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Job Access and Reverse Commute / New Freedom Program |
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act, a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was enacted in August 2005 and provides guaranteed funding for Federal surface transportation programs through FFY 2009. SAFETEA-LU requires the establishment of a locally-developed, coordinated public transit – human services transportation plan (HSTP) in order for the northeastern Illinois region to access two specific funding programs; Section 5316 Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC), and Section 5317 New Freedom (NF).
In response to this requirement, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) embarked on a thorough HSTP planning process, called Connecting Communities through Coordination, to identify strategies that encourage more efficient use of available service providers that bring enhanced mobility to the region’s older adults, persons with disabilities and individuals with lower incomes.
The completion of the HSTP allows the northeastern Illinois region to access nearly $6 million in federal funding available from the JARC and NF programs. HSTP's goal is to maximize these two programs’ collective coverage by minimizing the duplication of services and ensure the provision of efficient transportation services for the Northeastern Illinois region.
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© 2008 Regional Transportation Authority | Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) / New Freedom
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Annual Call for Projects
June 2008
FFY 2008 JARC/NF Application
FFY 2008 JARC/NF Program
Call for Projects Released
July 10, 2008
RTA Programs Open House
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
University Center- Loop/River Room
525 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
August 8, 2008
FFY 2008 JARC/NF Applications
Due by 4:00 p.m. CST
August-September 2008
Selection Process and
Applicant Follow-up
September 2008
CMAP Endorsement of Proposed
FFY 2008 Program of Projects
October 2008
RTA Board Approval of Proposed
FFY 2008 Program of Projects
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