1. Conduct a comprehensive assessment of transportation needs for target populations, including seniors, individuals with disabilities, low-income residents, zero-car households, youths, residents with limited English proficiency, veterans, and clients of workforce agencies (job seekers). 2. Facilitate stakeholder and public engagement through inclusive, accessible, and collaborative methods that reflect regional diversity and priorities. 3. Identify service gaps, duplications, and unmet transportation needs affecting the target populations and provide evidence-based analysis of existing conditions. 4. Facilitate the prioritization of unmet needs and guide the development of consensus among the Regional Coordination Committee (RCC) and stakeholders. 5. Develop goals, strategies, and coordination initiatives that address prioritized unmet needs, promote efficiency, and expand mobility options for the region’s transit-dependent populations. 6. Prepare a complete 5-year update to the Regional Public Transit Coordination Plan in accordance with TxDOT’s Coordination Plan Guidebook, ensuring compliance with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5304 requirements and continued funding eligibility
