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A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Arizona, supporting the submission of a grant application for a Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Arizona Department of Transportation in an amount not to exceed $117,000 to continue operations of a demand response system. The City's match requirement for this grant application is $41,200 and will be included in the FY13-14 budget request. Discussion and Action.
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Rural Transportation in the form of Section 5311 has come before the Mayor and City Council numerous times each year since 2007. Below is a brief history of the Rural Transportation Grant Program in the City of Maricopa.
In the Circulation element of the City's 2006 General Plan, improving roadway conditions is the focus, but a critical goal is creating a highly diversified multi-modal transportation system that includes transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian facilities. Specifically, the Circulation element recommended enhancing transit services to connect Maricopa with Phoenix, Casa Grande, and Tucson. In 2005, the City hired a Transportation Manager to address these issues. A transit feasibility study and implementation plan was completed in 2007 with the recommendation to begin a commuter transit service and hire a Transit Coordinator. The City of Maricopa began providing transit services to the residents of Maricopa in April 2008 and has been providing transit services to the residents for nearly 4.5 years. On October 1, 2010, the route changed for the MaricopaXPRESS and the local circulator COMET was created. In fall 2011, Maricopa began providing a demand response system through the Section 5311 grant program.
Section 5311 is a grant program that provides public transportation funding for capital, administrative and operating assistance in rural and small urban areas. The purpose of this program is to provide and...
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