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19 <br /> �1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADA PARATRANSIT PLAN <br /> Information About Entity Submitting Plan: <br /> Orange County/Orange Public Transportation <br /> P.O. Box 8181 <br /> 600 Highway 86 N <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Office: (919) 245-2008 <br /> Fax: (919) 732-2137 <br /> Contact for Plan: Bret Martin, AICP, Orange County Transportation Planner <br /> brmartin(D_orangecountync.gov <br /> Introduction: <br /> Transit Requirements of ADA <br /> The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requires that public entities that operate <br /> non-commuter fixed-route transportation services also provide complementary paratransit <br /> service for individuals whose disabilities make them unable to use the fixed-route system. In <br /> addition, public entities subject to the ADA regulations must develop and administer a <br /> process for determining if individuals who request service meet the regulatory requirements <br /> for eligibility. <br /> Essentially, the ADA requires that paratransit service be "comparable" to the fixed-route <br /> service in terms of service levels and availability. There are six (6) service criteria that are <br /> used to evaluate ADA paratransit service comparability to the fixed route. These criteria <br /> only represent the minimum service standards and can be exceeded if the local governing <br /> body so chooses. The six (6) basic criteria for determining ADA comparability to fixed-route <br /> service are as follows: <br /> 1) Availability in the same area served by fixed routes. Specifically, service must be made <br /> available to all origins and destinations within a width of 1/4 of a mile on each side of each <br /> fixed route. This includes an area within % of a mile radius at the end of each fixed route as <br /> well; <br /> 2) Available to any ADA-paratransit-eligible persons at any requested time on any particular <br /> day during which fixed-route vehicles are operating for the respective 3/4-mile radius in <br /> response to a request for service made the previous day; <br /> 3) ADA paratransit fares that are no more than twice the fare that would be charged to an <br /> individual paying full fare for a trip of similar length, at a similar time of day on the <br /> fixed-route system; <br /> 4) There can be no trip restrictions or priorities based on trip purpose; <br /> 1 <br />