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RouteMatch Software Customers Receive MSAA Intelligent Transportation System Grant
| Source: RouteMatch Software
ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 27, 2007 -- RouteMatch Software, Inc. today announced that
Paducah Area Transit System based in Kentucky, and the Lower Savannah
Council of Governments based in South Carolina, have been selected as
recipients of grant funding from the Mobility Services for All Americans
(MSAA) initiative. This funding enables both transportation providers to
develop and design coordinated human service transportation systems
utilizing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) capabilities.
Responding to inefficiencies, limited resources, and a lack of coordination
in the delivery of human services transportation in many areas, the U.S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT) ITS Joint Program office launched the
MSAA initiative as a way to bring all communities together to provide a
coordinated effort and apply technological solutions to the barriers to
accessibility and mobility for the transportation disadvantaged.
The USDOT issued a request for proposals (RFP) in April 2006, looking to
award 15-month grants to local communities that have shown progress and the
ability to implement enhanced human service transportation systems. In
late December 2006, eight communities were chosen to design and develop
"deployment-ready," scalable and replicable systems for human service
transportation delivery.
The Paducah Area Transit System offers fixed-route and demand response
service to an eight-county area, providing 1,600 trips a day. Paducah
Transit is the only provider in Kentucky to offer transportation service
24x7. "We have already made incredible headway in providing responsive and
extensive service by utilizing GPS and AVL software from RouteMatch
Software, along with mobile data computers on each vehicle from Mentor
Engineering," said Kim Adair, assistant general manager at Paducah Area
Transit System.
"This grant allows us to push further into automated coordination and
service delivery, designing a system that uses intelligent voice
recognition, information kiosks, smart card technology and automated
disaster recovery," added Adair.
The Lower Savannah Council of Governments, representing six counties in
southwest South Carolina, submitted for the grant on behalf of the Lower
Savannah Regional Transportation Management Association (RTMA), comprising
a range of agencies, county governing bodies and public transportation
providers with the common goal of coordinating more effectively on a
regional basis.
"This grant gives us the assistance and focus on technology we need to
further our vision of developing a model for regional and even state-wide
transportation coordination," said Lynnda Bassham, director of Human
Services for the Lower Savannah Council of Governments. "We've had our
kick-off meeting and are working closely on project development with
RouteMatch Software, American Medical Response (AMR), the SC DOT, McLary
Management, ISG and the South Carolina Lt. Governor's Office on Aging.
Currently we're working very hard on a detailed project plan and deciding
what technologies are needed for effective transportation coordination and
integration."
The grant ends in mid-2008, and there will be a resubmission process for
the next phase when two or more local communities will be selected to
deploy and evaluate
ITS-enhanced human service transportation models as locally planned and
designed in the current phase.
About RouteMatch Software
RouteMatch Software is a proven leader in transportation and logistics
technology and services, with specific expertise in demand-response and
paratransit systems. Targeting private and public sector transportation
providers, the company's products address routing, scheduling, dispatching,
billing, reporting, fixed-route integration, and transportation
coordination. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Atlanta,
Ga., and its software is currently in use at more than 190 sites in 40
states across the U.S., including statewide implementations in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa and Tennessee. Additional information about
RouteMatch Software products is available at www.routematch.com or by
calling RouteMatch Marketing Services toll-free at 1-888-840-8791 or
404-876-5160. Current customers may contact RouteMatch at 1-866-653-3629.