2018 Minnesota Volunteer Driver Program Forum

May 9, 2018

Room 135 Continuing Education and Conference Center
University of Minnesota
1890 Buford Avenue
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
     Office: 651-539-1466
     Email: [email protected]
     Commerce Website: mn.gov/commerce
   • Matthew Damiani, Minnesota Department of Revenue
     Department of Revenue Volunteer Mileage web page
     Contact information:
     Matthew Damiani, Assistant Director
     Income Tax and Withholding Division
     Minnesota Department of Revenue
     [email protected]
     Office: 651-556-6469
     Fax: 651-297-4730
    
3. Mobility Management
   • Heidi Corcoran, Dakota County (PDF)
   • Alan Hermann, SmartLink Transit/Scott County (PDF)
   • Sue Siemers, MnDOT and Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils (PDF)
4. 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

More Information

Please contact Kaydee Kirk at 612-626-5854 or [email protected] with any questions.