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Board of Trustees |
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Mary DeLoretto, Interim Executive Director |
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Kim Shanklin, Chief People Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Andrew Gray, Civil Rights Compliance Officer |
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TITLE:
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R2021-12-04 - Resolution Approving the Title VI Service and Fare Equity Analysis for December 2021 Change Day
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve December 2021 Change Day Title VI Analysis
BACKGROUND:
UTA has proposed four major changes during December change day. Major changes, as defined by the authority, require an equity analysis be performed. The proposed changes include two routes be discontinued, the introduction of a new fare program, and a route’s alignment be changed. They are as follows.
• The route F522 is proposed to be discontinued and replaced by UTA On-Demand microtransit service.
• The route 454 is also proposed to be discontinued. It is a commuter route with low ridership from Grantsville to Salt Lake City.
• The route 451 is proposed to have alignment changes to increase efficiencies and eliminate stops at the Salt Lake International Airport.
• UTA is also introducing a Low-Income Reduced Fare Program available to the entire system’s low-income populations defined as being under 150% federal poverty levels. The program offers a 50% discount to riders that complete the application process and are approved. This fare program will be considered by the Board of Trustees in late December 2021.
The analysis was performed in accordance with the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Circular 4702.1B, which outlines the Title VI requirements and guidelines for recipients of FTA funds. Title VI equity analyses are conducted to examine whether proposed changes to service negatively impact minority or low-income populations in a disproportionate way. The circular also requires any equity analysis be approved by UTA’s governing entity.
DISCUSSION:
The conclusion of the analysis was that there were no Title VI findings. The proposed elimination of route F522 did show that the populace in the area had high percentages of low-income and minority populations, but it was determined that with the introduction of on-demand service that the potential findings were mitigated. Routes 451 and 454 did not yield any potential for findings and the Low-Income Reduced Fare Program will exclusively benefit low-income individuals.
ALTERNATIVES:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Impacts
ATTACHMENTS:
R2021-12-04 - Resolution Approving the Title VI Service and Fare Equity Analysis for December 2021 Change Day