STP Data

From the Report on the STP Clearinghouse

An STP Survey   The Beverly Foundation organized its annual 2006 STAR Search effort to gather information about STPs in California.  It was expected that the results would generate information for the planned database and clearinghouse.  The survey targeted services and programs that provided transportation to seniors. Distribution of the survey was organized through multiple networks in the transportation and human service sectors with distribution organized through the networks of the work group members. 80 California based transportation services responded to the survey.  

 Key findings from the survey regarding STPs in California are summarized below.

 

Many types of transit services including ADA paratransit, paratransit, human service transit, senior transit, and profit transit identify themselves as STPs.

Government sponsored STPs tend to provide only transportation, while the non-governmental STPs tend to offer transportation within a menu of services.

 While a fairly even distribution of STPs serve urban, suburban, or rural areas, the greatest percent serve a mix of urban, suburban, and rural areas.

Many STPs provide transportation to seniors only, however a substantially larger percent provide transportation to seniors and people with disabilities.

STPs with paid drivers and volunteer drivers differ considerably in the type of assistance they provide to their passengers.

A very high percentage of STPs, including programs with volunteer drivers, own at least some of their vehicles.

Although the top destination of STP passengers is non-emergency medical, many STPs also offer a variety of quality of life rides.

Budgets of STPs vary widely from a low of $500 to a high of $31,000,000.

The vast majority of non-governmental STPs receive grant related funding, while the vast majority of governmental STPs receive some support from fees.

STPs appear have qualities that make them sustainable as indicated by their average of 14 years of operation.

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