What Are the Benefits of Coordinated Transportation?

• Greater access to funds is provided by: 
• Tapping a wider range of funding programs. 
• Accessing a greater variety of staff and facilities. 
• Employing more specialized and skilled staff. 
  
• More cost-effective use of resources is created through:
• Productivity increases.
• Economies of scale.
• Eliminating waste caused by duplicated efforts.
• More centralized planning and management of resources.
  
• Greater productivities and efficiencies will:
• Fill service gaps within communities by offering services to additional geographic areas and individuals within existing budgets.
• Provide additional trips for community members, thus enhancing their quality of life.
• Generate cost savings to some participating agencies in special forms of coordinated transportation service.
  
• More centralized management of existing resources results in greater visibility for transportation services:
• To riders.
• To agencies needing trips for their clients.
• To the community.
• To funding sources.
• Reduced consumer confusion about how to access services.
• Clear lines of authority.
• More professional (comfortable, reliable, and safe) transportation services.