Transit Development Plan Update - Transportation Service Provider Survey The Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is in the process of updating the 10-year Transit Development Plan (TDP) for the County. The 10-year TDP is a strategic guide for public transportation in the community over the next 10 years. As part of the TDP Update, the TPO is evaluating the type and amount of public transportation service provided by our partners in the private and non-profit sectors. Please take the time to fill out this survey and assist the TPO in providing better transportation coordination. 1. What type(s) of service(s) do you provide? (e.g., fixed route bus, vanpool, taxi, demand response, charter) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Is your agency part of the coordinated transportation system in Polk County? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Is the service you provide associated to a specific organization? Is yes, please indicate what organization ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Is the service you provide required by any formal agreement? ___________________________________________ 5. Please list the number of vehicles used in maximum service. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Please list the location(s) of your facilities. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What are the geographic boundaries of your service area? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What are your days/hours of operation? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. What is your annual ridership? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Does your service have any restrictions on clients, trip purposes, or destinations? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What is your fare per trip? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What are your primary destinations? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. If you are a medical or social service provider, what are your sources of funding? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. If you are a medical or social service provider, are you experiencing any service limitations due to funding, vehicles, etc? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Survey responses are being compiled by our planning consultant, Tindale-Oliver and Associates, Inc. Please return the completed survey to Ryan Suarez, Tindale-Oliver & Associates, 1000 North Ashley Drive, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33602 or email rsuarez@tindaleoliver.com by February 17, 2012. Please contact Diane Slaybaugh, Polk TPO staff, at 863-534-6495 with any questions. All agencies that complete and send this form will be included in the Polk County TDP transportation provider inventory.
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