Job Access and Reverse Commute (jarc) Program fy 2009 Service Profiles Region X alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington October 2010 fta-08-0162 Job Access and Reverse Commute (jarc) fy 2009 Service Profiles: Region X

Ride Connection, Inc. (772)

Washington County U-Ride (1622)

Location: Washington County (OR)
Type: Trip-Based Services/Flexible routing
Goal: Expanded geographic coverage
Service description: Ride Connection’s Washington County U-Ride program has offered demand response JARC commute service in rural west Washington County since May of 2000, providing service to the cities of Banks, Gaston and North Plains and all other rural communities (outside the TriMet district) west of NW/SW 185th Avenue in Washington County. This program allows rural JARC customers to access employment related resources in the urban areas including the TriMet system. JARC customers living in urban areas can also access job sites in the rural areas (described above) outside the TriMet district.
The rural JARC service area, service hours/days, fares, and passenger eligibility are as follows:
- Zone B
Service area: Within 1.5 driving miles of the city centers of Gaston, Banks, and North Plains. Fare: $2 one way. Service is provided to the nearest TriMet connection. Pick up Mon-Sat @ 0530, 0630, 0800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800 and 2000. Pick Up Times at Forest Grove or Hillsboro: Mon-Sat at 0630, 0730, 0930, 1130, 1330, 1530, 1730, 1900, and 2100.
Passenger eligibility requirements for JARC service: Trips for employment/employment-related purposes. Household income may not exceed 150% of the federal poverty level.
- Zone C
Service area: All the remaining communities and rural areas in west Washington County west of NW/SW 185th Avenue (outside the TriMet district). There are two service options for Zone C JARC customers. If a customer can get to and from a pickup/drop off location in Zone B, they can use the JARC service for Zone B (described above) and pay a $2 fare. We provide a taxi voucher service in Zone C for JARC customers. The customer pays a minimum of $2 per ride and all costs in excess of the voucher limit (the fare over 18 miles). Two or more riders can combine their vouchers to reduce their share of the ride’s cost. The service hours/days for the taxi voucher program in Zone C: Mon-Sat 0530-2100. Passenger eligibility requirements for rural JARC service in Zones C: Same as Zone B above.