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12 <br /> Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan <br /> Difference between ADA Paratransit and Other Types of Paratransit Services Provided by OCTS: <br /> ADA paratransit is quite different from other types of demand-response and specialized transit services <br /> provided by OCTS in that its service parameters are highly prescribed by federal regulation. ADA <br /> paratransit is required only for a narrowly defined population of individuals who are unable to use fixed- <br /> route service because of their disability, unlike OCTS Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance <br /> Program (EDTAP), which serves any elderly person 60 years of age or older or any individual with a <br /> disability. EDTAP-funded services also only provide transportation to medical appointments as opposed <br /> to trips for other purposes, which is required of federal regulations pertaining to ADA paratransit. <br /> ADA paratransit also requires a much higher level of service than is provided under EDTAP in terms of <br /> response time, days and hours of service, and capacity constraints. For this reason, it is generally <br /> recommended that locally operated transit systems treat these programs as two (2) distinct services. <br /> While both services may be operated using the same vehicles and drivers, certification processes and <br /> community outreach should clearly differentiate between the programs to ensure that EDTAP <br /> registrants do not expect the same level of service as ADA paratransit registrants. <br /> Orange County Public Transit as the public transit provider for Orange County is coordinates paratransit <br /> service with other 5310 or 5311 programs and with regional transit agencies Chapel Hill Transit, <br /> GoDurham, GoTriangle and Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) <br /> I ponill-af nn 001.170 l <br /> According to recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS), <br /> Orange County's 2020 population is estimated at 148,696. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina <br /> Ethnicity and Race Age <br /> White 76.9% Under Age 18 19.2% <br /> Black or African American 11.8% Age 18 - 34 23.5% <br /> Hispanic or Latino 8.6% Age 35 - 64 38.1% <br /> Asian 8.1% Age 65 and over 14.6% <br /> American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6% Education <br /> Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific <br /> Islander 0.1% High School graduates (age 25+) 93.0% <br /> Persons of two or more races 2.6% Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 60.8% <br /> Mean travel time to work (workers age <br /> Person's below poverty level 10.3% 16+) 23.9 min. <br /> Orange County Planning Department Page 6 <br />