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Task 2: Public Opinion and Involvement <br /> This task will be used to incorporate public opinion of the existing fixed-route transit system into <br /> the study, as well as identify demand for additional services. <br /> Community Survey— <br /> Corradino will conduct a statistically valid survey of the general community. Surveys will be <br /> distributed by mail or phone to a randomly selected sample of the population. Corradino will <br /> collect the responses and prepare analyses of the results. The surveys will gauge public opinion <br /> of the e�sting fixed-route transit system and identify demand for additional services. <br /> Community Workshops— <br /> Corradino will conduct two community workshops during the study. The first will be held <br /> toward the beginning of the study to identify community opinions. Corradino will work with the <br /> City to bring transit riders, the general public, and agency representatives to the workshop. The <br /> second workshop will be held during the later tasks as the draft plan is being developed. <br /> Typically, each workshop is actually two or three meetings held at difFerent locations in the <br /> community. <br /> Public Hearing— <br /> One public hearing will be held to present the transit study to appropriate elected bodies and the <br /> public. <br /> Task 3: Fixed-Route Demand Analysis � <br /> The CONSULTANT will develop a Transit Propensity Analysis of the transit study area and any <br /> identified adjacent service areas. The Transit Propensity Analysis will be a GIS analysis and will <br /> include factors such as density, age, income, gender and race. Conadino will also examine <br /> paratransit ridership patterns to identify opportunities for attracting pazatransit ridership to the <br /> fixed-route system. Information from the public opinion survey conducted in Task 2 will also be <br /> examined for the fixed-route demand analysis. <br /> Task 4: Fare Structure <br /> T'his task will examine the affect of the existing fare structure on ridership. Using elasticities <br /> accepted as industry standards, Corradino will prepare an analysis that identifies the impact on <br /> ridership of lowering or raising fares; implementing discount programs; incorporating smart card <br /> or magnetic card technology; and related issues. This analysis will provide direction for <br /> improvements or changes to the current fare structure and fare collection methodology. <br /> Decatur Public Transit System <br /> Transit Planning Study 16 <br />