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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2019-02-27 | 4 | City will continue exploring Uber and Lyft as options in the coming year and will add emergency wheelchair breakdown service. Current trips will continue. Capital improvements will be made on bus stops, and outreach and marketing materials will be updated. Williams went over the transportation budget for seniors and people with disabilities and mentioned that none of the revenues come from City general funds. Boardmembers asked questions for which Williams provided the following responses: The limited service days is due to funding. There are safety concerns with the elderly using Uber and Lyft, however, these services have passenger assist. Alameda is watching how other cities are handling these transportation options. Alameda will follow. Client feedback includes having services available at night, weekends, and opposite directions. There were also requests for shuttle bus stops near clients' homes. This is not feasible. Data on seniors in Alameda will be sent to Ana Bagtas and Eric Fonstein to forward to the Board. [Staff subsequently provided the following information to the SSHRB: the 2010 U.S. Census showed Alameda's total population at 73,812 with 9,975 or 13.5 percent over the age of 65 years.] A research company did an analysis of Alameda's transportation services and recommended adding more hours rather than days. The change in name/branding of Paratransit may be associated with increase in rides. Posting signs about the fare is very important. Boardmember Sorensen made a motion to approve the City of Alameda Transportation Program Plan for Seniors and People with Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Boardmember Medina seconded. The motion passed unanimously. | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2019-02-27.pdf |