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Service availability is a measure of the distance a person must travel to gain access to transit service. Based on an analysis of the GoLine route network using 2010 Census data, it was determined that 51% of Indian River County residents live within % mile of a fixed route and 84% are within % of a fixed route. Standards developed with respect to transit access would apply to existing services as well as any proposed service modifications affecting transit service levels. The Indian River County Transit Development Plan includes policies to provide fixed route bus service to all multi -family developments exceeding 500 units and to all commercial areas exceeding 200,000 square feet. In developing the GoLine route network, several factors are considered in determining where to provide transit service: population density, average household income/poverty status within a community, and the amount of households without access to an automobile. GoLine service availability is highest in areas of higher population density, areas of concentrated poverty, and areas where vehicle ownership rates are lowest. 2-2 SERVICE POLICIES FTA requires fixed route transit providers to develop a policy for each of the following service indicators. Transit providers may set policies for additional indicators as appropriate. In accordance with Chapter IV of FTA Circular 4702.16, Indian River County has adopted the transit service policies below. Distribution of Transit Amenities Transit amenities refer to items of comfort, convenience, and safety that are available to the general riding public. Fixed route transit providers must set a policy to ensure equitable distribution of transit amenities across the system. Transit providers may have different policies for the different modes of service that they provide. Policies in this area address how these amenities are distributed within a transit system, and the manner of their distribution determines whether transit users have equal access to these amenities. Policy: The location of transit amenities, such as bus shelters and benches, along bus routes shall be based on the number of passenger boardings at bus stops along those routes. In addition, the availability of public right-of-way and the presence, or lack thereof, of physical constraints are factors that can affect the installation of transit amenities. Indian River County strives to maximize the coverage of transit service with amenities that provide comfort and convenience to its riders. In recent years, the County has implemented a program to install bus shelters at bus stop locations with high levels of passenger boardings. Through 2019, six phases of bus shelters have been constructed throughout Indian River County, including at bus stops in busy commercial areas, at transfer locations, near employment centers, and adjacent to multi -family developments. Because those bus shelters have been constructed throughout Indian River County, including in Fellsmere and Gifford (two predominantly minority communities with high levels of transit ridership), transit users have equal access to such transit amenities. All transit amenities are provided in a manner that complies with ADA regulations. 54