JOBLINKS: EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES

This article examines 10 Joblinks demonstration projects in order to spotlight ongoing efforts to help communities develop improved connections to work. The ten best practices are: Leveraging technology to access transportation information at one-stops, Hennepin County, Minnesota; Marketing mobility in rural Wisconsin, Ashland, Wisconsin; Creating a regional network to connect people to jobs, Fremont, Ohio; Linking people with high-concentration job centers, New York, New York; Coordinating transportation services in a point-and-click world, Virginia, Minnesota; Making employment connection with more than buses: transit's own one-stop, Des Moines, Iowa; Promoting choice and options, Dona Ana County, New Mexico; Using new technology to build inter-county bridges, Plattsburgh, New York; Bringing a community of providers to the table, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Getting clients to jobs with driving force, West-Central Wisconsin. Presented for each best practices is a discussion of the project goals, strategies and outcomes as well as significant achievements and innovative approaches for each.

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  Community Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Baker, J D
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 14-37
• Serial:
  • Community Transportation
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Community Transportation Association
  • ISSN: 0895-4437

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Community action programs; Demonstration projects; Innovation; Strategic planning; Work environment
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976207
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 2004 12:00AM