MIKE HEALY JOINED THE ILLINOIS
Department of Transportation, Offi ce of
Intermodal Project Implementation in
2013 as a program manager in the Consolidated
Vehicle Program (CVP) Section.
His goal was to have a career where
he could do something that would have a
positive impact on the community.
Th e CVP purchases paratransit vehicles
for nonprofi t agencies that provide
transportation services for senior citizens
and individuals with disabilities, public
transit providers and certifi ed public providers.
Th is program is funded utilizing
the Federal Transit Administration Section
5310, 5311 and 5339 Grant Programs.
When Healy fi rst started, IDOT was four
years behind in delivering vehicles to
grantees, grant applications and scoring
of applications had to be done manually.
IDOT receives approximately 150
CVP applications each year. In Healy’s
fi rst year he automated the application
process and scoring process. Th is made
it easier for grantees to fi ll out the application
and also made the process more
effi cient for reviewing and scoring CVP
applications. In addition, scoring of the
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CVP application is more standardized
and there is less margin for inconsistency.
In 2014, Healy was promoted to
section chief of the CVP program. In
addition to automating the application
progress, Healy accomplished getting
vehicle delivery caught up by 2015. Th is
amounted to approximately 1,500 paratransit
vehicles. Healy has also mapped
out the demographics areas of the state
to determine where the demand is for
the highest need of service, and what
the impact would be. Th is was very useful
to make more effi cient use of section
5310, 5311 and 5339 funds.
Healy is working with the Offi ce of
Program and Planning on the state’s
public transportation plan. Th is is the
fi rst comprehensive transit plan the
state has ever had and will cover a 20-
year period.
Fact:
Healy is on the
Transportation
Committee
for the Illinois
Medical District.
The district
consists of 5
hospitals, and
other entities
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“I think I would say that there is a challenge to needing
to take dollars that are critically important to spend,
and get them in the hands of the most effective service
provider possible. Being part of that is really rewarding.”
Mike Healy
Section Chief
Consolidated
Vehicle
Procurement,
Illinois Department
of Transportation’s
Office of
Intermodal Project
Implementation