Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities (2014)

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168 A.1 Seattle Metro Access Transportation Conditional Eligibility Categories and Codes A.2 Pittsburgh ACCESS Conditional Eligibility Categories and Codes A p p e n d i x A Examples of ADA Paratransit Eligibility Conditions

examples of AdA paratransit eligibility Conditions 169 CODE MEANING DEFINITION PATHWAY B1 1 Block Disability prevents travel of more than 330 ft. B2 2 Blocks Disability prevents travel of more than 660 ft. B3 3 Blocks Disability prevents travel of more than 990 ft. CC Curb cuts Disability prevents travel when ADA standard sidewalk curb cuts are not present. INC Uphill or Downhill Travel Disability prevents travel on 8% or greater incline/decline. LBZ Lift Accessible Bus Zone Disability prevents the use of a bus zone that is not lift accessible for client to enter/exit bus. TR Complex Traffic Disability prevents travel when five streets converge with no audible signals; or when a high-traffic volume intersection with no traffic controls exist, such as a 3-way merging intersection. Generally for people with visual disabilities who are prevented from evaluating the flow of traffic in order to cross the street. UN Uneven Surfaces Disability prevents travel when there is a vertical break in the walking path that is greater than 1 inch. Disability prevents travel on stairs, gravel, grass, dirt, or unpaved pathway. NAVIGATIONAL BX Bus Transfer Disability prevents travel when route requires transfer between fixed-route buses. (Examples include people with cognitive disabilities who can only use fixed route for simple one-bus routings; or people with extreme fatigue that prevent them from riding more than one bus.) NTT Not Transit Trained Disability prevents use of the fixed-route system to travel successfully to any new destinations without training. Identifies riders who, due to a cognitive or visual disability, are not able to independently ride the bus without training, where there is a reasonable expectation that they can be successfully trained. Riders who indicate that they sometimes ride the bus are given the condition if they are not able to generalize information from the trip(s) they are currently taking and apply that information to bus trips for different destinations or for different routes. VARIABLE LSM Life-Sustaining Medical This condition is present when a person receiving life-sustaining medical treatment experiences temporary physical weakness caused by the treatment which prevents them from riding the fixed-route system. GBD Good Day / Bad Day A variable disability exists which prevents a person from traveling to and from a bus stop when experiencing a bad day due to a condition causing fatigue. SEASONAL CO Extreme Cold Disability prevents travel when the daytime high is lower than 40°F. Between November 1 through February 28, when lower temperatures are most likely, Demand Response Trips may be booked up to the full Advanced Reservation period. Between March 1 through October 31, trips may be booked the day before if the daytime high forecast for any area of King County is below 40° F for that day. No subscription service is available unless other pathway conditions apply. A.1 Seattle Metro Access Transportation Conditional Eligibility Categories and Codes (continued on next page)

170 Strategy Guide to enable and promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by people with disabilities A.1 (Continued) DK Darkness Disability prevents travel between sunset and sunrise. Sunrise and sunset times are posted in local papers and the Internet. Access will change the hours of darkness monthly, using the longest period of darkness in each month. The sunset time will be rounded down to the nearest 5 minutes and the sunrise time will be rounded up to the nearest 5 minutes. Demand Response Trips may be booked up to the full Advanced Reservation period. Subscription Service will be available when any portion of a trip is within the hours of darkness all year round. The hours between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. are always in darkness. Each leg of the trip will be treated separately. HT Extreme Heat Disability prevents travel when the daytime high is greater than 85° F. Between July 1 through August 31, when higher temperatures are most likely, Demand Response Trips may be booked up to the full Advanced Reservation Period. September 1 through June 30 trips may be booked the day before if the daytime high forecast for any area of King County is greater than 85° F for that day. No subscription service is available unless other pathway conditions apply. LT Extreme Light Disability prevents travel during periods of bright sunlight. Persons may book Demand Response Trips during daylight hours one day in advance. No subscription service is available unless other pathway conditions apply. SNI Snow and/or Ice Disability prevents travel when snow or ice is on the ground; also applicable when Metro declares a Stage 1 level of response or higher. Demand Response Trips may be booked one day in advance under these conditions, subject to Access Transportation’s Adverse Weather Policy. No subscription service is available unless other pathway conditions apply. PATHWAY REVIEW NQ Not Qualified Not qualified for a specific trip on ACCESS as determined by a Pathway Review. BPL Bus Plus Service Specific portions of a trip taken on ACCESS and Fixed-Route. TRANSIT INSTRUCTION CBT Completed Bus Training Successfully completed Bus Training for a specific trip. SBT System Bus Trained Successfully completed Bus System Training to utilize entire transit system. LBT Lift Bus Trained Participated in Lift Training. Outcome is entered into LBT code description. BTT Bus Transit Training Specific trip denied on ACCESS due to successful completion of Bus Transit Training. RIDE HISTORY PFR Potential Fixed Route Indication of past usage of fixed-route CODE MEANING DEFINITION

examples of AdA paratransit eligibility Conditions 171 Conditional Categories and Codes Description/Types of Barriers Preventing Use of Fixed- Route Transit Base Plus Rides Trips Outside the ¾ mile ADA paratransit service area funded by New Freedoms and JARC. Also called Connections Plus and Access Works Trips. Feeder Rides Trips by conditionally eligible riders to fixed-route stop or station with part of trip by fixed-route transit. Typically by riders prevented from using fixed route by Dangerous Traffic (01), Difficult Terrain (05), or Route Not Accessible (08) types of barriers. Other Conditional Rides: 01 – Dangerous Traffic Trips by riders who cannot cross wide or busy street Trips by riders who cannot cross wide open parking lots Trips by riders who cannot navigate certain types of intersections (such as uncontrolled, offset crossings, etc.) 02 – Requires Transfer Trips by riders who cannot navigate fixed-route transit when transfers are required 03 – Temperature Sensitivity Trips by riders who are prevented from using fixed-route transit in very hot or cold temperatures. Appropriate temperatures vary by rider, but below 40° F is often used as a measure of “too cold” and above 80° F is often used as a measure of “too hot” 04 – Weakness After Treatment Trips by riders who are affected by dialysis, radiation, or chemotherapy treatments. 05 – Difficult Terrain Trips by riders who are prevented from using fixed route due to steep hills, or walking distances to or from stops/stations that are further than they can manage. 06 – Not Trained to Destination Trips by riders who can use fixed-route transit with training, who have not been trained for these trips 07 – Good Day/Bad Day Trips by riders whose functional abilities vary by day due to the variable nature of their disabilities 08 – Route Not Accessible Trips by riders who are prevented from using fixed-route transit because of a lack of curb ramps, lack of sidewalks, or uneven or broken sidewalks 09 – Presumptive Eligibility Granted to riders if trips requested have not yet been reviewed 10 – Snow/Ice Trips by riders prevented from using fixed-route transit because of the presence of snow or ice. 11 – Out-of-Town Visitor Trips provided to visitors from out of town who have ADA eligibility granted by another transit agency or have a disability that prevents use of fixed-route transit 12 – Dawn-Dusk Trips by riders who are prevented from using fixed-route transit in times of low light A.2 Pittsburgh ACCESS Conditional Eligibility Categories and Codes