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6.3B Page 8 B. Project Narrative Please provide a brief narrative to describe the project, as indicated below. Protect Need/Coals and ~biectives 1. Describe the unmet transportation need that the proposed project seelrs to address and the relevant planning effort that documents the need. Describe how project activities will mitigate the transportation need. Estimate the number of people to be served, and/or the number of service units that will be provided. Describe the specific community this project will serve, and provide pertinent demographic data and/or maps. Per Table I : Communities of Concern meetm~ 30% Poverty T'i~reshold, the North Fair Oaks area in Redwood City is a qualifying community for Lifeline funding. Redwood City has a number of low income residents in the Fair Oaks community. A recent survey of the city's residents indicates that low income residents need transportation to basic services such as, transportation hubs, shopping, medical needs; as well as job training and county services. The city plans to respond to this need by implementing a pitot shuttle service to connect residents with necessary services. Using the survey results as a basis, four meetings were held with interested stakeholders to refine the area of operation. A draft plan based on the survey of residents is included. The service is intended to operate approximately 12 hours per weekday between the hours of 6:30a and 6:30p and will be planned for transit connections. The program's goal is a ridership target of 100 riders per day, such as that currently being transported on a similar service in East Palo Alto; considered a successful community shuttle. 2. What are the projects goals and objectives? Implementation Plan 1. Describe key personnel assigned to this project, and their qualifications. The Alliance Shuttle Program Manager, in consultation with the SamTrans/Caltrain Associate Contract Administrator will provide daily oversight of the service. Redwood City staff will provide input as needed. The Alliance Shuttle Program Manager has a MSBA in Marketing and Transportation Logistics anal over 1.8 years of operations and management experience in the passenger transportation industry. He currently manages 15 other employer and community shuttles for the Alliance in San Mateo County on behalf of their host cities.