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Chapter 2 <br />Existing Services <br />This chapter presents a brief overview of the public transportation providers in Indian River and <br />neighboring counties. <br />2.1 Identification of Existing Public Transportation Services <br />2.1.1 Indian River County Transit <br />The Senior Resource Association, Inc. (SRA) serves as the public transportation provider in <br />Indian River County. The SRA is a private non-profit organization that receives funding from <br />the Federal Transit Administration, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Indian <br />River County Board of County Commissioners, and other state and local sources. <br />The SRA's role as the designated Community Transportation Coordinator is to provide door <br />to door demand response service (known as Community Coach) for eligible individuals age <br />60 and older, those with physical disabilities, children -at -risk, Medicaid recipients, low <br />income residents and the general public. The SRA requires a minimum 48 hours (2 business <br />days) advance reservations and service is provided on a first come -first served basis. For non - <br />sponsored trips the Community Coach fare is $2.00. In 2011, Community Coach had a <br />ridership of 46,629 passenger trips. <br />In 1999 fixed route bus service was initiated in Indian River County. The service, now known <br />as GoLine, is operated by the SRA. Currently there are 14 routes (see Figure 2-1) that serve <br />the general public. GoLine service operates Monday through Friday from approximately 7:00 <br />a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 12 routes offer Saturday service from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In FY <br />2011, GoLine provided 1,060,465 passenger trips. GoLine users are not charged a fare, <br />although donations are accepted. GoLine route characteristics are displayed in Table 2-1. <br />2-1 <br />CR Stanley Consultants,,' <br />