The need to provide transportation services to people who do not have access to reliable transportation options, due to age, disability, income or other reasons, has been identified as a problem in Southwest New Hampshire for many years. To help address this need, a diverse group of stakeholders have formed the Eastern Monadnock Regional Coordinating Council (EMRCC) for Community Transportation.
Vision - The EMRCC is guided by a vision to create an environmentally-friendly, affordable and equitable community transportation system that provides community members access to services and opportunities inside the region and to neighboring regions, and improves the health and social cohesion of the Eastern Monadnock Region.
Mission - It is the mission of the EMRCC to implement and facilitate a community transportation coordination framework in the Eastern Monadnock Region that encourages participation, involvement and support from the entire community and successfully facilitates the creation of inter- and intra-regional services to benefit transportation users, providers, and purchasers.
EMRCC is composed of local transportation providers, funding agencies, agencies requiring transportation services and community members that either reside in or service the region’s 13 towns (listed below).
Antrim Bennington Dublin Francestown Greenfield Greenville Hancock Jaffrey
New Ipswich Peterborough Rindge Sharon
Temple
EMRCC members are currently working in collaboration to develop a governing structure that includes bylaws and agreement among participants.
The links below provide access to information about the on-going development of the EMRCC.
Agendas Minutes
July 20, 2009 May 5, 2009
August 10, 2009 July 20, 2009
September 14, 2009 August 10, 2009
October 22, 2009 September 14, 2009
November 19, 2009 October 22, 2009
January 21, 2010 November 19, 2009
February 11, 2010 January 21, 2010
March 11, 2010 February 11, 2010
April 8, 2010 March 11, 2010
Governing Documents
EMRCC Workplan
EMRCC Bylaws
EMRCC Memorandum of Understanding
Documents & Presentations
Community Transportation Trends and Existing Conditions Presentation
RCC6 Presentation
EMRCC Kickoff Summit June 9, 2009
Regional Transportation Assessment
Assessment of Regional Transportation Providers
Transportation Provider Survey
Eastern Monadnock RCC Survey Presentation
Regional Transportation Assessment Maps
Areas of Need
Assisted Housing and Licensed Health Facilities
Food Stamp Recipients
Households without a Vehicle
Percentage of Disabilities
Percentage of Population 65 and Older
Median Household Income
Percentage of the Population 17 and Under
Percentage of Population Living Below the Poverty Level
Number of TANF Recipients
State and Regional Context
Since 1994, New Hampshire transportation and human service agencies have been working in conjunction with Regional Planning Agencies to coordinate transportation services. A 2004 federal mandate that made coordination of federally funded transportation services a requirement. The mandate led to the federal "United We Ride" program which provides technical resources and funding to increase coordination.
In 2007, a State Coordinating Council (SCC) for Community Transportation was established to oversee the developmentof a coordinated transportation system in New Hampshire as well as set policy and assist regional efforts. The SCC has been working with regional groups to establish Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs), whose purpose is to design and implement coordinated transportation services around the state and to select, guide, assist, and monitor a Regional Transportation Coordinator (RTC). The RTC would work with the RCC to develop services for the region, ensuring the most effective service is delivered. Boundaries for the RCCs have primarily been determined by factors such as hospital catchment areas, county lines, regional planning commission boundaries, and transit service areas.
