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Committee forwards $275,000 VTA grant to fund rides‑to‑work pilot for TANF-eligible residents
Summary
Council staff and transportation officials described a $275,000 Virginia Transit Association grant to support a door‑to‑door vanpool 'rides to work' program for TANF‑eligible households; the committee forwarded the ordinance with a recommendation to approve and asked for program metrics and follow-up.
The committee voted to forward Ordinance 2026‑085, authorizing the CAO to accept $275,000 from the Virginia Transit Association (VTA) and appropriate the amount to the FY25–26 special fund budget for DPW shared mobility's free 'rides to work' program.
Daniel Wagner described the program as an annual grant-funded micro‑transit vanpool that fills gaps where fixed-route GRTC service does not reach and which this year has been expanded to cover…
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