February 2023 - 18

Oklahoma Pilot Program
Providing Reliable
Door-to-Door
Public Transit
Service
Five transit agencies in Oklahoma teamed up to form
PICK transportation, a door-to-door transit service
that is fully ADA compliant, operates after typical
business hours and provides reliable service.
BY BR ANDON LEWIS , A S SOCI ATE EDITOR
F
or individuals who rely on public transit to go to and from work, doctor's
appointments and other personal needs, finding reliable, door-to-door
public transit can be a challenge. In less urban areas, such as parts of
Oklahoma, transit dependent individuals faced limited booking options
for service, a lack of service that was fully compliant with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) and an inability to be spontaneous with
their travel plans.
However, a pilot program, PICK Transportation, is aiming to resolve
those challenges. In late 2018, leaders from transit agencies across the
rural part of Oklahoma, including Cimarron Transit, JAMM Transit,
the KI BOIS Area Transit System and Pelivan Transit, came together to
create an on-demand service developed with rider input to address the
challenges individuals said they faced while using public transit.
The pilot program started in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in
2021 with a $1.5 Integrated Mobility Innovation grant from the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA). The pilot will run until 2023.
Kendra McGeady, the transit director for Pelivan Transit, said every
leader working on the PICK project wanted to make sure PICK truly
stood out from other door-to-door transit agencies around the country.
To successfully complete their goal, PICK leaders sent surveys out to
18 Mass Transit | FEBRUARY 2023
riders of their own agencies to see
what their dream transportation
system would look like.
" Almost all rural providers operate
in a pre-book environment,
which is how myself and the other
partners operate our separate
agencies as well, " McGeady said.
Our riders wanted to see a more
quick and on-demand service
with more service hours after the
typical 9-5, Monday-Friday hours
that most services operate under. "
Laura Corff, the transit director
for Cimarron Transit, has
worked in the transit industry
for 24 years. In her two-plus decade
career, she said her main
goal has been to work with individuals
with disabilities and

February 2023

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of February 2023

Editor’s Notebook
People & Places
Nashville Public Transit Attracts Riders through Tourism Partnerships
2023 Mobility Outlook
Oklahoma Pilot Program Providing Reliable Door-to-Door Public Transit Service
The Coming Transition from Traditional Hardware Displays to Electronic Screens for Train Control
Fare Collection: How we pay for public transit is critical to securing its future
Unifying security systems for Mass Transit
Products
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February 2023 - Editor’s Notebook
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February 2023 - People & Places
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February 2023 - Nashville Public Transit Attracts Riders through Tourism Partnerships
February 2023 - 13
February 2023 - 2023 Mobility Outlook
February 2023 - 15
February 2023 - 16
February 2023 - 17
February 2023 - Oklahoma Pilot Program Providing Reliable Door-to-Door Public Transit Service
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February 2023 - 20
February 2023 - 21
February 2023 - The Coming Transition from Traditional Hardware Displays to Electronic Screens for Train Control
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February 2023 - 25
February 2023 - Fare Collection: How we pay for public transit is critical to securing its future
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February 2023 - Unifying security systems for Mass Transit
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