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“Will provide customers with a single point of access to receive regional transportation, human services and community information facilitating greater personal mobility for all individuals in the Purchase Area region.”

The Purchase Area Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) is envisioned to serve the residents and visitors of the Jackson Purchase region of Western Kentucky by providing transportation and human service information & referral services to facilitate greater personal mobility.

The Purchase Area region comprises of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and McCracken. As of the 2000 Census, the region has a total population of 193,495 and 2,569 miles.

The four primary transportation providers – Paducah Area Transit (PATS), Fulton County Transit (FCTA), Murray-Calloway County Transit (MCTA), and Easter Seals West Kentucky (ESWKY) providing a total of 700,487 coordinated public and human service agency trips annually.

Customers will have access to the TMCC through telephone, Internet, community location kiosks and walk-in services. The region’s primary service location will be located at PATS with satellite locations at FCTA, MCTA and ESWKY.

TMCC Community Benefits
• 24 hours a day / 7 days a week
• 8 county regional coverage
• Internet access to I & R Directory
• Information available from Cell phone
• Interactive voice response - IVR (24/7)
• Transportation provider service information
• Schedule trip reservations
• Retrieve trip reservations
• Vehicle arrival status & notification
• Trip cancellations and delays
• Universal access – TDD/TTY, 711 KY Relay, Fax
• English and other language options
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP)
• Provides safety and security information; coordinate with public safety
• Provides Human Service and Community Organization Information

For more information visit http://www.its.dot.gov/msaa/msaa2/ or http://msaa-tmcc.org/

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