KCATA had defined the service change threshold. KCATA also “significant” documented that it had considered Title VI issues and mitigated where needed for its 2009 service reductions. KCATA produced maps of the service changes overlaid on a demographic map and quantified the level of reductions to confirm that minorities and low-income persons were not disproportionately adversely impacted by the service reductions. KCATA had also conducted an equity evaluation of service improvements, including the implementation of Troost and State Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. These enhanced services, operating in largely minority and low-income corridors were expected to benefit the communities through improved travel times at no increase in costs to the rider. Monitoring Transit Service FTA Requirement: recipients shall monitor the transit service provided throughout its service area. Periodic service monitoring activities shall be undertaken to compare the level and quality of service provided to predominantly minority areas with service provided in other areas to ensure that the end result of policies and decision-making is equitable service. Monitoring shall be conducted at minimum once every three years. If recipient monitoring determines that prior decisions have resulted in disparate impacts, it shall take corrective action to remedy the disparities. During this Title VI Compliance Review of the KCATA, no Findings: deficiencies were found regarding compliance with FTA KCATA’s requirements for Monitoring Transit Service. FTA requirements for service monitoring are presented below:
KCATA had defined the “significant” service change threshold. KCATA also documented that it had considered Title VI issues and mitigated where needed for its 2009 service reductions. KCATA produced maps of the service changes overlaid on a demographic map and quantified the level of reductions to confirm that minorities and low-income persons were not disproportionately adversely impacted by the service reductions. KCATA had also conducted an equity evaluation of service improvements, including the implementation of Troost and State Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. These enhanced services, operating in largely minority and low-income corridors were expected to benefit the communities through improved travel times at no increase in costs to the rider. Monitoring Transit Service Requirement: FTA recipients shall monitor the transit service provided throughout its service area. Periodic service monitoring activities shall be undertaken to compare the level and quality of service provided to predominantly minority areas with service provided in other areas to ensure that the end result of policies and decision-making is equitable service. Monitoring shall be conducted at minimum once every three years. If recipient monitoring determines that prior decisions have resulted in disparate impacts, it shall take corrective action to remedy the disparities. Findings: During this Title VI Compliance Review of the KCATA, no deficiencies were found regarding KCATA’s compliance with FTA requirements for Monitoring Transit Service. FTA requirements for service monitoring are presented below: