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Suburban Mobility Program – Description
OVERVIEW • SUBURBAN MOBILITY • TDM
Description • Eligibility • Existing Services • Schedule
The MPO´s Suburban Mobility Program, now in its fourth year, annually makes available funding for projects that address transportation needs in suburban areas which currently are not served or are underserved by transit.

The potential types of services that may receive funding under the Suburban Mobility Program include but are not limited to fixed-route services, demand-response services, joint dispatch services, and hybrid fixed-route/demand-response services. Other types of service that reduce the use of single-occupant vehicles are also eligible and encouraged. The MPO is particularly interested in services that act as feeders to commuter rail stations (or other transit transfer points), provide increased access to employment, or improve mobility for transit-dependent suburban residents.

The MPO´s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) allocated $650,000 for this purpose using federal Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) funding for FFY 2009. CMAQ funding originates with the Federal Highway Administration and is available for Suburban Mobility projects through the Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works.