This is the final report for the King County Mobility Coalition's Immigrant and Refugee Elders Transportation Project, as funded and supported by the National Center on Senior Transportation's Breaking New Ground Grant of 2011.
The purpose of the Immigrant and Refugee Elders Transportation Project is to increase the availability of culturally and ethnically appropriate transportation resource information for newly arrived immigrant and refugee elders in King County. The Project has five parts: Community Conversations and Surveys, Summary Report, Transportation Summit, Action Plan and Ethnic Senior Advisory Council. The Summary Report reviews what we learned through our community conversations and surveys and discusses common themes that emerged from the data collected.
This small booklet compiled by the King County Mobility Coalition documents stories from across our county about the way mobility and transportation is used, and impacts, all.
The King County Mobility Coalition coordinated a transit-human services transportation plan in 2010 to review existing services and provide a needs assessment for special needs transportation.
The King County Mobility Coalition produced this Action Plan after Round 1 Inclusive Planning grant efforts. It helped inform the prioritized projects for Round 2.
Developed in partnership with King County Metro, the King County Mobility Coalition, and its community partners, the King County Accessible Travel Map is a resource for older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and support staff to showcase the transportation options available in King County. Over 30 transportation services and resources are highlighted, including transit, community based shuttles, medical transportation, volunteer driver programs, taxis, fare payments, and much more! (The map translated into Spanish can be found here .) To request a copy of the brochure, please e-mail mobility@hopelink.org.