2018 Minnesota Volunteer Driver Program Forum

May 9, 2018

University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN

About the Forum

This daylong event, convened by MCOTA, brought together individuals running volunteer driver programs and other stakeholders. The forum provided attendees with the opportunity to share information to help maintain and strengthen these programs.

More information:

• A 12-page summary of forum (PDF)
• Final program (PDF)

Presentations

1. Current State of Volunteer Drivers in Minnesota
   • Volunteer Driver Programs in Minnesota: Benefits and Barriers (PDF)
     Frank Douma, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
   • Volunteer Drivers On the Ground in Local Communities (PDF)
     Tiffany Collins, Minnesota Public Transit Association
     Shelly Pflaum, Western Community Action
     Ted Nelson, Prairie Five Rides
2. Nuts & Bolts: How to Handle Insurance and Tax Issues
   • Theresa Eclov, Faith in Action for Cass County (PDF)
   • Jon Kelly
     Government Affairs Liaison
     Minnesota Department of Commerce
     Commerce Website: mn.gov/commerce
   • Matthew Damiani, Minnesota Department of Revenue
     Department of Revenue Volunteer Mileage web page
4. Mobility Management
   • Heidi Corcoran, Dakota County (PDF)
   • Alan Hermann, SmartLink Transit/Scott County (PDF)
   • Sue Siemers, MnDOT and Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils (PDF)
5. Emerging Topics + Technologies
   • Scheduling Software to Organize Volunteer Trips (PDF)
     Jack Larson for Colette Hanson, Arrowhead Transit
   • Minnesota Self Driving Task Force (PDF)
     Sandra Wheelecor, Arrowhead Transit
   • MnDOT Autonomous Bus Research (PDF)
     Michael Kronzer, Minnesota Department of Transportation