Resource Guide for Commingling ADA and Non-ADA Paratransit Riders (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Commingling ADA and non-ADA riders is a newly coined term for a practice that has been operating in many communities since transit agencies began operating paratransit services required by the ADA. For this project, "commingling" is defined as "routinely transporting ADA eligible paratransit riders with ‘other' non-ADA paratransit riders on the same vehicles at the same time." The following are examples of other paratransit riders who might be commingled with ADA paratransit riders: • Medicaid beneficiaries • Older adults with transportation service funded by Title III of the Older Americans Act or other programs • Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC)
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Specifically, their "commingled" approach proposed that transit agencies might obtain additional revenues by selling paratransit services to human service agencies that wanted transportation for their clients. The paper notes this approach would not be appropriate in all situations but could be worthwhile to pursue when the marginal cost of the additional trips for non-ADA riders is less than the average cost of the transit agency's paratransit trip and where the human service agencies are interested in purchasing service.
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ADA Complementary Paratransit Regulatory Requirements It is important to remember that fixed route public transit agencies must maintain their ADA complementary paratransit services in accordance with U.S. DOT regulations under the ADA.
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The first three models were the most commonly observed in the project survey; the fourth model does not truly fit the definition of commingled service used for this project but was identified as a commingling strategy by several transit agencies. The four models include the following: • Model #1: Human Service Transportation + ADA Paratransit Pre-ADA human service transportation providers that added ADA paratransit services after passage of the ADA.
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• Model #4: Two-Tiered ADA Paratransit Service ADA paratransit service providers that offer enhanced demand response services outside the ADA service area. The research found several transit providers that consider their provision of ADA-type paratransit service beyond the required 3⁄4-mile fixed route corridors to be "commingled" services.
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