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| + | 2013 to 2021 | Volunteer Express '13-14 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Administration - Operating | Hanover Township | $4,800 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionThis project is a volunteer driver program that supplements the services offered by Hanover Township¿s Dial-A-Bus program. Volunteer drivers utilizing their own vehicles provide door-to-door service for older adults. Local share will be provided with transportation development credits. Current ActivitiesThe grantee has concluded this program. This project is complete. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2012 | Ways to Work '12 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Administration - Operating | Salvation Army Family & Community Services | $701,973 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionThe WTW program provides small, short-term, low-interest loans to low-income families for the purpose of purchasing or repairing a car to get to work, childcare, and to pursue educational or job training opportunities. The project funding will be used to support operating costs associated with client screening and case management, and for a small loan guarantee pool. This project will replicate other JARC projects that have been successfully implemented in other parts of the country. Current ActivitiesThe Salvation Army launched the Ways to Work project on September 26, 2011. Since the program's inception through March 2015, 2,369 individuals have attended personal finance education classes and 506 loans have been approved. This project is complete. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2012 | Volunteer Express '12 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Administration - Operating | Hanover Township | $12,969 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionThis project is a volunteer driver program that supplements the services offered by Hanover Township¿s Dial-A-Bus program. Volunteer drivers utilizing their own vehicles provide door-to-door service for older adults. Local share will be provided with transportation development credits, formerly known as toll credits Current ActivitiesThe service provided 30 trips in February 2016. This project is complete. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2018 to 2019 | Ride in Kane Phase 17 & 18 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Administration - Operating | Association for Individual Development (AID) | $5,000,992 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionThis project coordinates paratransit services in Kane County into a centralized system that optimizes transportation resources for older adults and persons with disabilities. The sponsors of this project include multiple private non-profit organizations and local units of government. Current ActivitiesThe RTA Board approved this project on August 22, 2019. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2012 | Ride in Kane Phase 9 & 10 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Administration - Operating - Mobility Management | Association for Individual Development (AID) | $5,613,611 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionIn its fifth year of operation, the Ride in Kane project coordinates paratransit services in Kane County into a centralized system that optimizes transportation resources for older adults, persons with disabilities, and low-income individuals. The sponsors of Phases 9 and 10 include 19 private, non-profit organizations and local units of government. Current ActivitiesThe service provided 557 JARC trips in June 2021. Ridership is down due to COVID-19. New Freedom funding has been fully expended for this phase of the project. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2013 | Metra Visual Information Systems (VIS) at Non-key ADA Metra Stations | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Metra | $375,000 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionThis project will fund the installation of electronic visual sign systems at 11 non-key ADA Metra stations to facilitate greater mobility for the hearing impaired as well as the general population. The signs will provide real time information about Metra train service Current ActivitiesMetra executed a grant for this project with the Federal Transit Administration on June 24, 2013. This grant complements an ICE grant also awarded for the project. Metra expects to put this project out to bid this quarter. The stations where these signs will be added may include, but are not limited to: < pre> METRA UPW Maywood Station UPN Ravinia Station MWD Round Lake Station BNSF Riverside Station MED McCormick Place Station Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2010 | Concrete Waiting Areas at Bus Stops | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Pace Suburban Bus | $600,000 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionPace will construct up to 150 concrete pads and ancillary connections to accessible paths at Pace bus stops throughout their service area. The pads would be located against a raised curb to facilitate "level boarding" from the pad to the buses bottom stop or provide a landing area for a wheelchair lift. This project is matched with Transportation Development Credits. Current ActivitiesPace, from an initial list of 191 candidate stops, has completed improvements at 65 locations. At the end of March 2013, the last series of improvements were made at: The project is complete. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2013 | City of Chicago Taxi Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Cost Reimbursement Program | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Chicago Dept. of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection | $2,214,612 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionTaxicab companies that purchase purpose-built wheelchair accessible taxi vehicles or convert standard vehicles to wheelchair accessible vehicles will be reimbursed for the costs associated with accessible vehicle elements. It is estimated that this project may contribute 133 accessible cabs to the taxi cab fleet now serving Chicago. Current ActivitiesThe City of Chicago executed the grant agreement on this project with the Federal Transit Administration on April 30, 2013. The City incorporated the project into the City budget in November. The City is working with the taxi companies to refine the process for how taxi companies may participate in the project. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2016 | Tactile Signage at CTA Bus Stops | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | $475,437 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionIn August, the CTA began installing over 1,300 tactile bus stop signs, with Braille and raised letters, on 12 routes. These signs provide information about the exact bus stop location to customers who are blind or have visual or cognitive disabilities. New signs have already been added to each stop on #20 Madison route. The placards will be added to these 11 routes within the next year:
Current ActivitiesThis project has not started. Funding Amounts by Source
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| + | 2020 to 2021 | CTF Illinois Transportation Services for People with Disabilities_'20-'21 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | CTF Illinois | $6,595 |
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PROJECT DETAILSRelated ReportsOther ResourcesDescriptionCTF Illinois provides transportation support to children and adults with diverse disabilities. The door-to-door transportation services are vital to allow persons enrolled at CTF greater access to their daily supports including vocational, community employment, educational, fine arts, and advocacy. This award includes funding for GPS fleet tracking devices to provide precise travel data. Current ActivitiesThe RTA Board approved funding for this project on August 19, 2021. This project has not started. Funding Amounts by Source
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