CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the 2018 Pace Paratransit Local Share Agreement for the operation of the Ride DuPage program.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Ashley Hagen, Project Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Naperville partners with Naperville, Lisle and Wheatland Townships (collectively known as the Lisle/Naperville Transportation Partners) and Pace Suburban Bus to provide Ride DuPage. The Ride DuPage program provides transportation services for seniors and persons with disabilities. The program uses both taxis and Pace lift-equipped buses to provide curb-to-curb transportation services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ride DuPage is currently the only community supported transportation program for seniors and persons with disabilities. An additional transportation program, Ride Assist, was developed by a nonprofit organization, Naperville Seniors in Action. The Ride Assist program provides transportation for seniors going to and from doctor appointments.
The Ride DuPage program began in August 2004 with an average monthly ridership of 1,800 rides and has grown exponentially since. In CY 16 the program had an average monthly ridership of 3,902. In March 2008, the Ride DuPage to Work program was added as a sub-program of the Ride DuPage program. The Ride DuPage to Work program is specifically designed to provide a reduced fare for seniors and persons with disabilities to travel to and from work. The Lisle/Naperville Transportation Partners provide the Ride DuPage to Work Program with the Milton Transportation Partners, which includes Milton Township, the City of Wheaton and the Village of Glen Ellyn. Federal grant funding is used to reduce the costs associated with the work trips for the local agencies. The City of Naperville is the grant administrator on behalf of all partners.
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