Interagency Coordination Pilot Project (District 5)

During State Fiscal Year 2001 the IWG initiated the development of a pilot project in ITD District 5, the goal of which is to “bring about greater efficiency and effectiveness in the rendering of public transportation services through greater coordination between all agencies involved.” Specifically, the pilot was intended to achieve this goal by stimulating an interagency cooperative effort designed to maximize the use of Pocatello Regional Transit (PRT) as it’s one-stop resource for coordinating and providing public transportation services. The project has moved well beyond the “pilot” stage.  Interagency coordination and rural transit services provided by PRT have been expanded into Oneida, Franklin, Power, Bingham and Caribou Counties. Other significant work accomplished on this project include:

• Coordination discussions between the IWG agencies regional staff, PRT and the pilot coordinator to explore the pilot objectives and opportunities

• The development of a project management schedule outlining the manner in which IWG member agencies from the state level will support the project and coordinate with their regional counterparts in a manner conducive to project implementation in a manner most supportive of PRT

• The development of a communications plan that provides guidance and clarity in communicating pilot goals and objectives and emphasizes the interagency collaborative nature of the project

• Notable support  from the local Area on Aging

• Completion of a plan for installing Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies at PRT

•  Funding secured and Request for Proposals (RFP’s) developed for the purchase of ITS technologies at PRT