MTC Receives $350,000 Grant to Study Seamless Trips for Paratransit Riders

MTC has received a $350,000 grant from the state to analyze the best methods of providing a non-transfer, cross-jurisdictional ADA paratransit ride.

Dubbed the "One-Seat Ride Pilot Evaluation," this regionwide project could potentially include any city within the nine-county Bay Area on paratransit.

MTC has funded pilot programs to test various methods of non-transfer, cross-jurisdictional rides and this project seeks to evaluate each method to determine which models are most feasible for implementation.

This project will focus investments in providing a more seamless trip for riders using ADA paratransit services provided by the region’s public transit agencies. The project partners for this work include MTC and all public transit providers in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.

This analysis will provide vital information essential to MTC and transit operator decision-making in funding projects that expand paratransit beyond the ADA and provide a more efficient and effective paratransit trip to riders.

The work is supported by recommendations in statewide plans (Caltrans Strategic Plan; California Transportation Plan 2050; and California Master Plan for Aging), as well as local plans and planning efforts (SF Bay Area's Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan; and the Transit Transformation Action Plan).