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Region 5 | Terry Johnson, Mobility Manager
Cheshire – Monadnock
Working together to create a regional transportation network for everyone.
Who We Are
The Monadnock Regional Coordinating Council for Community Transportation (MRCC) is a coalition of public and private transportation providers and users, and interested citizens that collaborate to create an affordable community transportation network that provides all community members access to services and opportunities while improving the community’s health and social cohesion.
Our mission is to actively lead and engage the region in building an innovative, coordinated, and resilient transportation network.
About Cheshire County
Cheshire County has served as Lead Agency on behalf of the Monadnock Regional Coordinating Council for Community Transportation (MRCC) since 2010. In this role, Cheshire County provides contractual and fiscal oversight of Section 5310 funds, while Southwest Regional Planning Commission and the MRCC provide administrative and programmatic oversight. The Cheshire County Grants Department is well equipped to manage the Section 5310 contract and manages a number of grants. It currently provides fiscal oversight and grant contractual management for a regional public health network, a regional substance misuse prevention network, the Greater Monadnock Medical Reserve Corps, and multiple Community Development Block Grants projects in addition to the Section 5310 grant.
Members
- Frank Dobisky
Thomas Transportation, Chair - Charlie Pratt
Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services, Vice Chair - Mary Jensen
Keene Senior Center, Secretary - Jennifer Robinson
Cheshire County, Treasurer - Ellen Avery
Community Volunteer Transportation Company - Suzanne Bansley
Cheshire County - Kathy Baird
RSVP Volunteer Center - Erica Alusic-Bingham
Southern New Hampshire Services - Alberta Bronson
The Lukas Community - Alice Cable
SAU 60 - Kristin Kostecki
Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County - Sally Malay
Keene Housing Kids Collaborative - Meghan Marcucci
Keene Family YMCA - David Meader
Citizen Member - Jennifer Robinson
Cheshire County - Daniel Smith
Keene Family YMCA - Lisa Steadman
Liberty Mutual - Charles Weed
Keene State College - Alison Welsh
Cheshire County
Mobility Manager
Terry Johnson
Senior Project Manager Southwest Region Planning Commission
37 Ashuelot Street
Keene, NH 03431
Phone: (603) 357-0557
Email: tjohnson@swrpc.org
The MRCC meets monthly on the third Tuesday each month at 9:30 a.m. Meeting notices are posted on the Southwest Region Planning Commission website.
MEETING MINUTES
2024
January 16, 2024 – Meeting Minutes | Download PDF
February 20, 2024 – Meeting Minutes | Download PDF
2023
November 21, 2023 – Meeting Minutes | Download PDF
December 19, 2023 – Meeting Minutes | Download PDF
Community Transportation Projects Expanding Ridership and Addressing Unmet Need
In 2022, the MRCC received $390,000 in funding from the NH Department of Health and Human Services to support community transportation projects. MRCC-affiliated transportation providers have successfully leveraged the funding to establish new and expand existing services for Monadnock Region residents.
The following charts describe the projects and the impact on expanding access to vital transportation services in the Region.
| Project | Description |
| HCS Shopping Shuttles | Decrease food insecurity through increasing food and transportation access among older adults, people with disabilities and low-income residents of Keene, Swanzey and Winchester. |
| Keene Housing Kids Collaborative Youth Transportation | Decrease the opportunity gap for 600 children and youth, 0-17 years old, from low-income households through providing transportation to youth programs offered by more than 40 community partners. |
| Community Volunteer Transportation Company Driver Recruitment Assistant | Increase access to healthcare and other essential services through a rider and volunteer driver recruitment campaign prioritizing towns where CVTC does not have a registered driver. |
| Supplemental Funding | Offset increased costs of delivering existing transportation services. |
Monadnock Region Transit System Design Project
Southwest Region Planning Commission is currently partnering with the MRCC to conduct an evaluation of transit system operating and governance models for the Monadnock Region. The evaluation is being conducted as follow up to the Microtransit Feasibility and Fixed Route Transit Service Plan Design Assistance Study completed in December 2022.
The Transit Study examined the feasibility of enhancing existing fixed bus routes and/or creating new ones, as well as launching new microtransit services in various parts of the Region. It presents a regional transit framework consisting of zones and corridors where transit is most likely to succeed. The goal of the current Transit System Design Project is to identify a transit operating and governance model to support expanded transit services in the Region.
Are you interested in getting involved?
Be a CVTC volunteer driver?
Contact Terri Curtis: 603-821-0569
Serve on the Monadnock Regional Coordinating Council
Contact Terry Johnson
Terry Johnson
Senior Project Manager/Mobility Manager
Terry brings to Southwest Region Planning Commission a passion for collaborating with community partners to create healthier people and places in the Monadnock Region and throughout the state. He has extensive experience working at the intersection of planning and public health and has built a 35-year track record leading projects that bring together partners across multiple sectors including planning, transportation, housing, economic development, food systems, public health, and healthcare. Terry provides leadership for SWRPC’s public health planning projects. He was awarded the NH Governor’s Council on Physical Activity and Health Outstanding Achievement Award in 2017 and graduated from the University of Louisiana with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education.
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