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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please see attached and below. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Boris did a good job outlining some relevant changes and take special note also of the COMET on the Go! Section that outlines pilot program subsidizing Uber/Lyft rides to grocery stores within a 5 mile radius and late-night trips. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for passing along! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#17365D'>Cali Sandel, CPM GCDF </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Employment Services Coordinator </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Phone: 803.779.5121, Ext. 228 </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Boris Klaric <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning Columbia office peeps!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Everybody’s favorite local regional transit authority, The COMET will be making a number of route, fare, and DART changes in the coming months and to prepare for this rollout they’ll be holding a series of public meetings building up to a public hearing. Throughout the month of September, there’s going to be multiple opportunities for the public to attend meetings in various locations to discuss the changes and most importantly to get community feedback. If you or your consumers are interested in attending one of the public meetings, the currently announced locations, dates, and times are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Location</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Date</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Time</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Transit Center</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 5</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>th</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Richland Library St. Andrews</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 6</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>th</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Richland Library Eastover</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 6</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>th</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Richland Library North Main</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 7</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>th</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Richland Library Blythewood</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 12</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>th</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>5:00 P.M – 7:00 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Transit Center</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 13</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>th</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Richland Library Sandhill</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 17</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>th</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>Richland Library Main</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>September 22</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:stratum1'>nd</span></sup><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:stratum1'>3:00 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note that in addition to the meetings The COMET is requesting public comments so if you have interested consumers or you yourself are interested please direct all comments to <a href="mailto:john.andoh@catchthecomet.org">john.andoh@catchthecomet.org</a> by <b>Friday, September 21<sup>st</sup> at 12:00pm</b>! The final public hearing will take place at the Lowell J. Spires Regional Transit Facility, 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29021 on <b>Wednesday, September 26, 2018</b> at <b>12:00 p.m</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For the sake of convenience and for any consumers who would like to know some of the changes The COMET plans to make, I’ve attached a flyer released by The COMET. Some of the more notable changes are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>There will now be a bus route that travels down Gracern Rd! Starting in October 2018, Route 84 will now use Greystone and Gracern instead of I-126 - outbound.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>There’s going to be a new route into Lexington! If they can get funding for it, Route 92X will run from Columbia to Nephron Pharmaceuticals twice a day, 7 days a week.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>There’s going to be a new route into Newberry! Route 93X will connect Columbia and Newberry through Chapin, Little Mountain, and Ballentine twice a day, Monday through Friday.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>DART services are changing! As more routes change to ReFlex service, they won’t be ADA-specific routes because any person in that area could schedule rides through DART and would not need to be eligible for paratransit in order to do so. The proposed route changes will impact routes 31 and 62 in October 2018 as well as routes 46 and 47 in May 2019. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>DART riders will be able to use fixed route for <b>free</b>! DART eligible riders will be issued a DART ADA ID card will grants them <b>free fare </b>for fixed route transit! <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>The cost of DART rides is going up! One-way DART rides will now be <b><u>$4.00</u> </b>instead of <b>$3.00</b>. However, there will be a Buddy Fare system – if 5 or more eligible riders are travelling to or from the same location, their fare will be <b>$2.00 per person!</b> This may be particularly helpful for getting large numbers of DART eligible consumers to public meetings or events! <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#17365D'>Boris Klari</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F3864'>æ</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#17365D'>, MSW MPH</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Community Access Specialist</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>