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Ordinance Amending the GTA Grant Fund Budget for the FY 2014 Section 5310 Enhance Mobility for Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities Grant
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Department: Transportation
Council District: Citywide
Public Hearing: May 20, 2014
Advertising Date/By: March 30, 2014/News & Record
Contact 1 and Phone: Adam Fischer 373-2861
Contact 2 and Phone: Libby James 373-2820
PURPOSE:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded grant funds under the Section 5310 Enhance Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program to the Greensboro Urban Area. The Section 5310 program supports projects that serve the special needs of transit dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation service, exceed the requirements of ADA act, improve access to fixed route service and decrease reliance of complementary Paratransit, and provide alternatives to public transportation. As the designated recipient for these funds, City Council approval is required to establish the grant project budget.
BACKGROUND:
After a competitive selection process, the Transportation Advisory Committee at the June 23, 2014 meeting awarded Section 5310 program funding to (1) the City of Greensboro Public Transportation Division/Greensboro Transit Authority, (2) Guilford County Transportation and Mobility Services (TAMS), and (3) the Senior Resource Center to support eligible operating expenses.
The City of Greensboro will use Section 5310 funding in the amount of $168,161 to provide early morning dialysis trips during weekdays and Saturdays for seniors and individuals with disabilities who meet the program goal and when public transportation is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable. The City will also provide paratransit service beyond the normal, fixed-route service hours. In addition, as the designated recipient for Section 5310 funds, the City of Greensboro Public Transportation Division will utilize $20,760 of the area allocation to s...
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