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PIERCE TRANSIT’S
NEW TITLE VI POLICIES
Jay Peterson
Senior Manager, Transit Development

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Service Hours
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PIERCE TRANSIT’S
NEW TITLE VI POLICIES
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OVERVIEW
New Adopted Policies
Development of Policies
Public Outreach
Equity Analysis

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PIERCE TRANSIT’S
NEW TITLE VI POLICIES
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New Policies Required by FTA
Major Service Change – What is “major” to your agency’s service area?
Disparate Impact – Unintentional discrimination based on race, color, or national origin resulting from a neutral policy
Disproportionate Burden – Affects low income populations more than non-low income populations as a result of neutral policy

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TITLE VI EQUITY ANALYSIS
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MAJOR SERVICE CHANGE POLICY
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A major service change is defined as any change in service on any individual route that would add or eliminate more than twenty percent of the route revenue miles or twenty percent of the route revenue hours.
>20% change=equity analysis required
20%
Adverse effect =reduction in service based on time or geography

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PIERCE TRANSIT’S NEW TITLE VI POLICIES
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Webinars
Other transit agencies
Coordinate with FTA
Our demographics
Our ridership

10. 41% 12.4% Our Community Service Area Minority Population
Service Area Low Income Population
12.4%

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DISPARATE IMPACT POLICY
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10%
A disparate impact occurs when the minority population adversely affected by a fare or service change is ten percent more than the average minority population of Pierce Transit’s service area.
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DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN POLICY
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A disproportionate burden occurs when the low-income population adversely affected by a fare or service change is five percent more than the average low-income population of Pierce Transit’s service area.
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13. 41% 12.4% Our Community Service Area Minority Population
Service Area Low Income Population
12.4%

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PUBLIC OUTREACH
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Thurs., Jan.31, 4:30-6:30pm
Community Transportation Advisory Group
Pierce Transit Training Center
Served by Routes 48 & 300
Tue., Feb 5, 4:30-6:30pm Community Open House Sheridan Elem. School
Served by Routes 42, 54 & 56
Wed., Feb. 6, 11:30 - 1:30pm Community Open House Centro Latino
Served by Routes 28 & 57
Mon., Feb. 11, 4:00pm Public Hearing Pierce Transit Training Center
Served by Routes 48 & 300

15. Revised Service Reductions 417,000 annual service hours to 300,000
Board Adopted:
Weekday and Limited Weekend
Weekdays
36 routes operating 1250 daily trips
Limited service after 7 pm
Limited mid-day service
Saturdays
24 routes operating 456 trips
No service after 7:00 pm
Limited service during mid-day
Sundays
15 routes operating 244 trips
Holidays
No Service
Eliminated
Route 62
SHUTTLE
SHUTTLE paratransit service for eligible people with disabilities operates during the same days and times as local bus service. As bus service is reduced or eliminated, SHUTTLE service will also be reduced or eliminated.

16. SERVICE REDUCTIONS BY ROUTE
Route No. 1 2 3 10 11 13 14 16 28 41 42 45 48 51 52 53 54 55 56
Reduction in HOURS (%)
-21
-22 -5 -8
-36
-42
-16
-23
-27
-11
-41
-19
-29 -7
-15
Reduction in MILES (%)
-24
-39
-35
-72
-12
-17
-40
-20
-30
Route No. 57 62
100
102
202
204
206
212
214
300
400
402
409
410
495
497
500
501
System
Reduction in HOURS (%)
-51
-100
-17
-11
-40
-28
-52
-37
-27
-32
-31 5
-78
-26
Reduction in MILES (%)
-41
-29
-33 6
-77
-28.5

17. Disparate Impact Analysis
Routes with a reduction of 20% or more in revenue hours and / or revenue miles
Summary of Service Change
Minority Proportion of Population
Census Blocks Along Routes
Average Population in Service Area
Difference
Frequency and/or Span of Service Reductions
42.8%
41.0%
1.8%
Difference>10%?
No = No Disparate Impact

18. Disproportionate Burden Analysis
Routes with a reduction of 20% or more in revenue hours and / or revenue miles
Summary of Service Change
Low Income Proportion of Population
Census Tracts Along Routes
Average Population in Service Area
Difference
Frequency and/or Span of Service Reductions
13.2%
12.4%
0.8%
Difference >5%?
No = No Disproportionate Burden

19. Route Elimination 38.9% 41.0% -2.1% 6.3% 12.4% -6.1%
Summary of Service Change
Minority Proportion of Population
Low Income Proportion of Population
Census Blocks Along Routes
Average Population in Service Area
Difference
Census Tracts Along Routes
Route Elimination
38.9%
41.0%
-2.1%
6.3%
12.4%
-6.1%

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TITLE VI ANALYSIS
SUMMARY
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September 2013 Service Change:
“Major” (i.e. a change of >20%) for 23 of 37 routes
Time based changes to 22 routes and elimination of one route result in:
No disparate impact to minority populations
No disproportionate burden to low income populations