Special Needs

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Maricopa County Human Services Department
Special Transportation Services Eddie
Caine April 2007
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STS Operations

• Population elderly, disabled and low income
  residents
• STS has served the most transit dependent
  populations in Maricopa County since 1980.
• Senior Transportation
• Home Delivered Meals
• Special Needs
• Work Links

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Current Future Plans

• Operates weekdays
• No fares
• Door-to-door assistance
• STS crosses city and town borders
• Future plans include
• New scheduling/dispatching facilities (July 07)
• Improved service coordination (AZ Rides)
• Enhanced technology (MDC AVL)
• Expanded customer service hours

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Budget Limitations

• Special Needs
• 66 wheelchair accessible vehicles serving
• 15 senior centers
• 30 cities, towns, and unincorporated areas
• Deliver 130,000 meals to home-bound residents
  annually
• Work Links
• Partner with more than 50 public, non-profit and
  private employment agencies
• Provide cost-effective short-term transportation
  assistance for employed residents (bus, bike,
  van, carpool, auto repair, gas cards, taxi and
  vanpool)

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Sources of Funds

• Senior Transportation Home Delivered Meals
• Special Needs
• Work Links

• Area Agency on Aging
• Cities Towns
• Job Access Reverse Commute, Workforce Investment
  Act, International Rescue Committee

Shared Revenues LTAF II, County General Fund,
FTA Grants, Gaming, Homeland Security,
Proposition 400 contribution
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