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Embark mobility management reports grant wins, software rollout and rising demand for nonemergency trips
Summary
Mobility management staff reported program growth, new grants and a mobility-software rollout. Embark said it distributed additional bus passes, launched a Climb program serving transition-age youth with a $1.5 million grant, and expects Section 5310 awards and a customer app to expand service coordination.
Marilyn Dillon, director of Embark’s mobility management division, briefed the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority on May 2 about growing demand for senior and nonemergency medical transportation, recent grants, and a new mobility software rollout intended to improve coordination across Embark’s network.
Dillon said senior services are funded through an Older Americans Act grant in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and the area agency on aging. Through March 2025, Embark had distributed an additional 38,000 bus passes to partner agencies after receiving supplemental budget authority.
She told trustees the mobility-management team completed 8,700 partner…
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