Solano Mobility Study

P 15 p Solano Mobility Study for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Ch2: Methodology Chapter 2 Methodology An extensive public outreach campaign undertaken and implemented over an 18-month period provided key input to this study. Direct public input collected through multiple avenues included public events, community meetings and surveys as the pillars of this public outreach. Collecting as much input as possible directly from older adults and people with disabilities was a goal. Input was also sought from organizations who work with older adults and people with disabilities and would be familiar with their mobility challenges. Organizations were also surveyed to identify existing services that support mobility for this population. Mobility Summits To garner public input from each city in Solano, Mobility Summits for Older Adults and People with Disabilities were held in each city from April 2017 through May 2018.These city Mobility Summits were followed by a Countywide Mobility Summit held in October 2018. Several Mini- Summits were also held with key organizations. Table 1: Mobility Summits for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Date City Location Community Attendees City Mobility Summits April 7, 2017 Rio Vista Veterans Hall 24 June 1, 2017 Suisun City Nelson Community Center 36 August 4, 2017 Benicia Benicia Library 50 October 12, 2017 Dixon Veterans Hall 42 February 8, 2018 Vallejo Florence Douglas Senior Center 85+ March 23, 2018 Vacaville Ulatis Community Center 50 May 18, 2018 Fairfield Downtown Community Center 50+ Countywide Mobility Summit October 18, 2018 Suisun City Nelson Community Center 130+ The purpose of each city Mobility Summit was manifold. Primarily it was to collect the community’s mobility challenges and their ideas on how to resolve these challenges. Additionally, the participants were asked to further partner on this project by offering to spread the project message further into the community either through organizations they may be involved with, or to suggest the project team contact. Further, the program included information on existing transit and mobility management services. See Appendix C for more detail about program and hand-outs. The STA organized the Mobility Summits in partnership with the City and local transit operator. The Mobility Summits were three-hour events with the majority of the time used for interaction with the community.The general format started with the mayor and County supervisor speaking about the importance of the Summits and hearing from the public. Local transit staff and STA mobility management program staff presented existing services particularly relevant to older adults and people with disabilities as well as improvements made since the last study of this kind.