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Coborrus County Transportation Services (CCTS) Finol Report - September 2015 The underserved communities of Mt Pleasant and Harrisburg are provided service via Mount Pleasant deviated fixed point route from Food Lion to Coltrane Life Center and southeast Cabarrus County deviated fixed point route passing through Harrisburg Lunch Plus Club Site in route to CK Rider Charlotte Motor Speedway bus stop and park & ride. New information arose during the course of the study that indicated CK Rider Transit will be offering approximately $115,000 in section 5310 urban grants to providers who can deliver trips to elderly and disabled persons. Initiative #3.3 - the idea of applying for 5307 urban funding was deemed impractical by the MPO because even the existing 5307 funds are insufficient to fund the fixed route service currently being operated by CK Rider Transit and the Rowan Express. Therefore a Package #2 will encourage agencies and taxi cab companies to apply for CK Rider Transit's 5310 grant funds, in order to support the deviated routing that also re- establishes service to the unserved Harrisburg and Mount Pleasant communities. If the agency applies then the 80/20 capital funded purchase of service rules apply, which allows more trips to be delivered than if CCTS applied directly under the 50/50 operating rule. Package #3: Mobility Management and associated initiatives, plus planning - ideas that the Steering Committee thought just needed to be tried: • Initiative #3.4 - Apply for maximum RGP - and use all the tools available to make sure these funds get spent, i.e. mobility management, promotion of new deviated fixed point routing to existing CCTS high frequency locations, etc. • Initiative #2.7 - Include Hispanic representation on the TAB and hopefully carry more of this ethnic population on the buses. Service to the Hispanic Learning Center was recommended in the Local Coordination Plan (LCP) • Initiative #2.6 - Increase the training budget to assist in business management and mobility management skill development. A mobility manager focused on improving travel options for the elderly and persons with disabilities can receive 80% federal funds for their salary under the 5310 grant. The program also funds outreach and rider training initiatives. The salaried mobility manager would be brought on slowly, as salaries paid by 5311 rural administrative assistance fund 85% of the current administrative salaries with only a 15% match, but the 5311 funding has been frozen at the 2015 levels so there may well be a need to fully support the mobility management position through alternative funding. • Initiative #2.5 - Campaign for a fare increase: roll this in with establishing zone fares and student discounts and Initiative #4.5 - an improved pass /voucher /ticket program. • Initiative #4.4 - private sector participation was retained as an alternative way to provide bus stop amenities in the short term. Initiative #3.5 - a grant for a bus stop improvement program - was eliminated due to NCDOT inability to use limited rural Attachment number 1 \n F -3 Page 177