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Community of Learning Transportation Services COLTS Program Overview History A public workshop between transit officials school officials students and parents in the eastern part of Polk County revealed there was a gap in service that wasnt provided by the school district ID: 572951

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June 29, 2016

Community of Learning Transportation Services (COLTS)

Program OverviewSlide2

History

A public workshop between transit officials, school officials, students and parents in the eastern part of Polk County revealed there was a gap in service that wasn’t provided by the school district.Slide3

Establishing a need

Students at Haines City High School were not taking part in extra-curricular activities including athletics, club activities and tutoring opportunities because of a lack of

transportation.It was reported that students who reside in Poinciana and participated in HCHS after-school activities walked up to 16 miles to get home in the dark.Slide4

Simple solution

The COLTS program began as a pilot in summer 2013 for 300 high school students and was made available to all of Polk County’s 25,000 high school students in fall 2013.

At the time Citrus Connection, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners, Polk Transit and The Polk County School Board crafted a Universal Access agreement that makes it

possible for all public school “high school” students in our county to use public transportation at NO COST, Monday through Friday. Slide5

Guidelines

All students need is the COLTS hole-punch, completed by their school administrator, on their student ID badge. The student can then ride any standard transit bus in Polk County, whenever and wherever the buses are running. Slide6

Not a tripper service

COLTS is careful to stay within the tripper regulation by using the existing public transportation system. Polk’s bus routes already included mid-route stops at high schools before the COLTS system, and no routes were changed to accommodate the program. Students ride public buses Polk County, Florida 19 Beyond the Yellow Bus with other members of the

public.Slide7

RidershipSlide8

Public OutreachSlide9

Summer of Safety

The Summer of Safety program, the first of its kind in the United States,

was initially funded through drug forfeiture proceeds at no cost the taxpayers a single penny.In other words, the bad guys

paid for

the children

to

ride the bus all summer.Slide10

Enter Sheriff Grady Judd

Beginning June 10, and running through August 14, the Polk Sheriff’s Charities will subsidize transportation to any Polk County middle and high school student.

This year, thanks to Sheriff Judd, we’re going countywide.

Last

year, the Summer of Safety program delivered more than 2,700 youth rides, and ridership is expected to eclipse that figure in 2016.Slide11

Summer of SafetySlide12

Summer of Safety

The Summer of Safety provides meaningful access to participate in activities. Standing on the street corners this summer because "I don't have anywhere to go" is unacceptable.Slide13

Summer of SafetySlide14

Summer of SafetySlide15

Summer of SafetySlide16

Questions?