Human Services Transportation Coalition
The HSTC is an open planning group of the WWVMPO/SRTPO; no membership is required. Participants assist with identifying gaps in transportation services, identifying unmet transportation needs and prioritizing strategies to meet those needs. The Coalition contributes to the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (CPT-HSTP) for the region, which was initially created in 2014 and is updated every four years with interim project updates at two year intervals. The CPT-HSTP outlines a coordinated public transportation plan for the special needs population. Special needs individuals include those under the age of 18, 65 years & older, disabled and low income. Participants in the HSTC include people representing human service providers in the region that directly provide transportation to their clients or coordinate transportation on behalf of the community.
The mission of the HSTC is to identify current and future mobility needs in order to develop and strengthen equitable access to essential services by optimizing available and potential resources for the region with emphasis on special needs populations.
The mission of the HSTC is to identify current and future mobility needs in order to develop and strengthen equitable access to essential services by optimizing available and potential resources for the region with emphasis on special needs populations.
Participating Area Providers
- Aging and Long Term Care
- Blue Mountain Action Council
- Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health
- Christian Aid Center
- City of Milton-Freewater
- College Place Fire Department
- Columbia County Public Transportation
- Community Action Program of East Central Oregon
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Kayak Public Transit
- Department of Social and Health Services
- Helpline Walla Walla
- SOS Health Services of Walla Walla
- Travel Washington, DBA Grape Line
- United Blind of Walla Walla
- Valley Transit
- Walla Walla County Department of Human Services
- Walla Walla County Emergency Management
- Walla Walla Public Schools
- Whitman College
If you would like to be added to the HSTC email distribution list to be informed about upcoming meetings and other public transportation planning events facilitated by the MPO/SRTPO Staff, please email us.