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Jaunt outlines $21 million budget, asks council to sustain partnership as transit funding and staffing pressures grow
Summary
Jaunt told the Charlottesville City Council it provided roughly 20,000 monthly trips and that its $21 million budget includes capital projects and a new scheduling system; the agency urged continued local partnership amid wage pressure and uncertain state and federal funding.
Mike Murphy, introduced on the agenda as the Jaunt presenter, told the Charlottesville City Council on Nov. 17 that Jaunt operates a large, multi-jurisdictional paratransit network and that the agency is closely tied to local transit decisions.
"About 20,000 trips every month are coming through Jaunt," Murphy said, describing a service footprint that includes extensive ADA paratransit performed on behalf of CAT and a region that spans thousands of square miles. He said roughly 97,000 ADA trips are provided annually as part of that work.
Murphy reported a $21,000,000 budget for the year, with the majority dedicated to operations and a significant capital envelope that includes a planned $3,000,000…
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