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Recommendation to Approve the City of Alameda Transportation Program Plan for Seniors and People with Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Recommendation to Approve the City of Alameda Transportation Program Plan for Seniors and People with Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
BACKGROUND
Measures B and BB provide the City of Alameda with dedicated funding sources for non-mandated, locally based transportation services for people with disabilities and for seniors, which are not required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). East Bay Paratransit provides the ADA required and mandated paratransit service that supplements AC Transit and BART's fixed route services. As required by the funding agency - the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) - the City of Alameda uses the Measure B and BB paratransit funds to improve mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities.
The City of Alameda paratransit program includes the following locally developed solutions to address the mobility challenges of older adults and people with disabilities:
* Free Alameda Loop Shuttle (www.AlamedaLoopShuttle.com)
* Group trips: monthly Mastick trips for seniors, bi-weekly Leisure Club trips for adults with developmental disabilities and an annual picnic for Skilled Nursing Facility residents
* Free AC Transit bus passes for qualifying Mastick Senior Center members, Alameda Point Collaborative residents and Alameda Housing Authority residents
* Door-to-door transportation services through third-party providers for travel assistance or meal delivery
* Customer service, materials, outreach and promotions
* Staff and consultants to ensure that these programs are effectively managed
As part of the Countywide paratransit program - not the City's program - Emergency Wheelchair Services are now provided by Easy Does I...
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