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Home My WebLink AboutRE CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System IPM.Note RE: CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System RE: Blair Kay Jan Brown Blair Kay SMTP jabrown@co.fremont.id.us CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System EX /O=REXBURGCITYMAIL/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=BLAIRK EX /O=REXBURGCITYMAIL/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=BLAIRK Received: from mail.rexburg.org (10.10.0.3) by vaca.ci.rexburg.id.us (10.10.0.222) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.1.436.0; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:42:24 -0600 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1395261743-02b3ec0c6b6d7fe0001-DTwAw1 Received: from mail.co.fremont.id.us (mail.co.fremont.id.us [192.225.182.82]) by mail.rexburg.org with ESMTP id cPiNTVMXpGRxdHN5 for <blairk@rexburg.org>; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:42:23 -0600 (MDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: jabrown@co.fremont.id.us X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 192.225.182.82 From: Jan Brown <jabrown@co.fremont.id.us> To: Blair Kay <blairk@rexburg.org> Subject: RE: CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:39:18 +0000 X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System Message-ID: <806b93dd9914d797495027756f466fdc0069acd3@localhost> References: <c70e2c5298e60b866761581ec82ef50d02497d9c@localhost> <694BFBE922F99343A2B17129675F8A9004A1D188BC@vaca.ci.rexburg.id.us> In-Reply-To: <694BFBE922F99343A2B17129675F8A9004A1D188BC@vaca.ci.rexburg.id.us> Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_450D6EAB4E3E5F48B87FB6B2FB49E25BBCBB81msexchangecofremo_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Barracuda-Connect: mail.co.fremont.id.us[192.225.182.82] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1395261743 X-Barracuda-URL: http://10.10.0.3:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at rexburg.org X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=3.5 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=4.0 tests=ADVANCE_FEE_1, HTML_MESSAGE X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.3.4070 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.00 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.00 ADVANCE_FEE_1 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419) Return-Path: jabrown@co.fremont.id.us Jan Brown SMTP jabrown@co.fremont.id.us Blair Kay CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System This is the same study that Charles Dickson was talking about. No match money is required. You just need a non-governmental entity to be the applicant and CTAA will perform the fixed route study. I just learned from Jeff Osgood at CTAI that they have submitted a technical assistance application for the City of Salmon, so there may be local competition or CTAA might combine the applications. Also…yesterday TRPTA withdrew their application for fixed route service in Rexburg, so Amanda should only be requested match for their demand response service. From: Blair Kay [mailto:blairk@rexburg.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:27 PM To: Jan Brown Subject: RE: CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System Jan, My real question was about the Study discussed by Charlie Dixon; is this the same application for a study or for some other reason? Thanks, Blair From: Jan Brown [mailto:jabrown@co.fremont.id.us] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:17 PM To: Blair Kay Cc: Arthur Kull; Tom Cluff Subject: CTAA Technical Assistance for a Fixed Route System Blair According to the attached application, no match money is needed in order for the City of Rexburg to apply for a long-term technical assistance project from CTAA. My position with Fremont County will allow me to assist you with completing the application, but it is clear that the City still needs a for-profit or non-profit partner to be the official applicant on its behalf. The Linx Board of Directors is meeting on April 2nd and would likely entertain an official request from the City of Rexburg to have the Co-op serve as the applicant; however, you may want to act more quickly and have a local organization such as the Chamber of Commerce or the Madison Economic Partners serve as the applicant. Please note that Charlie expects to send the short-term assessment report by the end of March, and that is likely why he is granting the City an extension for submitting the long-term assistance application. From: Charles Dickson [mailto:dickson.charlie@gmail.com <mailto:dickson.charlie@gmail.com> ] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 8:34 AM To: Jan Brown Subject: Re: Will we be receiving a final tech assistance report from CTAA? Hi Jan Easy questions answered first. In order for Rexburg to apply for a long term project they need to fill out the attached application. Please note that this program is only open to for-profit or not-for-profit organizations -- so the city will need to find a partner to actually make the application. (the form states the deadline is March 7, but we can extend it to April 4). I will get you a final report by the end of the month. I am sorry I can't come to Idaho Falls to deliver it in person on the 15th, I will be heading to St. Paul that day. Charlie Charles Dickson Associate Director Community Transportation Association of America 1341 G St., NW 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005 202-247-8356 direct 800-891-0590 x708 toll free 202-737-9197 fax dickson@ctaa.org twitter: CharlieDickson See You All in Saint Paul! Community Transportation EXPO 2014 St. Paul, MN: June 8 - June 14, 2014 EXPO Facebook: Ctaa Expo EXPO Twitter: CTAAEXPO On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:32 PM, Jan Brown <janbrown@myidahomail.com> wrote: Hi Charlie It is hard to believe that three months have passed since you paid us a visit here in Eastern Idaho. I am neck-deep in my new job with Fremont County, and I must say it was a good move overall. I am living in my Island Park cabin and watching the piles of snow slowly seep away… I am attaching the text and maps of the Upper Valley Connector proposal that the City of Rexburg wound up submitting for a 2015 pilot demonstration. Together with City Clerk Blair Kay, our HUD consortium members raised more than $30,000 in match funds to leverage $63,000 in 5311 funds for acquisition of services and marketing this new start. Called the Upper Valley Connector, it will be a 100-day summer demonstration project from June 1-September 8 that connects Rexburg, Teton Valley and Jackson twice each day, seven days/week. Most important, if funded, it will connect twice daily with the north-south Salt Lake Express service to West Yellowstone and points north. This was a HUGE step for Rexburg as ITD ruled that Linx was not eligible to serve a 5311 applicant. Rexburg also will be requiring the new Super Walmart to serve as the major transit center near the North Rexburg interchange, which will nicely accommodate a passenger waiting area and intercity transfers once constructed in late 2015. The bad news is that WYDOT turned down our 2014 Intercity Bus application because of incompatibility with FTA requirements (too many riders getting on/off inside the park). Because of inadequate support, Linx has ended its pilot demonstration inside Yellowstone Park and will not be running the service in 2014. Despite our financial losses with the pilot, the co-op providers still want to press on, and several will be writing off their losses to help make a fresh start. New folks have stepped into officer positions to join Arthur, who is willing to remain as President. I am assisting the group one day/week using grant funds from the Montana Co-op Development Center, and the expectation is to revamp the business plan and re-launch the website and services without Yellowstone operations draining the organization. The public review draft of the Multi-Modal Plan for the 4-county region was completed in January and it is posted online as is until March 28. I would very much like to integrate your final report into the Plan as I’m sure your recommendations would strengthen the discussion about building an integrated public transportation system. I also would like to know the details of how I can help Rexburg apply for a CTAA long-term technical assistance grant for 2015 as they will soon be ready to discuss a fixed-route system for the future. Any suggestions for how Linx can secure funds for a new regional trip planner/online ticketing system would also be welcome. In addition to the 5311 grant application, I’ve attached your remarks that I summarized as a draft to distribute to the City Council in January. I know that things seemed pretty dismal when you visited in December, but many of us remain optimistic about the future of Linx despite our ongoing financial challenges. We’d sure appreciate your final report as soon as feasible Charlie. If you’d like to deliver your short-term technical assistance report to the Linx Board in person, our fourth annual meeting is set for Jackson on April 15th. Jan Brown, Co-op Development Specialist Linx Regional Transportation Cooperative 151 N. Ridge Ave. Suite 250 Idaho Falls, ID 83402 Jan’s New Cell: 208-604-4404 <tel:208-604-4404> janbrown@myidahomail.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the individual(s) named as recipients (or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient) and is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure under applicable law including, but not limited to, the attorney client privilege and/or work product doctrine. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, please notify the sender immediately by telephone. 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