SIMPCO completes the 2020 – 2024 Passenger Transportation Plan (PTP)

Plan Purpose: 

The purpose of the Passenger Transportation Plan (PTP) is to:

• Identify the transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults, and people with low incomes;

• Provide strategies for meeting these needs and;

• Prioritizing transportation services for funding and implementation.

Plan Background:

Per Federal requirements, the SIMPCO Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Siouxland Regional Transportation Planning Association (SRTPA)  developed the plan through the SIMPCO Transportation Advisory Group (TAG). The information included in the PTP features the following:

Future Impact:

The PTP serves as a catalyst to improve transportation and mobility through coordinated planning. The intended outcomes of the PTP include:

• Improvement on transportation services
• Increase in passenger transportation coordination
• Creating awareness of unmet needs
• Development of new working partnerships
• Assisting decision-makers, advocates, and consumers in understanding the range of transportation options available
• Developing justification for future passenger transportation investments
• Saving dollars and the elimination of overlapping services

The SIMPCO MPO and SRTPA Passenger Transportation Plan can be viewed online: click here

To find out more or to participate in the SIMPCO Transportation Advisory Group (TAG), please contact Regional Planner, Dawn Kimmel.