100 Miles: Outcomes from a No-Cost Transportation Program for Older Adults
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Start time: 9 AM Pacific | 12 PM Eastern
End time: 10 AM Pacific | 1 PM Eastern
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Description:
Transportation is crucial for maintaining independence, accessing needed services, and staying socially engaged. In October 2022, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services (AIS), with support from On the Go (OTG) rides, launched a No-Cost Transportation program for Older Adults, providing up to 100 miles of transportation per month to eligible older adults. Following the pilot phase, ending in September 2024, the program will be extended to enhance its impact. AIS and OTG are excited to share strategies, lessons learned, and adjustments made. This session will highlight program outcomes such as transportation utilization, program costs, and evaluation results.
Presenters:
Jacob Carson
Jacob Carson is a digital inclusion and active transportation specialist with the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services, and a graduate student in the Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health at San Diego State University, researching equity in the built environment and physical-activity promotion. Carson assists with the Age Well San Diego Initiative and the County’s Aging Roadmap, with a particular focus on transportation and
JMaureen Glaser
Maureen Glaser is director of operations for On the Go at Charitable Adult Rides and Services (CARS). As the first employee of national start-up On the Go rides, she has overseen all aspects of the program. On the Go has grown from 1 full-time employee to a team of 31, providing more than 12,000 rides/month in 23 states. Glaser has developed a centralized, cost effective, efficient and low-barrier method of ride fulfillment with a human touch. Through this method, On the Go partners realize cost savings by decreasing staff duplication, dispatch and labor. Prior to working at CARS, she coordinated the On the Go regional rideshare program at Jewish Family Service of San Diego and was a member of the COVID Critical Response Team to pilot a Lyft initiative delivering meals and groceries to vulnerable populations in San Diego.
Roberto Ramirez, MPH
Roberto Ramirez serves as health promotion manager at the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services (AIS). At AIS, he oversees the planning and implementation of various health and wellness programs and initiatives that help older adults live healthy, safe and thriving lives, including fall prevention, Older Americans Act Title IIID evidence-based health promotion programs, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia programs, and CalFresh Healthy Living nutrition education, among others. Ramirez has been practicing in the field of public health for more than 10 years.