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Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority <br />Special Transportation for Seniors and People with Disabilities <br />For FY 2007-08, PPS anticipates the following funding: <br />Funding Sources Fundin;; <br />MTC 4.5 $60,887 <br />Alameda County Measure B $90,661 <br />Fares (Paratransit) $50,000 <br />Fares (Pilot Fixed Route Service) $5,000 <br />City of Pleasanton (General Fund) $429,287 <br />Total Budget <br />$635,835 <br />Describe planned outreach to ensure that potential users of the services (including <br />coordinated services) learn about them. <br />Resnonsc• <br />Marketing of PPS is completed through the City's Parks and Community Services <br />Department. PPS is promoted in the quarterly activities guide, which is distributed to all <br />Pleasanton residents (26,000 households). <br />The PPS Riders' Guide is distributed to all PPS clients. <br />"fhe new PPS Riders Packet should be an effective marketing tool. The packet will be <br />distributed to local stores, medical offices, the library, senior housing complexes, and service <br />centers. <br />A one-page PPS flyer is used as an inexpensive marketing piece, and is regularly mailed to <br />agencies working with seniors and the disabled. <br />"Around Town with PPS" continues to be a popular paratransit newsletter that is sent to PPS <br />clients, local churches, senior housing complexes, and doctors' offices. <br />'T'he second annual PPS 'T'ransit Fair was held on March 16, 2007, and was well attended. It <br />is an excellent way for residents to get a variety of information on transit options. <br />PPS regularly participates in the annual Hometown Holiday Parade, which attracts over <br />10,000 people a year. <br />The City's website (www.ci.plcasanton.ca.us) was updated and includes additional transit <br />resources and links. <br />X:\ParatransiHAnnual Program application Cover FY0708 March 27, 2007.doc <br />Page 14 of 20 <br />