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• Enhance rider information and education about transit options • Enhance affordability for transit riders Implement recommendations for transit service improvements from Community Based Transportation Plans and the County's transit plan These funds will be distributed periodically by Alameda CTC. Grant awards will emphasize demonstrations or pilot projects which can leverage other funds. AFFORDABLE TRANSIT FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (10% OF NET REVENUE, $774 M) This program provides funds for local solutions to the growing transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities. Funds will be provided to transit operators to provide specialized transportation service mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In addition, funds will be provided to each part of the County based on its population of residents over age 70 for local programs aimed at improving mobility for seniors and people with disabilities. The program includes three components. Funding for East Bay Paratransit Consortium (6% of net revenue, estimated at $464 M) This funding will assist the East Bay Paratransit Consortium in meeting the requirements of the ADA. These funds will be disbursed to and directed by the two agencies that operate the East Bay Paratransit Consortium: AC Transit will receive 4.5% of net proceeds annually, estimated at $348 M from 2015 to 2045, towards meeting its responsibilities under the ADA. • BART will receive 1.5% of net proceeds annually, estimated at $116 M from 2015 to 2045, towards meeting its responsibilities under the ADA. City and local Transit Operator funding (3io of net revenue, estimated at $232 M) Funding provided to each of the four subareas of the County will be used for implementation of locally developed solutions to address the mobility challenges of older adults and people with disabilities. Funds will be distributed monthly based on the percentage of the population over age 70 in each of four planning areas for city -based and mandated paratransit services of local bus transit providers: • North County — including the cities of Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont. • Central County — including the cities of Hayward and San Leandro or unincorporated areas. • South County — including the cities of Fremont, Union City, and Newark, as well as Union City Transit. • East County — including the cities of Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, unincorporated areas, and LAVTA. Funds can be further allocated to individual cities within each planning area based on a formula refined by Alameda CTC's Paratransit Advisory and Planning Committee (PAPCO), a group of seniors and people with disabilities that advises Alameda CTC. In East County, funding provided to Livermore and Dublin will be assigned to LAVTA for their ADA -mandated paratransit program. In Central County, funding will be provided to Hayward to serve the unincorporated areas. Coordination and Service Grants (1% of net revenue, estimated at $77 M) These funds, administered by Alameda CTC, will be used for the purposes of coordinating services across jurisdictional lines or filling gaps in the system to meet the mobility needs of seniors and people with disabilities. These funds will be periodically distributed by Alameda CTC for projects and programs with proven ability to: • Improve mobility for seniors and people with disabilities by filling gaps in the services available to this population. • Provide education and encouragement to seniors and people with disabilities who are able to use standard public transit to do so. • Improve the quality and affordability of transit and paratransit services for those who are dependent on them. • Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of ADA - mandated and local services.