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III. Most Rise participants don't drive or own a car; therefore, they rely on the MTC, Metro Mobility, Anoka Traveler, or R/se. We only transport people who have no other transportation possibilities. R/se transports approximately 390 persons each day and makes 780 one-way trips. Sixty percent of the riders or 232 persons are from Anoka County and need transportation to and from work. Of the 15 persons Rise serves fi'om Ramsey, 10 o£them use R/se vans. C. Total estimated cost of project. $160,500 D. Amount of past CDBG £tmds used for this project. None Other fimding being use:l. 1. Provid~ a list of at! ~nticipated £unding. See a'Cmched transportation budget capital pc:tion. Provide status of anticipated fi.,~:ding sources~ CDBG funds 2000: 'Rise is submitting re(luezts to nine ci*ies in Anok~ County including: Spring Lak~ P.ark, Ad.~dover, ~c~ca, Blaine, C;rcle Pines, Coon Rap/c?'~ Ham Lake, L~no Lakes:: ~d Ramscy. Total oi' .r"-,:ds requested, is $52,0'~0. State DOT grant: Rise is subm'tting an application to t!~, Minnesota. Department of T~.,~nsportation '~o request £uncting for a m~n~-bus with a wheelcha::.~' lift. If our application is acce~ed, the vehicle will be aclivered in 2¢01. Corporate Donations: R/se will be submittipg requests tm:oughout thc year to Twin Cities corpo:ations for t~s purpose. Other donations will come form local businesses, service organizations, and individuals. Project Req~drements: A. Detailed Project Description (be specific) R/se would like to purchase two mini-buses with wheelchair li~s for $48,000 each (total $96,000) and three 15-passenger vans for $21,500 each (total $64,500) to replace existing vehicles which are aging and have many miles on them and to add vehicles to our programs which have expanded. Transportation makes jobs and income possible for Rise participants who have disabilities or other banSers to employment. Since many of the people Rise serves have severe physical, developmental, and sensory disabilities, mental illness, traumatic brain injuries, and are medically fragile, they need specialized transportation services. Rise transports people who live in a 40-mile radius and work at more than 30 businesses throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. R/se vans travel as far north as Isanti, as far south as Bloomington, and as far west as Eden Prairie. Over 90 percent of the people Rise serves work in competitive or supported employment jobs in the Twin Cities metropolitan community and suburbs. I I I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I I