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r , + , <br /> Evaluate the Number and Types of Vehicles in Service <br /> Using the information collected on-site, an analysis of the Operation Uplift Program's capacity <br /> shall be prepared. This shall involve charting the availability of vehicles by day and time of day <br /> and comparing this service capacity to the expressed demand. Information about the driver shifts <br /> and vehicle runs that have been created by each contractor shall be collected. This information <br /> shall be charted to determine the number and types of vehicles available by day and by hour of <br /> the day. Information about the number of trip requests by day and time of day shall then be <br /> charted. This expressed demand shall then be compared to existing service capacity. <br /> Particular attention shall be given to whether enough accessible vehicles are in operation to <br /> ensure that equivalent service is provided to persons who use wheelchairs. The level and quality <br /> of service for riders who need to use the vans shall be compared to the level and quality of <br /> service provided by the taxi companies. <br /> Task 8. Prepare Draft Findings and Recommendations <br /> A Draft Report shall then be prepared. The Draft Report shall be organized in three general <br /> sections that shall include: <br /> ♦ Background information and a description of the current setting, service design,policies, <br /> and organization; <br /> ♦ Recommendations for improvements given the current service design: and <br /> ♦ Recommendations for possible alternative service designs. <br /> The likely contents of each of these sections is described below. <br /> Current Service Information <br /> This first part of the report shall include: <br /> ♦ A description of the service area,population,population characteristics, and unique <br /> features; <br /> ♦ A brief history of the development of paratransit services in the area; <br /> ♦ A description of the current paratransit service design and policies; <br /> ♦ A description of the current eligibility determination process and outcomes; <br /> ♦ A description of reservations, scheduling, dispatching, and operations practices and <br /> observations of each function; <br /> ♦ A description of service management,data collection and verification, billing,reporting, <br /> and monitoring functions and observations of each; <br /> ♦ Service and cost information for the past three years with particular attention to trends <br /> and projections in registered riders,trip volumes; miles and hours of service, costs, and <br /> funding. <br /> ♦ Impacts of the recent fare increase on ridership; <br /> Decatur Public Transit System 19 Paratransit Planning Study Agreement <br />