CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the 2023 Pace Paratransit Local Share Agreement for the operation of the Ride DuPage Program
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Andrea Nair, Project Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
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 in our area. 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, seven days a week. In 2022, Pace added Uber as an additional option for customers. Uber can only be used for Ride DuPage trips and not for Ride DuPage to Work. Providing service 24 hours a day, seven days a week is critical to meeting the needs of customers who rely on these programs for transportation to medical appointments and work during second or third shifts.
The Ride DuPage program began in August 2004. 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 grant reimburses the recipients 50% of the costs. The City of Naperville is the grant administrator on behalf of all partners. The last grant was awarded in 2021 and there is a new grant application coming in spring 2023.
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