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SECTION 8: ACCESS-TO-WORK BEST PRACTICES SURVEY PARTICIPANTS
(Including Awards Competition Nominees)
The American Public Transit Association would like to thank the
following organizations which participated in the Access-to-Work Best Practices Survey or
submitted 1999 Awards Program Nominations for the Access-to-Work Award or the Jobs Award:
Arizona, Tucson, Sun Tran
California, Bakersfield, Golden Empire Transit District
California, Fresno, Fresno Area Express
California, Livermore, Livermore/Amador Valley Transit Authority
California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority
California, Marysville/Yuba City, Yuba-Sutter Transit
California, San Bernardino, OMNITRANS
California, San Carlos, San Mateo county Transit District/Peninsula
Corridor Joint Powers Board
California, San Diego, San Diego Transit Corporation
California, San Jose, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
California, San Luis Obispo, Council of Governments
California, Santa Cruz, Human Resources Agency of Santa Cruz County
California, Ventura, Ventura County Transportation Commission
California, West Covina, Foothill Transit
Connecticut, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Connecticut Transit
Delaware, Dover, Delaware Transit Corporation
District of Columbia, Washington, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority
Florida, Bradenton, Manatee County Area Transit
Florida, Cocoa, Space Coast Area Transit
Florida, Ft. Myers, Lee Tran
Florida, Gainesville, Regional Transit System
Florida, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Florida, Miami, Miami-Dade Transit Agency
Florida, Orlando, LYNX - Central Florida Regional Transportation
Authority
Florida, Tampa, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority
Guam, Agana, Guam Mass Transit Authority
Illinois, Arlington Heights, Pace Suburban Bus Division of RTA
Illinois, Peoria, Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
Illinois, Rock Island, Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit
District
Illinois, Rockford, Rockford Mass Transit District
Illinois, Springfield, Springfield Mass Transit District
Indiana, Lafayette, Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation
Kentucky, Louisville, Transit Authority of River City
Louisiana, New Orleans, Regional Transit Authority
Maryland, Baltimore, Mass Transit Administration of Maryland
Maryland, Rockville, Montgomery County Transit Services – Ride On
Massachusetts, Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of
Transition Assistance and Executive Office of Transportation and Construction
Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
Michigan, Detroit, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional
Transportation
Michigan, Lansing, Capital Area Transportation Authority
Michigan, Lansing, Michigan Department of Transportation
Michigan, Saginaw, Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services
Missouri, St. Louis, Bi-State Development Agency
Missouri, Springfield, City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri
Nevada, Reno, Regional Transportation Commission
New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey Transit Corporation
New Mexico, Albuquerque, City of Albuquerque Transit Department
New York, Albany, Capital District Transportation Authority
New York, Buffalo, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
New York, New York, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York, New York, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas
North Carolina, Charlotte, City of Charlotte Department of
Transportation
North Carolina, Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem Transit Authority
Ohio, Akron, METRO Regional Transit Authority
Ohio, Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Ohio, Columbus, Central Ohio Transit Authority
Ohio, Dayton, Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority
Ohio, Grand River, Lake County Regional Transit Authority (LAKETRAN)
Oklahoma, Tulsa, Tulsa Transit/Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority
Oregon, Eugene, Lane Transit District
Pennsylvania, Allentown, Lehigh and Northampton Transportation
Authority (LANTA)
Pennsylvania, Butler, Butler Township-City Joint Municipal Transit
Authority
Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Red Rose Transit Authority
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Mayor’s Office of Policy and Planning
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority
Pennsylvania, Reading, Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority
Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis Area Transit Authority
Tennessee, Nashville, Metropolitan Transit Authority
Texas, Dallas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Texas, Fort Worth, Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T)
Texas, Houston, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Texas, Lubbock, City Transit Management Company, d.b.a. CITIBUS
Texas, San Antonio, VIA Metropolitan Transit
Texas, Temple, Temple Transit, City of Temple Texas
Virginia, Hampton/Newport News, Peninsula Transportation District
Commission
Virginia, Richmond, Greater Richmond Transit Company
Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Department of Rail and Public
Transportation
Washington, Everett, Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit
Area Corporation (dba Community Transit)
Washington, Olympia, Intercity Transit
Washington, Richland, Ben Franklin Transit
Washington, Seattle, King County Department of Transportation/Metro
Transit
Washington, Vancouver, Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area
Authority (C-TRAN)
Wisconsin, Madison, Madison Metro Transit System
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Transit System
APPENDIX: COPY OF SURVEY FORM
(Size Reduced And Edited From Original, This Version Does Not Show
Underlines For Reporting Answers)
American Public Transit Association
May 1999
ACCESS-TO-WORK BEST PRACTICES SURVEY
In order to help American Public Transit Association (APTA) member
transit systems and businesses improve their welfare-to-work transportation services and
job creation and training efforts, the APTA Access to Jobs Task Force is conducting its
second APTA wide survey. The results of the first survey were published in Welfare-to-Work
Survey Summary Report in October 1998, copies of which have been mailed to APTA
members. If you have not received a copy or would like another copy, please contact
Margaret Mullins at (202) 898-4027 or by e-mail at mmullins@apta.com.
This 1999 survey will focus on collecting a limited amount of
statistical information concerning the availability of federal assistance for
welfare-to-work transportation, developing a list of welfare-to-work activity contacts to
facilitate the exchange of information among APTA members, and obtaining descriptions of
best transportation, employment, or training practices to share those successful practices
with all APTA members. Please note that, except where noted, responses to questions may be
published by APTA as part of its summary of the results of the survey, in full, with your
organization identified as the respondent.
Please complete and return your surveys by Monday, July 12, 1999. If
you any questions concerning this survey, please contact John Neff, Senior Policy
Researcher, at (202) 496-4812 or by e-mail at jneff@apta.com. Please feel free to answer
any questions requesting a text response on a separate sheet and enclose it with your
response.
I. Respondent ID information:
Organization Name
City State
Name of Person Completing Survey
Telephone Number E-mail
Please categorize your organization:
a. Transportation service provider, either directly or by contracting
with another organization
b. Business organization not engaged in provision of transportation
service
c. Other , Describe
II. Receipt of funds from federal programs (to be answered by
transportation providers only):
Information from this question will be used to create aggregate
statistics; data will not be reported for individual respondents. Has your organization
ever received funds, either directly or through a state or local organization, from the
following federal programs?
A. Funds that originated from U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
welfare-to-work grants used for transportation related purposes:
1. Has your organization received DOL welfare-to-work grant funds?
Yes ; No ; Uncertain . If "Yes," list number of projects: .
2. If "Yes," what was the title of the funded project(s)?
Include descriptive words if necessary with the title.
3. Has your organization ever applied for DOL welfare-to-work funds but
did not receive funding? Yes ; No ; Uncertain . If "Yes," list number of times:
.
B. Funds that originated from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) grants used for transportation related purposes:
1. Has your organization received TANF grant funds?
Yes ; No ; Uncertain . If "Yes," list number of projects: .
2. If "Yes," what was the title of the funded project(s)?
Include descriptive words if necessary with the title.
3. Has your organization ever applied for TANF funds but did not
receive funding?
Yes ; No ; Uncertain . If "Yes," list number of times: .
C. Funds that originated from Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Job
Access or Reverse Commute grants:
1. Has your organization applied for FTA Job Access or Reverse Commute
grant funds for FY 1999? Yes ; No ; Uncertain .
2. If "Yes," what was the title of the proposed project(s)?
Include descriptive words if necessary with the title.
III. Cooperating groups:
Please mark the types of groups with which your organization is working
to carry out welfare-to-work activities. Responses to this question will be used to create
aggregate information; your organization's name will not be identified with your response.
Mark all that apply.
Human Services Agency
Private Industry Council
Community-Based Organizations
Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Labor or Employment Agency
Private Companies
Welfare-to-Work Partnership
Other Group , Describe
IV. Resolutions: Has your organization passed a welfare-to-work
resolution? The names of organizations answering "Yes" to this question may be
listed in published materials.
Yes ; No ; Uncertain .
If your organization has not passed a resolution and would like to, a
draft resolution is available at the APTA web site, www.apta.com. Click on "Govt
Affairs," followed by "Welfare-to-Work Initiative," and followed by
"Draft Resolution Urging Support for Welfare-to-Work Initiative."
V. 49 USC 5333(b) [formerly Section 13(c) of the Federal Transit Act]
employee protective agreements (to be answered by transportation providers only):
Responses to this question will be used to create aggregate information; your
organization's name will not be identified with your response. Is your organization
getting a 49 USC 5333(b) employee protection certification in conjunction with the
provision of new welfare-to-work transportation services? Yes ; No ; Uncertain ;
Current certification covers new service or no new service is being operated
.
If "Yes," have you experienced any unusual difficulty in
getting a 5333(b) certification for provision of new welfare-to-work services, that
differs from difficulties encountered in obtaining other 5333(b) certifications? Yes ; No
; Uncertain . Describe the difficulty:
Have you encountered any problems during the Department of Labor (DOL)
employee protection review? Yes ; No ; Uncertain ; Grants not yet submitted to DOL . If
"Yes," what problems have you experienced with DOL approval?
Excessive delay
Other , Describe
VI. Other barriers to welfare-to-work program implementation. Has
your organization encountered any of the following barriers to implementation of
welfare-to-work programs? Information from this question will be used to create aggregate
statistics; data will not be reported for individual respondents.
a. Obtaining state or local matching funds? Yes ; No ; Uncertain ; Not
Applicable .
b. Obtaining cooperation of partner organizations? Yes ; No ; Uncertain
; Not Applicable .
c. Obtaining information on who to contact at partner organizations?
Yes ; No ; Uncertain ; Not Applicable.
d. Obtaining information on availability of resources to support your
program? Yes ; No ; Uncertain ; Not Applicable.
VII. What's working well and what's not: Please list activities
your organization has engaged in that have worked well or have not worked well. Limit your
responses to single sentence statements but list as many activities as you want. If it is
not obvious from the statement, indicate whether the activity applies to providing
transportation or creating jobs. Answers to this question may be quoted in a summary
report with the respondent organization identified.
Worked well:
Have not worked well:
VIII. Hiring of welfare workers: The information collected in this
section will be used for statistical purposes only; data for individual respondents will
not be identified. Has your organization established a program or made special efforts to
hire welfare recipients as employees? Yes ; No ; Uncertain .
If "yes," would your organization characterize the program or
special effort as successful?
Yes ; No ; Uncertain .
Answer the following regardless of whether or not your organization has
a special program or effort:
How many welfare recipients have you hired as employees? ; period of
time this number is for, from to ; or mark here if information is not available . Does
this employee information refer only to persons hired from a welfare-to-work program or
special effort? Yes ; No ; Uncertain .
What is the average retention period of welfare-to-work employees?
(Complete answers for any of the following for which you have data.) Average number of
months employees were retained ; percent of employees retained past one year ; your
organization's measurement (describe) ; or mark here is information is not available .
Does this information refer only to persons hired from a welfare-to-work program or
special effort?
Yes ; No ; Uncertain .
IX. Access-to-work contact information:
Please list a contact person at your organization for welfare-to-work
transportation information and for welfare-to-work employment and training information.
Please note that the name(s) and contact information provided will be published in a
summary report for this survey. Do not list any names or contact information you do not
wish to have published.
A. Name of contact for welfare-to-work transportation service or
transportation use assistance information. All transportation providers that provide any
type of service for welfare-to-work individuals including, for example, services that make
regular route service easier for welfare-to-work clients to use, such as information
dissemination or provision of fare media to welfare agencies, should answer this question.
Please leave blank if your organization does not provide any transportation service or if
you do not wish to have a contact listed in a published report.
Name
Title
Telephone E-mail
B. Name of contact for welfare-to-work employment or training
opportunities provided by your organization. Please leave blank if your organization does
not participate in these activities or if you do not wish to have a contact listed in a
published report.
Name
Title
Telephone E-mail
X. Best practices example:
Please describe one best practice by your organization in
welfare-to-work transportation, creation of employment opportunities for welfare-to-work
clients, or provision of training to welfare-to-work clients. A best practice is any
action you have taken, plan you have created, or other activity that you believe would be
of interest to other organizations that might help improve their welfare-to-work
activities. Please limit your response to no more than 500 words. APTA will index your
responses and include them in a summary report. Responses will be put into a standard
format and will be edited. If several responses are received that are very similar, an
example may be selected, and other agencies that submit a similar idea listed with the
example response. Please write your idea in the space below or provide on a separate
sheet.
Name of contact for additional information about this example (for APTA
staff use only, not for publication):
Name Title Telephone E-mail
General category of reported best practice (mark all appropriate):
Provision of transportation including support for regular transit services ; Job creation
; Job training ; Other .
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