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<br />What is the Anoka County Transportation Coordination Program?
<br />
<br />County Works To Meet Needs Of Elderly
<br />
<br />The Anoka County Transpor-
<br />tation Program coordinates,
<br />develops and promotes trans-
<br />portation resources for Anoka
<br />County residents 60 years of
<br />age and over who are unable to
<br />use existing public transporta-
<br />tion. Currently, Anoka County
<br />Transportation Coordination
<br />Program funding is Federal Ti-
<br />tle IIIB funds from the Older
<br />Americans Act administered
<br />through the Metropolitan
<br />Council, Exurban funds ad-
<br />ministered by the Regional
<br />Transit Board, and county dol-
<br />lars.
<br />
<br />PURPOSE OF THE
<br />TRANSPORTATION
<br />COORDINATION
<br />PROGRAM
<br />To utilize and maximize ex-
<br />isting local transportation ser-
<br />vice resources in order to ex-
<br />pand and increase the avail-
<br />ability of transportation servic-
<br />es for senior citizens and
<br />senior handicapped citizens in
<br />Anoka County who must rely
<br />on some type of public trans-
<br />portation which allows them
<br />
<br />to maintain a maximum level
<br />of independent living.
<br />OJBECTIVES OF THE
<br />TRANSPORTATION
<br />COORDINATION
<br />PROGRAM
<br />1. Work with existing trans-
<br />portation providers to coordin-
<br />ate and expand their services.
<br />2. Assist in the planning
<br />and development of new com-
<br />munity-based transportation
<br />services for seniors by utiliz-
<br />ing local resources.
<br />3. Identify areas of Anoka
<br />County where minimal trans-
<br />portation resources and ser-
<br />vices exist for senior citizens
<br />and help transportation provid-
<br />ers expand their services into
<br />unserved areas to meet the
<br />needs of the senior citizens.
<br />The goals of our program in-
<br />clude:
<br />-Improving the information
<br />and referral system on trans-
<br />portation services for the
<br />elderly of Anoka County.
<br />-Promoting the involve-
<br />ment of both public and pri-
<br />
<br />
<br />vate resources to meet the
<br />transportation needs of - the
<br />elderly.
<br />-Strengthening the role of
<br />volunteers in the provision of
<br />transportat ion services.
<br />-Coordinating Anoka
<br />County services, information,
<br />agencies and workers that
<br />deal with transportation needs
<br />of sen iors.
<br />WHAT SERVICES ARE
<br />AVAILABLE?
<br />The Anoka County Coor-
<br />dination Transportation staff
<br />are available from 8:30 a.m. to
<br />4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, to
<br />provide information, answer
<br />questions and serve as a re-
<br />source for all concerned with
<br />the transportation needs of
<br />the elderly in Anoka County.
<br />Other services include:
<br />-Information and referral
<br />-Advocacy on transporta-
<br />tion issues
<br />-Development of resource
<br />materials
<br />-Professional seminars
<br />and community presentations
<br />
<br />-Planning assistance and ommendation was approved
<br />new program development by the Board of Commission-
<br />-Initiation and administra- ers and the Metropolitan
<br />tion of contracts for transpor- Council, and the Anoka Coun-
<br />tation services ty Transportation Coordina-
<br />-Needs assessments, data tion Program officially began
<br />collection and interpretation on February 1, 1985.
<br />HOW DID THE PROGRAM ANOKA COUNTY
<br />GET STARTED? TRANSPORTATION
<br />The Anoka County Aging COORDINATION PROGRAM
<br />Services Delivery Study identi- Anoka County Courthouse,
<br />fied transportation as the ma- Anoka, MN 55303, 421-4760,
<br />jor unmet need of the elderly ext. 1940. '
<br />in Anoka County. In response Hours 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-
<br />to this study a transportation Friday.
<br />task force was formed in 1. Staff: Diane Harberts,
<br />February ,1984 to examine the Tran3portation Specialist; Nor-
<br />county's transportation net- ma Neitzel, Program Assis-
<br />work more thoroughly. The tant.
<br />task force concluded that a 2. 'Contact person for
<br />lead agency should be enlist- seniors requesting transporta-
<br />ed to coordinate transporta-' tion referral: Program Assis-
<br />tion services for the elderly tant, phone 421-4760, ext.
<br />throughout Anoka County. In 1940.
<br />August. 1984, the task force 3. Contact person for per-
<br />recommended that the Com- son/groups requesting assist-
<br />munity Health and Social Ser- ance to develop/plan transpor-
<br />vices Department of Anoka tat ion services: Diane Harb-
<br />County serve as the lead agen- erts, Transportation Special-
<br />cy for this program. The rec- ist, phone 421-4760, ext. 1944. .
<br />
<br />Northwood Community Singers
<br />Begin Practice
<br />
<br />The Northwood Community
<br />Singers, a group of about 40
<br />women, will begin practicing
<br />on Thursday nights, beginning
<br />at 7:30 p.m., at Northdale
<br />Junior High, 11301 NW Dog-
<br />wood Street, Coon Rapids,
<br />starting in mid-September.
<br />During the year, the singers
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<br />MN/Dot Issues First In New
<br />Series Of Bike Maps
<br />
<br />Following bicycle routes
<br />through the rolling farmland of
<br />Central Minnesota, the scenic
<br />bluff country of the Mississip-
<br />pi River Valley or the bikeways -
<br />around the lakes and parkways
<br />of the Twin Cities area is one
<br />way cyclists may use the new
<br />bike map published by the
<br />Minnesota Department of
<br />Transportation (Mn/DOT).
<br />The map is the first of four
<br />new maps Mn/DOT will pub-
<br />lish, said Lawrence E. Foote,
<br />acting director, Environmental
<br />Services. Each of the new
<br />maps will cover about one-
<br />fourth of the state's territory.
<br />The first map in the series
<br />covers the southeastern quar-
<br />ter of Minnesota. The area
<br />covered extends from Little
<br />Falls east to the Wisconsin
<br />border and from Little Falls
<br />south to Blue Earth.
<br />Foote said Mn/DOT is con-
<br />solidating 10 or 12 small maps
<br />for each quarter of the state to
<br />provide a larger map to
<br />simplify trip planning and to
<br />
<br />provide more information to
<br />cyclists at a lower cost.
<br />Copies of previous bikeway
<br />maps will still be available as
<br />long as supply lasts.
<br />The new maps measure 32
<br />inches by 32 inches, about the
<br />size of a standard highway
<br />map, and cost $3 plus $1 for
<br />postage and handling compar-
<br />ed with $1.50 for the smaller
<br />maps.
<br />Cyclists may obtain infor-
<br />mation from the maps about
<br />. the suitability of roads for bik-
<br />ing and the locations of off-
<br />road bi keways, bi ke-pedestri-
<br />an bridges, gravel roads and
<br />controlled-access highways
<br />where bicycles are prohibited.
<br />Besides a special inset bik-
<br />ing map of the Twin. Cities
<br />Metro Area, the first map in
<br />the series includes city maps
<br />for St. Cloud, Mankato, St.
<br />Peter, Faribault, Northfield,
<br />Owatonna, Albert Lea, Austin,
<br />Red Wing, Rochester and
<br />Winona.
<br />The new map informs cycl-
<br />
<br />ists about recreational bike
<br />trails such as the Luce Line
<br />State Trail from Minnetonka to
<br />Winsted and about bike trails,
<br />campsites and other facilities
<br />in state and county parks. It
<br />also provides guides to histor-
<br />ic and cultural attractions.
<br />Available for sale at the
<br />Transportation Building in St.
<br />Paul, at Mn/DOT district offic-
<br />es statewide and the Docu-
<br />ments Center at the State
<br />Capitol, the maps are also
<br />available at some bike shops.
<br />Order forms for the maps are
<br />available at many locations in-
<br />cluding Mn/DOT's Travellnfor-
<br />mation Center's. Order forms
<br />and information about the new
<br />maps may be obtained by call-
<br />ing (612) 296-2216, the Minne-
<br />sota Travel Information Center
<br />(612) 296-5029 or, (toll free)
<br />1-800-652-9747 outside the
<br />Twin Cities Metro Area.
<br />Contact Ken Buckeye, Mn/
<br />DOT Bicycle Transportation
<br />Unit, (612) 296-1650.
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<br />perform for various organiza-
<br />tions. such as the Lions Club.
<br />Anoka-Hennepin School Dis-
<br />trict, and at area nursing
<br />homes.
<br />The group sings a variety of
<br />songs from a "Twenties Med-
<br />ley" to a "That's Entertain-
<br />
<br />ment" show, combining dance
<br />routines with some of the
<br />music.
<br />New singers are encourag-
<br />ed to join the group, so please
<br />call Leta Berberich at 784-6826
<br />for more information and
<br />specific meeting dates.
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