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Slide 2 Slide 3 RIVER PARISHES TRANSIT AUTHORITY RPTA BOARD St. Charles Parish:St. John the Baptist Parish: Brent Petit, ChairHelen Banquer, Vice Chair Corey FaucheuxCindi Clarke St. James Parish:At-Large Representative: Arthur Harper, Jr. Faye J. Washington Robert Boudreaux Slide 4 SERVICE IMPLEMENTED ON FEBRUARY 2, 2009 Demand Response Curb-to-curb Prescheduled trips throughout St. Charles and St. John Three 10 or 12 passenger vehicles Leave the gate at 5:30 am return at 7:30 pm Monday through Friday Slide 5 FARE POLICY $2.00 for each one way trip $2.00 for each one way trip Cash fares only, drivers will not have change Cash fares only, drivers will not have change RPTA is developing a passbook program through which riders can purchase discounted passes RPTA is developing a passbook program through which riders can purchase discounted passes Slide 6 24 HOUR ADVANCED SCHEDULING REQUIRED 24 HOUR ADVANCED SCHEDULING REQUIRED CONTACT RPTA 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE FOR NEXT DAY SERVICE Call during regular office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Speak to a person to ensure your trip is scheduled. Toll Free 1-877-651-1171 Local Number 985-651-1141 Slide 7 Coordination with St. James Parish Requires 48 hour advance schedule St. James Parish residents continue to call St. James Transit at 225-562-2352 St. James Parish residents continue to call St. James Transit at 225-562-2352 Riders make known they need to make a connection to RPTA Riders make known they need to make a connection to RPTA Dispatchers of each service will confer to provide the best available connecting trips for rider Dispatchers of each service will confer to provide the best available connecting trips for rider St. James Transit one way fare is $1.00 ; total for connecting trip is $3.00 St. James Transit one way fare is $1.00 ; total for connecting trip is $3.00 Slide 8 OTHER CONNETING SERVICES REQUIRE 48 HOUR ADVANCE REQUEST RPTA is working out details for connections to LaSwifts LaPlace stop RPTA is working out details for connections to LaSwifts LaPlace stop RPTA has permission to drop off and pick up riders for return trips at existing transit stops along 3 rd Street, Williams, and Airline Hwy in Kenner RPTA has permission to drop off and pick up riders for return trips at existing transit stops along 3 rd Street, Williams, and Airline Hwy in Kenner Can only bring people to existing stops and pick up people at these same stops wanting to return to the RPTA service area Can only bring people to existing stops and pick up people at these same stops wanting to return to the RPTA service area Slide 9 TRANSIT OPERATIONS RPTA hired Veolia Housed at 149 Woodland, LaPlace RPTA hired Veolia Housed at 149 Woodland, LaPlace Transportation, Inc. to provide the service Transportation, Inc. to provide the service Aislinn Costello, Operations Manager Aislinn Costello, Operations Manager Nine person staff including dispatchers and drivers Nine person staff including dispatchers and drivers Slide 10 SMALL VEHICLES Three 12 passenger vehicles and one 10 passenger vehicle Three 12 passenger vehicles and one 10 passenger vehicle All wheelchair lift equipped All wheelchair lift equipped Each can accommodate two wheelchairs Each can accommodate two wheelchairs One supervisors vehicle that can also be used for road calls One supervisors vehicle that can also be used for road calls Slide 11 FUNDING SOURCES This program is possible through funding from St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James Parishes St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James Parishes The United Way of St. Charles The United Way of St. Charles The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development The Federal Transit Administration The Federal Transit Administration A Federal Highway Administration Grant to the South Central Planning and Development Commission A Federal Highway Administration Grant to the South Central Planning and Development Commission Slide 12 www.rptarolls.org River Parishes Transit Authority: