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Group Staff Dorothy Hersey Senior
Transportation Planner Dorothy Hersey is a transportation
planner with over 15 years of research and practical experience in transit
planning, operations and research. Her
background includes transit services planning, transit management performance
assessment, human service transportation, rural transit, university transit,
and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit operations. Ms. Hersey is currently serving as a
regional planner for the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA). Selected Experience Transportation Development Plans and
Management Performance Reviews: Ms. Hersey has extensive experience
in the preparation of Transportation Development Plans (TDP) and Management
Performance Reviews (MPR), Maryland, North Carolina, Vermont, and other states. Transportation Operations and Training: Ms. Hersey
has 13 years of transit management and operations experience in both rural
and large urban areas. She has also
conducted significant research of training programs of community
transportation systems in Maryland and assisted in the development of a
training manual to be implemented statewide.
The project included an element related to certification processes to
be managed through the Rural Transit Assistance Program. Senior and Child Transportation: Ms. Hersey was the project manager
for a child transportation study in Craven County, NC through the Smart Start
program. This study helped to identify
gaps in services for children and working mothers, and to identify local
resources that could be tapped into to meet these needs. Ms. Hersey has conducted research and best
practices reviews in support of alternative methods to improve senior
transportation for the Northern Virginia Transportation Coalition and for
Cobb County Georgia. This research included
a review of travel training programs, volunteer services, senior marketing
efforts, and subsidized taxi programs. Data Management and Interpretation: Ms. Hersey has been involved in the
review of operating data for the Maryland Transit Administration’s Mobility
Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit services including assessing the
accuracy of operations data provided by service providers as well as
evaluating and assessing liquidated damages and performance incentives. Ms. Hersey was responsible for populating
the initial database of community transportation providers in Maryland
required by the National Transit Database. |
Education ·
B.S.,
Transportation, Business, & Public Policy, University of Maryland Previous Positions ·
Quality Assurance
Manager, General Manager, Special Projects Manager – Human Resources, MV
Transportation ·
Executive Director,
Kerr Area Transportation Authority ·
Project Manager,
Regional Manager, Laidlaw Transit Services/Mayflower Transportation ·
Bus Service Planner,
New Jersey Transit ·
Research Assistant,
Charter Manager, Dispatcher, Driver, Shuttle-UM, The University of Maryland |
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