| ADA |
An acronym for Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
This Federal law is a comprehensive civil rights measure prohibiting
discrimination against the disabled in employment, housing and
transportation. The intent of ADA is to ensure equal access for persons
with disabilities to public accommodations, public services,
telecommunications and transportation. |
| Appropriate funds |
All local
shares must be provided from sources other than Federal funds except
where specific legislative language of a Federal program permits its
funds to be used to match other Federal funds. |
| Backup
vehicles |
Backup vehicles are defined as vehicles that are used
from time-to-time and not on a daily basis to provide service. |
| Brokered System |
A method of
providing transportation where riders are matched with a variety of
transportation providers through the use of central dispatching and
administrative facilities. In most cases, the broker contracts with
other entities to operate vehicles. |
| Bus |
Vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than
10,000 pounds as identified by the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s
weight certificate located on the driver’s side door. |
| CTC |
An acronym for
California Transportation Commission. The body established by State law
to advise and assist the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and
Housing Agency and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state
policies and plans for transportation programs. CTC is responsible for
adopting the annual listing of approved Section 5310 projects before
forwarding to FTA for approval. |
| CTSA |
An acronym for Consolidated Transportation Service
Agency. Local agency designated by the Regional Transportation Planning
Agency to consolidate and coordinate social service transportation.
Access Services is the dedicated CTSA for Los Angeles County. |
| FTA |
An acronym for
Federal Transit Administration. Federal level agency which administers
the Federal Transit Act, as amended, and specifically provides funding
to the states for the Section 5310 program. |
| Idle
time |
Idle time generally means the time the vehicle is not in
direct passenger service. |
| One-way |
One-way
passenger trips are counted as each time a passenger trips person boards
the vehicle, so that a round trip would be counted as two passenger
trips. |
| Readily available |
Readily available is defined as willing, interested and
capable of providing the proposed service at a comparable cost to the
identified clientele in the same service area, with the same hours of
frequency, and at the same level of service. |
| RTPA |
An acronym for
Regional Transportation Planning Agency. Local agency responsible for
transportation planning activities and allocating of transit funds in a
specified region. RTPAs can be Local Transportation Commissions,
Councils of Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations or
statutorily-created agencies. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority is the RTPA for Los Angeles County. |
| Unqualified audit |
An acceptable audit, indicating that the agency is in
opinion compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. Note:
any other type of opinions, e.g., “qualified with exceptions,”
“reportable conditions,” “material weaknesses,” “noncompliance
with grant requirement,” will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. |
| Van |
Vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds as identified by
the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s weight certificate located on
driver’s side door. |
