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22 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADA PARATRANSIT PLAN <br /> The other fixed route, the Hillsborough to Chapel Hill shuttle ("Route 420 Midday"), serves <br /> major origins and destinations in and between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill Monday <br /> through Friday during the hours 10:00am-11:25am and 1:00pm-2:25pm. The 10:00am- <br /> 11:25am and 1:00pm-2:25pm time periods each involve the operation of one (1) wheelchair <br /> accessible vehicle (equipped with an electric wheelchair lift) that is 100% accessible to and <br /> usable by persons with disabilities traveling from Hillsborough to Chapel Hill and back. The <br /> fare for this service is $2.00 each way for the general public, $1 each way for persons with <br /> disabilities, and free for persons 60 years of age or older. A schedule of stop locations and <br /> service times for the Hillsborough to Chapel Hill shuttle is provided as Exhibit 3. <br /> Description of Current Paratransit Services: <br /> OPT currently provides the following transportation services that involve the provision of <br /> ADA-compliant paratransit service: <br /> Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance: <br /> Service is provided to persons 60 years of age or older and to persons of any age with a <br /> disability using EDTAP funding appropriated to Orange County by the State. These funds <br /> are supplemented by a local match and additional general County operating funds <br /> appropriated by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) annually. The <br /> service is provided to medical appointments primarily located within Orange and Durham <br /> Counties and involves a fare of$3.00 each way for all patrons. This service is provided on a <br /> demand-responsive, point deviation basis in which advance reservations for pick-ups and <br /> drop-offs are made at least two (2) business days in advance and routes are structured to <br /> efficiently collect clients for a shared ride to medical-related destinations. The service <br /> currently involves the provision of door-to-door assistance by vehicle operators for persons <br /> who lack the independent ability to access the vehicle from the street, and the vehicles used <br /> to provide the service are 100% accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. The <br /> vehicles are equipped with electric wheelchair lifts. <br /> Medicaid Transportation: <br /> Through agreement with the Orange County Department of Social Services, OPT provides <br /> door-to-door transportation to medical appointments for persons enrolled in Medicaid. <br /> These services are funded through a billing arrangement between OPT and the Department <br /> of Social Services and are provided on a demand-responsive, point deviation basis in which <br /> advance reservations for pick-ups and drop-offs are made at least two (2) business days in <br /> advance. Pick-ups and drop-offs for Medicaid clients are intermingled with those for EDTAP <br /> clients, and routes are structured to efficiently collect clients for a shared ride to Medicaid- <br /> funded, medical-related destinations. The service currently involves the provision of door-to- <br /> door assistance by vehicle operators for persons who lack the independent ability to access <br /> the vehicle from the street, and the vehicles used to provide the service are 100% <br /> accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. The vehicles are equipped with <br /> electric wheelchair lifts. <br /> 4 <br />