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3.10.4 Preparación Superficial y Pintado
To further develop the picture of mobility needs and gaps, an E-survey was crafted and targeted to human service agencies, public organizations and other entities with insight into the concerns of the transportation-disadvantaged clients.
The distribution list consisted of approximately 126 email addresses to general agency staff, and an additional 375 email addresses to the Imperial County Office of Education. On three occasions during April and May 2014, agencies were invited to respond to the 22-question E-survey. It sought basic agency information, including descriptions of agency caseloads and daily on-site visits, transit service effectiveness, and the types of transportation needs communicated by customers. Information about transportation programs offered by agencies was also sought, contributing to the Coordinated Plan’s Inventory of Chapter 3.
About the Responding Organizations
A total of 44 individual responses were received from 29 agencies. Eight respondents were from the Office of Education. The survey was designed so that multiple agency caseworkers from the same agency could offer input and comment on the transportation needs of their customer base.
Table 11 presents the responding organizations and the number of respondents per that organization.
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Table 12 below presents the title of persons responding to the agency surveys, reflecting a breadth of organizational perspectives but also multiple agency heads, directors, or senior-level positions.
Table 12 - Agency E-Survey: Titles of Respondents
Figure 25 - Agency E-Survey: Agency Types
As indicated in Figure 25, the responding organizations were predominately public agencies at 80% and 20% for private nonprofit. No tribal organizations or for- profit private agencies responded to this survey invitation.
Consistent with the heavy representation of public agencies, 20 reported countywide service areas, including unincorporated areas of the county. Multiple city jurisdictions were reported. Three agencies specifically served the
Winterhaven area, including the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. Several were specific to their organizational focus: serving schools throughout the County Office of Education; sites served by the Migrant Education Program; or the various medical clinics, WIC sites, dental or after-hour clinics operated by Clinicas de Salud.
About the Constituents They Serve
Table 13 below reports the caseload figures and responses to survey questions about active clients on agency rosters who live within Imperial County. Given a total reported consumer base of almost 187,000 persons, there is likely some overlap among these agencies, many of which are public agencies that have overlapping constituencies.
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Less likely to be an overlapping number is the figure of nearly 12,000 persons traveling to agency sites daily. These survey respondents estimate that almost 9% of these persons or just over 1,000 daily visitors need transportation assistance.
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Of the almost 12,000 persons traveling into sites daily, 9% or 1,064 persons are reported as in need of transportation. Among these, almost 2% or 186 persons are in wheelchairs and traveling daily. Notably, some agencies have considerably higher proportions of persons needing transit and/or using
wheelchairs than shown by the overall averages. Even where these numbers are somewhat
undercounted, it represents a significant number of daily travelers and lift-equipped trips in a relatively small geographic area, namely the core communities where most IVT transit services are provided.
Transportation Topics and Needs Reported
Agencies were asked to report on their familiarity with public transportation in Imperial County, specifically the programs of IVT, IVT Access, Med-Express and the city Dial-A-Rides. Figure 26 shows the majority of respondents (34%) report they are very familiar with fixed-route services and/or have contact information for the County’s various dial-a-ride programs. Slightly less (32%) indicate they are somewhat familiar and have a general knowledge of available public transportation.
Figure 26 - Agency E-Survey: Reported Familiarity with Public Transportation
Among those indicating they had no familiarity with public transit, which included five organizational respondents, was executive staff from the County Office of Education-Interagency Steering Committee, the Boys & Girls Club of Imperial Valley, the Imperial Workforce Development Board, and the Office of Education’s Special Education department. Such responses of “not familiar at all” represent
opportunities to develop agency awareness and knowledge about how Imperial Valley transportation programs work, what services they provide, and where they operate.
Agency representatives were asked how frequently consumers communicated certain types of trip needs. Figure 27 shows responses, sorted by needs communicated as “Often,” “Sometimes/Rarely” or “Not at All,” and reflecting 100% of agency responses.
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In terms of out-of-county trip needs, San Diego County was greatest in “Often” and “Sometimes” (42%) for trip needs communicated, while Yuma County, Arizona had the greatest proportion of “Rarely or “Not at All” indications (50%).
Medical trips are top-ranked in terms of “Often” or “Sometimes” needed (almost 60%), with the
smallest number of “Rarely or Not at All” indications. The responses for local medical trips and for regional medical trips are almost the same, with about 40% communicating “Often,” and cumulatively with the “Sometimes” responses, was almost 70% of respondent replies.
Figure 27 - Agency E-Survey: With what frequency are these trip needs communicated?
Door-to-door and door-through door assistance was the second-ranked need with about 23% reporting
“Often” and cumulatively to 38% including “Sometimes,” which could involve either driver assistance or help from rider escorts.
More transit service on Saturdays, Sundaysand in the evenings was requested “Often” by 22% of
survey respondents, with fewer requesting evening service. More Sunday had a slightly lower ranking of 20% by of respondents. Combined, “Often” or “Sometimes” needs included more Saturday service (38%), more evening service (32%), and more Sunday transit service (30%).
In terms of the next tier of needs, agency representatives reported “Often” and “Sometimes” requests for the remaining trip types:
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Bus stop improvements – 34%
Work trips for agricultural workers – 34% Trips beyond the IVT service area – 34% Day care trips – 32%
More seating/overcrowding – 25% Work trips – 16%
Project Responses
Agency representatives were asked about interest levels in four project areas, each with a minimum of descriptive language. Figure 28 reports that Enhanced Bus Stops or bus stop improvements received the most favorable response, with 55% of agencies indicating they were very or somewhat interested. Only slightly fewer, 52%, indicated they were very interested or somewhat interested in Transportation Coordinators at Nonprofit Agencies.
Figure 28 - Agency E-Survey: What level of interest do you have in these transportation projects?
Help Acquiring More Accessible Vehicles was rated 39% of responding agencies that were very
interested or somewhat interested, while 38% responded accordingly for Mileage Reimbursement for Trips from Isolated Communities.
Reported to Barriers to Accessing Transportation
Among the barriers reported were:• Availability of rural transportation, as reported by the Area Agency on Aging.
• Youth group transportation needs, specifically to transport up to 50 youth on field trips and for special events, as reported by the Boys & Girls Club.
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• Affordability of transit infrastructure, as reported by County of Imperial Public Works.
• Funding availability for eastern Imperial County services, as reported by Yuma County
Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority.
• Frequencies of public transit services, including expanded service areas and routes, as reported
by representatives of the cities of Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, and Holtville.
• Frequencies of public transportation from eastern Imperial County, as reported by the Imperial
County Office of Education.
• Increased hours of IVT Access service in the evenings and on weekends, as requested by Clinicas
de Salud.
• Bus stops and bus stop amenities needed in Holtville, including shade, lighting, and drinking
fountains.
• Closer bus pass purchase locations, reported as too distant and difficult for consumers to reach
• Increased capacity on Med-Express, including more seats, more days of operation and
expanded service hours, as reported by the Imperial County Public Health Department.
• Need for out-of-county transportation to locations in San Diego, Riverside, and Yuma counties.
• Need for door-to-door and door-through-door escorts, including those traveling with the
frailest riders, as reported by the Imperial County Department of Social Services.
The In-Home Supportive Services (IHHS) program reports that one barrier to accessibility is providers who perform a number of tasks for enrolled program participants, but are increasingly unwilling to provide transportation without reimbursement due to the cost of fuel, particularly since many trips taken by patients are lengthy.