Section 18-1503. FARE ADJUSTMENTS, SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS, AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 

1503.1DDOT shall adjust the Circulator fare (fare adjustment) or Circulator routes or hours of operation (service adjustment) pursuant to the process set forth in this section.

 

1503.2Before implementing a fare adjustment or service adjustment, DDOT shall:

 

(a) Prepare a fare adjustment or service adjustment plan, which shall include:

 

(1)A summary of the proposed fare adjustment or service adjustment;

 

(2)A proposed timeline for the implementation of the fare adjustment or service adjustment;

 

(3)An equity analysis illustrating any disparate impact of the proposed fare adjustment or service adjustment on populations protected under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;

 

(4)An explanation of the necessity of the fare adjustment or service adjustment and description of alternative fare or service scenarios examined.

 

(b) Publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Circulator fares set forth in § 1502, or routes and hours of operation set forth in § 1501 along with the fare adjustment or service adjustment plan or a website link to the plan in the D.C. Register, and post notification of the fare adjustment or service adjustment plan along with a website link to the plan on Circulator buses.  Both the notice and notification shall set the date of the hearing required by paragraph (c) of this subsection, which date shall be not fewer than fifteen (15) days after the date the notice is published or the notification is posted and shall establish a public comment period, which shall be not fewer than thirty (30) days;

 

(c) Hold at least one (1) public hearing on the fare adjustment or service adjustment plan; and

 

(d) If, after the public hearing and consideration of the comments received, DDOT determines to implement the proposed fare adjustment or service adjustment:

 

(1)Prepare an implementation plan outlining the agency’s final timeline and plan of action to begin implementing the adjusted fare or service, which shall be published on the DDOT and Circulator websites.  The implementation plan shall include a summary of the public comments received and DDOT’s responses to the comments; and

 

(2) Issue a Notice of Final Rulemaking amending § 1502 or § 1501 and setting forth the revised fares, routes, or hours of operation; and

 

(3) Place notices of the adjusted fare or service on Circulator buses at least ten (10) business days before the fare adjustment or service adjustment is implemented. 

 

 

authority

Sections 3(b), 5(2)(L), 11b(1) and 11(e)(a) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-921.02(b), 50-921.04(2)(L), 50-921.32(1) and 50-921.35(a) (2014 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 2009-43, dated March 26, 2009.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 2568 (February 27, 2015).