Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

Passenger Transportation Services Planning
Passenger Transportation services planning is a coordinated effort between public and private transportation providers and human service agencies.

The Southwest Wisconsin Transit Team (SWTT) was formed in 2006 to begin exploring ways to collaborate, improve existing transportation services, and take a regional approach to the provision of transportation services for area residents. The team includes representation from Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette and Richland counties. SWTT Partners include:

BACKGROUND
On August 10, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. SAFETEA-LU authorizes the federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for the 5-year period 2005-2009. At the federal and state levels, coordination of transit services seeks to provide the basis for efficient and effective resource allocation for operations, maintenance, and service development. To comply with SAFETEA-LU’s new transportation services planning requirements, WisDOT's ‘Toolkit’ used the Framework For Action to help counties develop their plans. In Southwestern Wisconsin, a regional process was developed by an informal work group. In September 2006 the group approved the Southwestern Wisconsin Transit Services Plans.

Gayle Mason and Rita Harmon, Grant County Center on Aging
Kathy Miller, Green County Aging/Disability Resource Center
Judy Lindholm and Betty Walsh, Iowa County Commission on Aging
Carol Benson, Lafayette County Aging Resource Center
Linda Symons, Richland County Aging and Disability Resource Center
Tom Schraeder and Diane Kliebenstein, The Hodan Center, Inc.
Audrey Johnston, Southwest Opportunities Center, Inc.
Jeff Segebrecht, Southwest Wisconsin Community Action Program, Inc.

2006 Coordinated Planning Efforts
2007 Coordinated Planning Efforts
2008 Coordinated Planning Efforts