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Florida Commission of the Transportation Disadvantaged Honors JTA for Developing Regional Transportation System
Jacksonville, FL - September 20, 2013
 

Trapeze Group is delighted to announce that the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has just won the “2013 Innovation of the Year” award from the Florida Commission of the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD). JTA is being honored for developing a regional transportation system within the Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) framework.

Since 2006, JTA has been working with its regional partner CTCs in Northeast Florida to coordinate transportation technology as a cornerstone for the development of a regional transportation system. In 2011, JTA was awarded a $1.9 million grant to work with other CTCs in developing a one call-one click regional transportation center to serve the Region. To establish this call center, JTA was able to furnish the other CTCs in the Region with Trapeze software.

“All of the transportation partners in the region have long recognized the need for improved coordination of trips. While we recognized the value in multiloading passengers from different counties going to similar destinations, it was difficult to coordinate,” said Liz Peak, Regional Service Coordinator with JTA. “By sharing the same software and databases, the coordination of trips now becomes automated and achievable. The Trapeze software allows us to optimize our trips while maintaining the secure separation of our client and trip information,” Peak added.  

In addition, a regional website is being developed with all transportation information available within, and across, county lines. This site allows riders to schedule, review and cancel paratransit and flex route trips, which is expected to reduce the number of calls into each individual CTC call center. A toll free number is to be available to riders in Northeast Florida. JTA has now expanded its scope to include other counties in the North Florida Region such as Alachua and Columbia counties. The efforts of JTA are critical in the development of a regional transportation system within the framework of the existing CTC structure. Innovative approaches such as this ultimately result in a more efficient and cost-effect regional transportation system.

Trapeze congratulates their long-time client Jacksonville Transportation Authority on winning this outstanding award.

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