Countywide Bee-Line ParaTransit Innovative - Westchester County ...

SECTION III
TECHNICAL PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS & SCOPE OF WORK
1.0 Profile of the County
Westchester County is located immediately north of New York City (the Bronx)
and encompasses approximately 450 square miles. Westchester County is,
served by the Bee-Line bus system and by three commuter rail lines along with
Amtrak. Several of the commuter rail stations are fully accessible to people with
disabilities. There is also a regional airport. According to the 2010 U. S. Census,
the population of the Westchester County is 949,113 of which approximately
5,000 people are registered for Bee-Line ParaTransit.
2.0 Service Areas
1) Westchester County will be divided into two zones for this RFP; North
and South.
The boundary between North County - Zone N and South County - Zone S
is the corridor of interstate 287, with the exception of straight trips
originating in the South Zone to the Westchester Medical Center located in
Valhalla, New York; these trips, although crossing from the South Zone to
the North Zone will be paid at the South Zone trip rate. Any other trips
crossing the boundary will require a transfer and the For Hire Car Service
will receive both the North Zone rate and the South Zone rate.
2.1 Coordination with Adjacent Transit Agencies
Westchester County is located between New York City on the south, the State of
Connecticut on the east, Putnam County to the north and the Hudson River and
Rockland County on the west. Bee-line ParaTransit has transfer agreements
with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Putnam County, and CT
Transit paratransit programs. The present transfer locations are listed below but
are subject to change. Note that there is no transfer agreement between
Westchester and Rockland Counties.
Transfer Locations
Coordinating Agency
MTA New York City Transit
Putnam County
Location
259th Street & Riverdale Ave., Bronx
Boston Road and Ropes Ave. Bronx
Jefferson Valley Mall, Yorktown Hghts.
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