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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown <br />County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Phillip J. Matson, AICP <br />Community Development Director <br />FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP <br />MPO Staff Director <br />DATE: June 18, 2021 <br />SUBJECT: Work Order No. 21 with MBV Engineering, Inc. for Design of GoLine Bus Shelter <br />Locations <br />,lt-is requested. that th e,i nfo rm atio n,.he re in. -P resented-.be-givemfor m at,consideration-bythe-Board <br />of County Commissioners at its regular meeting ofJ.uly 6, 2021. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Indian River County is the Designated Recipient .of state and federal transit funding for the <br />Sebastian -Vero Beach urbanized area. Those funds are passed through to the Senior Resource <br />Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider, which operates the <br />Goline (fixed route) and the Community Coach (demand response) transit services. <br />As ridership has increased on the Goline, it has been necessary to construct bus shelters and <br />other passenger amenities at the busier bus stops. Over the last decade, 58 bus shelters have <br />been constructed at Goline locations throughout Indian River County. The most recent phase of <br />shelters included the Indian River State College Mueller Campus, along SR 60 (in front of Target <br />and Bob Evans), along US 1(at 38th Lane and Oslo Road), and other locations. <br />Recently, MPO staff coordinated with SRA to identify locations for the next phase of bus shelters. <br />The appearance of these bus shelters will be the same as previous bus shelters, which have an <br />attractive design in a dark green color. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 grant <br />funds will be used to pay for the bus shelters, with no local funds required. <br />ANALYSIS <br />In coordination with the Public Works Department, MPO staff has prepared a work order with <br />21 <br />