The Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) portion of the program is a federally funded program that provides financial assistance for transportation services planned, designed, and carried out to meet the transportation needs of eligible low-income individuals and reverse commuters regardless of income. The New Freedom portion of the program provides new public transportation services and public transportation alternatives beyond those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The program is available to private non-profit organizations, state or local government authorities, and public and private operators of public transportation that are located in the RTA’s six county service area or the urbanized portion of Kendall County. The program funds operating and/or capital projects such as:

• Fixed-route services oriented to reverse commuters and/or at times specific to access lower wage jobs
• Shuttle services to/from rail stations; ridesharing activities such as vanpool or carpools, and mobility management efforts
• Services that go beyond the ADA requirements, including expansion, spatially or temporally, beyond what is minimally required
• Travel training
• Administration of new voucher programs

The RTA Funding Programs Public Comment Period is closed. For more information see the Call for Projects Timeline on your right.