informed   by KCMC survey
• 21   total needs               King County
•7   emerging trends             Mobility Coalition
                                 Community
• COVID-19   call out box
                                 Transportation
• Each need is labeled by most   Needs Assessment
 impacted demographic and
 location
What SKC             •   Fare assessments and reports
resources informed   •   Hospital and health needs assessments
our assessment?
                     •   Immigrant and refugee needs
                         assessments
                     •   Various King County Metro reports
                     •   Puget Sound Sage’s transit priorities
                     •   Northwest Harvest’s access assessment
                     •   South King County community needs
                         assessments
                     •   County-wide documents, like Aging and
                         Disability Services area plan
Summary of Needs
• All
    21 needs identified were found to be
 relevant in South King County
• What   needs define South King County?
   Suburban and rural landscape; mobility network is
    less built-out
   Vulnerable populations facing awareness gaps
   Need for connections to major medical and
    employment centers
Top 5 Identified Needs
1.   Better connections to employment and medical
     centers for rural and suburban populations
2.   Better connections within local neighborhoods for
     rural and suburban populations
3.   More culturally competent education and outreach.
4.   A reduction in the confusing/overwhelming nature of
     understanding mobility options, specifically
     understanding specialized transportation options
5.   More off-peak options
What are we doing with this needs
assessment?
• Informing
          the Puget Sound Regional Council’s
 Coordinated Plan
• Usingfindings to guide our Coalition’s project
 planning
• Meetingwith community-based organizations,
 advocacy partners, and transit agencies to
 strengthen findings awareness
What can you do with this needs
assessment?
• Internal   advocacy!
• Documentation  matters – this resource can be
 used as a guiding tool to find opportunities for
 solutions
• We   need solutions!
  Take a look through the report and share with us
   opportunities you see to meet needs.
Cassidy Giampetro
   King County Mobility Supervisor
      cgiampetro@hopelink.org
          (425) 943-6752
Please contact us with any questions!
Next SKCMC Meeting:
          May 13th, 2021
     10:30am – 12:00pm
                   Zoom
Tentative Topic: Housing, Homelessness, Mobility
Next RARET Meeting:
   March 24, 2021
 10:00am – 12:00pm
       Zoom
King County Mobility Coalition (KCMC)

• Next   KCMC meeting:
 Tuesday, May 18th from
 9:15am to 11:30am,
 Remote
Bebhinn Gilbert            Bree Boyce
SKC Mobility Coordinator    Program Manager
 BGilbert@hopelink.org     BBoyce@hopelink.org
    425-943-6731             425-943-6751

      Please contact with any questions!
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