Peoria City Council approved an intergovernmental agreement amendment with the Regional Public Transportation Authority for transit services in the city.
The city of Peoria transit division provides circulator, express, fixed route, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Dial-A-Ride bus transit services. For fiscal year 2022 an estimated 165,000 passengers will be served by transit in Peoria, which is a projected increase of 17% over the previous year. In order to provide these services through Valley Metro, the city must enter into an IGA, according to a staff report.
The approval amends the current Valley Metro IGA to establish the amount of regional funds to be used for transit service in Peoria, provides reimbursement of allowable costs by RPTA -- otherwise known as "valley Metro" -- to Peoria for transporting ADA certified riders, as well as delineates the amount that Peoria will pay to RPTA to provide “Peoria On the Go” (POGO) and paratransit services.
