TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: City of Alameda Affordable Senior/Disabled Transit Pass Program
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute an agreement with City of Alameda for an Affordable Senior/Disabled Transit Pass Three-Year Pilot Program.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
The City of Alameda assessed senior and disabled transportation needs in the county and identified an approach to meet those needs. This three-year pilot to increase senior and disabled transportation access to necessities, such as health appointments and grocery shopping.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
AC Transit is to be paid in full for the number of total rides taken by participant and reimbursed for the additional administrative and direct costs, billed on a monthly basis.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit previously partnered with Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) and launched a successful Student Transit Pass Program (STPP) that provided low-income middle and high school students across Alameda County with an institutional pass loaded Clipper card allowing unlimited access to local rides on AC Transit. Started as a three-year pilot program in 2016, the program has become such a tremendous benefit to the student participants that the program has been funded until 2024.
The City of Alameda has previously expressed interest in a senior and disabled transit pass program to assist those disproportionately lower income Alameda residents with funding their transportation needs. In coordination with the City of Alameda, staff is seeking Board approval to offer seniors and people with disabilities with disproportionately lower income in Alameda a program with unlimited access to local rides on AC Transit similar to the STPP. Given the fact that many seniors and peo...
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