Strategic Workgroups

Transportation

Workgroup leader:

Bruce Jablonski, PeopleCare

Goal

This workgroup will focus on creating additional transportation options and coordinating existing programs that serve residents in the community. Participants will begin work on the creation and distribution of a transportation guide that will provide options, locations, phone numbers and usage guidelines.

The Transportation workgroup collected a list of all available transportation options for older adults in the greater Lyons Township area as well as their service areas, hours of operation and costs of service. Workgroup members created a transportation guide listing these options and printed 10,000 copies of the guide. The workgroup along with Aging Well partners and Community Action Teams distributed more than 5,000 copies of the guide. Plans are to make corrections to the guide as needed and do reprints of the guide in the future.

After printing and distributing the guide, workgroup members found that there were more community transportation services available than they had expected, and that efforts should focus on assisting others to use the existing transportation services. Members of the Transportation workgroup have identified the need to work with people on the transition from driving to using the transportation options outlined in the Aging Well Transportation Guide. Workgroup members have developed a training program that will assist older adults in determining if they should be driving, discuss transitioning from driving to using public transportation, and develop their own personal transportation plan. The workgroup also plans to train certain professionals on how to help older adults choose the transportation options that best meet their needs.

Accomplishments

• Developed an Aging Well Transportation Guide showing the service area, costs of service and hours of operation for all transportation options for older adults in greater Lyons Township
• Distributed more than 5,000 copies of the transportation guide throughout the community
• Developed a discussion-based transportation program to promote safe driving and assist older adults in the transition from driving to using alternative transportation options

Strategic
Workgroups

Central Access Point

Community Outreach

Direct Care Worker Employer

Isolated Older Adults

Planning for the Future

Transportation