RIVER PARISHES TRANSIT RIVER PARISHES TRANSIT AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

RPTA BOARD RPTA BOARD St. Charles Parish:St. Charles Parish: St. John the Baptist St. John the Baptist

Parish:Parish:Brent Petit, ChairBrent Petit, Chair Helen Banquer, Helen Banquer,

Vice ChairVice ChairCorey FaucheuxCorey Faucheux Cindi ClarkeCindi Clarke

St. James Parish:St. James Parish: At-Large Representative:At-Large Representative:Arthur Harper, Jr. Arthur Harper, Jr. Faye J. WashingtonFaye J. WashingtonRobert BoudreauxRobert Boudreaux

SERVICE IMPLEMENTED SERVICE IMPLEMENTED ON FEBRUARY 2, 2009ON FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Demand ResponseDemand Response Curb-to-curbCurb-to-curb Prescheduled trips throughout St. Prescheduled trips throughout St.

Charles and St. JohnCharles and St. John Three 10 or 12 passenger vehiclesThree 10 or 12 passenger vehicles Leave the gate at 5:30 am return Leave the gate at 5:30 am return

at 7:30 pm Monday through Fridayat 7:30 pm Monday through Friday

FARE POLICYFARE POLICY

$2.00 for each one –way trip$2.00 for each one –way trip Cash fares only, drivers will not Cash fares only, drivers will not

have changehave change RPTA is developing a passbook RPTA is developing a passbook

program through which riders program through which riders can purchase discounted passescan purchase discounted passes

24 HOUR 24 HOUR ADVANCED ADVANCED

SCHEDULING SCHEDULING REQUIREDREQUIRED

CONTACT RPTA 24 HOURS IN CONTACT RPTA 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE FOR NEXT DAY SERVICEADVANCE FOR NEXT DAY SERVICECall during regular office hours 8:30 Call during regular office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pmam to 4:30 pmSpeak to a person to ensure your trip Speak to a person to ensure your trip is scheduled.is scheduled.Toll Free 1-877-651-1171Toll Free 1-877-651-1171Local Number 985-651-1141Local Number 985-651-1141

Coordination with St. Coordination with St. James ParishJames Parish

Requires 48 hour advance Requires 48 hour advance scheduleschedule St. James Parish residents continue to St. James Parish residents continue to

call St. James Transit at 225-562-2352call St. James Transit at 225-562-2352 Riders make known they need to make Riders make known they need to make

a connection to RPTAa connection to RPTA Dispatchers of each service will confer Dispatchers of each service will confer

to provide the best available to provide the best available connecting trips for riderconnecting trips for rider

St. James Transit one way fare is $1.00 St. James Transit one way fare is $1.00 ; total for connecting trip is $3.00; total for connecting trip is $3.00

OTHER CONNETING OTHER CONNETING SERVICES REQUIRE 48 SERVICES REQUIRE 48

HOUR ADVANCE HOUR ADVANCE REQUESTREQUEST

RPTA is working out details for RPTA is working out details for connections to LaSwift’s LaPlace stopconnections to LaSwift’s LaPlace stop

RPTA has permission to drop off and RPTA has permission to drop off and pick up riders for return trips at pick up riders for return trips at existing transit stops along 3existing transit stops along 3rdrd Street, Street, Williams, and Airline Hwy in KennerWilliams, and Airline Hwy in Kenner

Can only bring people to existing Can only bring people to existing stops and pick up people at these stops and pick up people at these same stops wanting to return to the same stops wanting to return to the RPTA service areaRPTA service area

TRANSIT OPERATIONSTRANSIT OPERATIONS

RPTA hired Veolia RPTA hired Veolia Housed at 149 Housed at 149 Woodland, LaPlaceWoodland, LaPlace

Transportation, Inc. to Transportation, Inc. to provide the serviceprovide the service

Aislinn Costello, Aislinn Costello, Operations ManagerOperations Manager

Nine person staff Nine person staff including dispatchers including dispatchers and driversand drivers

SMALL VEHICLESSMALL VEHICLES Three 12 passenger Three 12 passenger

vehicles and one 10 vehicles and one 10 passenger vehiclepassenger vehicle

All wheelchair lift All wheelchair lift equippedequipped

Each can Each can accommodate two accommodate two wheelchairswheelchairs

One supervisor’s One supervisor’s vehicle that can also vehicle that can also be used for road be used for road callscalls

FUNDING SOURCESFUNDING SOURCESThis program is possible through funding This program is possible through funding

fromfrom St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St.

James Parishes James Parishes The United Way of St. CharlesThe United Way of St. Charles The Louisiana Department of The Louisiana Department of

Transportation and DevelopmentTransportation and Development The Federal Transit AdministrationThe Federal Transit Administration A Federal Highway Administration A Federal Highway Administration

Grant to the South Central Planning Grant to the South Central Planning and Development Commissionand Development Commission

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