NKADD and KY Transportation Cabinet Seeks Input: Every day we hear about terrible accidents on our local roads. The NKADD is partnering with the KY Transportation Cabinet’s Technology Transfer Program to develop a comprehensive safety action plan for Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, and Pendleton Counties. The safety action plan aims to reduce and eliminate serious injury and fatal crashes affecting all roadway users. We need your help in identifying safety concerns in our region.  Please take a few moments to complete the NKY Safety Action Plan survey. This survey will be combined with crash analysis and local agency review of roadways to identify potential safety issues on county roadways.  Once identified the NKADD and local counties will work to identify counter measures to improve safety.  The safety action plan will be used to direct local forces and funds and pursue additional funding from KYTC and USDOT.  Here is the survey link."  

Posted on by Brian Haney

United Way to Provide Lyft Rides to Vaccine Appointments: Get Out the Vax

Based on the success of a unique partnership between TriHealth and United Way of Greater Cincinnati called Ride United, six healthcare systems have come together with United Way to sponsor a transportation program using the ridesharing platform Lyft to support free rides to vaccine appointments for community residents.

The Purpose

Throughout the months of April and May, our community vaccination strategy is focusing on key Get Out the Vax tactics to increase the number of vaccinated community members.  Recognizing that transportation to appointments will be a challenge for many community members, this program will provide free rides through Lyft by distributing codes for round trip rides to appointments.  We have initially secured 1,000 codes for distribution.

To access this program simply call dial 211 (United Way Transportation Solutions)

United Way’s 211 call specialists will:

  • ·        Determine the community member has a confirmed vaccine appointment
  • ·        Ensure that the member has an unmet transportation need (and refer to COA or SORTA, if appropriate)
  • ·        Assess whether the community member has the ability to use the Lyft ridesharing platform
  • ·        Distribute a single use round trip code to be used the day of appointment

United Way 211 (uwgc.org)