Specifications include, but are not limited to: eliverables: 1. Assist with preparation of meeting materials, facilitation, and documentation (memos) of up to 6 x 2-hour workshops. Participants will include Gorge TransLink Alliance and ODOT/WSDOT Regional Transit Coordinators. Engage outside speakers and instructors when appropriate. Example topic areas are outlined here and are not in any specific order. Some topic areas can be combined into one workshop. • Data Management: providers will adopt data management tool and begin implementation. • Expansion of Regional Universal Fare System: explore adoption of an all-provider regional day pass system for riders who do not want to purchase the annual regional pass. Streamline existing one-day pass fare instruments. • Forecasting operational, capital, and financial needs for planning with tools that compare demand response to fixed route services. This workshop was recently taught at the National RTAP conference. Materials available on request. • GorgeTransLink.com website review and modification (current website developer will implement changes from a separate budget). • Document current levels of EV development and planning. Identify shared EV charging infrastructure needs and options. • Vehicle maintenance resource sharing. • Multimodal Hubs: work with transit providers to identify preferred Hub locations and the Hub amenities needed and desired. • Coordination of routes and bus stops: develop a regional bus stop naming system, set a predictable schedule for upcoming and annual route changes, coordinate timetables for transfers. • Agency Policy Alignment: align remaining conflicting rider policies: personal care attendants, driver discretion policy, child car seat requirements, etc. • Develop dispatch policies regarding inter-agency service communications. • Develop 2025-2027 Work Plan 2. Final workshop memo will document: • Workshop summary including decisions made and future action items. • Identify improvements achieved using data and narratives.
