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Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan Orange County Planning Department Page 6 Difference between ADA Paratransit and Other Types of Paratransit Services Provided by OCTS: ADA paratransit is quite different from other types of demand-response and specialized transit services provided by OCTS in that its service parameters are highly prescribed by federal regulation. ADA paratransit is required only for a narrowly defined population of individuals who are unable to use fixed- route service because of their disability, unlike OCTS Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (EDTAP), which serves any elderly person 60 years of age or older or any individual with a disability. EDTAP-funded services also only provide transportation to medical appointments as opposed to trips for other purposes, which is required of federal regulations pertaining to ADA paratransit. ADA paratransit also requires a much higher level of service than is provided under EDTAP in terms of response time, days and hours of service, and capacity constraints. For this reason, it is generally recommended that locally operated transit systems treat these programs as two (2) distinct services. While both services may be operated using the same vehicles and drivers, certification processes and community outreach should clearly differentiate between the programs to ensure that EDTAP registrants do not expect the same level of service as ADA paratransit registrants. 2. Paratransit Services Currently Provided in the Area Orange County Public Transit as the public transit provider for Orange County is coordinates paratransit service with other 5310 or 5311 programs and with regional transit agencies Chapel Hill Transit, GoDurham, GoTriangle and Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) 3. Population Served According to recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS), Orange County’s 2020 population is estimated at 148,696. Orange County, North Carolina Ethnicity and Race Age White 76.9% Under Age 18 19.2% Black or African American 11.8% Age 18 - 34 23.5% Hispanic or Latino 8.6% Age 35 - 64 38.1% Asian 8.1% Age 65 and over 14.6% American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6% Education Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% High School graduates (age 25+) 93.0% Persons of two or more races 2.6% Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 60.8% Person's below poverty level 10.3% Mean travel time to work (workers age 16+) 23.9 min. 16