Mobility for Health

• Historically marginalized communities: The needs of those who are denied full participation in mainstream cultural, social, political, and economic activities can be overlooked in transportation planning. 

• Language barriers: Foreign language speakers can have difficulty reading and understanding resources vital to accessing transportation and social services.

• Geographical barriers: Rural and urban residents may not always be near public transportation options and may not have the means to get to them. 

"With COVID, it is increasingly hard for me to go to the store weekly for my food needs. Having food delivered to my doorstep weekly has been a godsend." - Laura , Food Box Delivery customer.

• Provide Travel Options Counseling at Community Resource Centers 

• Electrify Vehicle Fleet to Provide Additional Safe, Responsive Transportation    

• Identify Barriers to Access Transportation and Determine Solutions

A Ride Connection Mobility Specialist provides travel options at one of our Mobility for Health partner agencies, Centro Cultural. (Photo taken prior to March 2020 before Oregon’s face covering requirement was instated.)

Ride Connection recently welcomed its first electric vehicles to its fleet as part of the Mobility for Health program. The project has been made possible by DEQ’s Oregon Clean Fuels Program via the PGE Drive Change Fund.