LCB of the Transportation Disadvantaged at Miami-Dade MPO (text only)

Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization

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Overview.

The Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB) was established to identify local service needs and provide information, advice, and direction to the Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) on the coordination of services to be provided to the transportation disadvantaged through the Florida Association of Coordinated Transportation System (FACTS), as required by Chapter 427, Florida Statutes.

The Miami-Dade MPO is designated pursuant to Chapter 427, Florida Statutes by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged as the “planning agency” that oversees the CTC’s activities. Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) has been the CTC for Miami-Dade County since 1990.

MDT is the main source of public transportation in Miami-Dade County and provides non-emergency special transportation for ambulatory and non-ambulatory clients. The service operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

The agency has contracted successfully with agencies such as the Agency for Health Care Administration (Medicaid), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Miami-Dade Community Action Agency (CAA), Easter Seal Society, the Department for Human Resources and the Florida Department of Children and Families Services and has worked cooperatively with the local WAGES Coalition to provide transportation services for WAGES participants.

The LCB’s main objectives are:

To achieve compliance with state requirements for transportation disadvantaged planning.
To make the public transit system accessible to people who are physically and mentally challenged and currently are unable to use the public transit system.

The Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged establishes the composition of the membership for the LCBs. Members of the LCB are appointed by the MPO Governing Board.

Meeting Information. (Next 3 items below have links to web pages and/or Adobe PDF documents.)

Membership. (Next 14 items below.)

Chairwoman Sally A. Heyman
Vice-Chairman Jorge Azor
Evelyn Alvarez
Morris W. Atkins, II
Aileen Boucle
Dr. Kent Cheeseboro
Rhea Gray
Marsha Jenakovich
Jerry Klein
Ana Martinez
José Ernesto Martinez
Denise Valkema
Luanne Welch
Alternates include Carolyn Eleby, Diana Fletcher, Maria Hernandez, Maria L. Lesser, Alex Miller, Earl Oaks, Mahe Olazabal, Christine Sainvil, Malerie Sloshay, Phil Steinmiller, and Rashad Thomas.

Transportation Disadvantaged Safety Plan information. (Next 2 items below.)

Related Information. (Next 6 items below have links to web pages.)

Voluntary Dollar Program Information.

If you know of someone who needs transportation to get to work or school, or who has no way to get to the doctor's office or clinic, there is a way to help. Click here to learn how you can help!

Contact Information.

Elizabeth Rockwell, Public Involvement Manager. Telephone: 305-375-1881. Address: 111 Northwest 1 Street, Suite 920, Miami, Florida 33128. Click here to send e-mail.

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