Title
Approve the City of Alameda Transportation Program Plan for Seniors and People with
Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2023/2024
Body
To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Approve the City of Alameda Transportation Program Plan for Seniors and People with
Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2023/2024
BACKGROUND
Alameda County Measure BB provides the City of Alameda with a dedicated funding source for transportation programs serving people with disabilities and seniors. East Bay Paratransit (EBP) provides the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) required paratransit service for people who are unable to use AC Transit and BART's fixed route services because of a disability or a disabling health condition. As required by the funding agency - the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) - each jurisdiction must submit annually a paratransit program plan application to receive the local Measure BB funds for the next fiscal year, which is the purpose of this staff report.
Information about the City of Alameda transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities is available at: www.AlamedaParatransit.com. Currently, the City of Alameda paratransit program includes the following locally developed components to address the mobility challenges of older adults and people with disabilities:
1. Free Alameda Loop Shuttle was discontinued on June 30, 2022;
2. Free AC Transit Bus Pass Program is in the first of a three year pilot program for low-income residents of the City of Alameda who are ages 65+ or are between the ages of 18 - 64 and have a certified disability. Passes are also provided for Alameda Point Collaborative residents;
3. Alameda Independent Mobility (AIM) has just completed the first of a three year pilot program offering curb-to-curb transportation network company (TNC) services through a third-party concierge service provider - Eden I&R, I...
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