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Route maps, schedules, fares, Google Transit Report of the Trip Planner and the latest news about Cape Cod pub- Cape Cod Regional 15ransit lic transportation services are provided at ' Authority www.capecodrta.org, as well as links to many other t transportation resources. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens Respectfully submitted, of the Town of Mashpee: Tom Cahir,Administrator The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority I r (CCRTA) has provided in Mashpee 34,446one-way e passenger trips from July 2011 through June 2012 Report of the (FY12). Conservation Commission CCRTA provided 267 ADA and general public To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens :s clients in Mashpee with DART (Dial-a-Ride rs Transportation) service during FY12. These clients of the Town of Mashpee: '6 took a total of 8,421 one-way passenger trips during Mission Statement: '3 this time period.Total DART passenger trips in the fif- '2 teen towns of Cape Cod were 184,344 in FY 11 com- It is the goal of the Mashpee Conservation I pared to 179,373 in FY12. Commission to protect Mashpee's precious and unique natural resources by utilizing the provisions set 1. CCRTA FY12 records for the Boston Hospital forth in the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act e Transportation service indicates 16 Mashpee residents (MGL Ch. 131 § 40) and the Chapter 172 Wetland r. took 82 one-way trips on this service. Protection By-law under the Mashpee General Town 'r By-law. Furthermore,it is the mission of the Mashpee i The fixed route Sealine serves the towns of Conservation Commission to protect, monitor and e Barnstable,Mashpee and Falmouth along route 28. A enhance Mashpee's Conservation and Open Space total of 21,533 one-way trips originated in Mashpee for the Sealine for the period July 2011 through June parcels for the preservation of native flora and fauna 2012;total ridership for the Sealine for this period was and for the usage and enjoyment of our citizens and 125,454. visitors to our town. e Changes: The fixed route Bourne Route serves the towns of Bourne,Falmouth and Mashpee. A total of 74 one- 2012 was another busy year for the Conservation tway trips originated in Mashpee for the Bourne Route Department. Our permit processing remained quite for the period February 2012 through June 2012; total steady throughout the year with the typical increases ridership for the Bourne Route for this period was in permit applications throughout the Spring and 1,542. Summer months. We did see an increase in the aver- The fixed route Sandwich Line serves the towns age of permit applications through the Fall and Winter Of Sandwich, Bourne and Mashpee. A total of 381 seasons, most likely due to the mild weather condi- one-way trips originated in Mashpee for the Sandwich tions. As in years past, most permit applications Line for the period February 2012 through June 2012; involved landscaping, hazard tree removals and tear total ridership for the Sandwich Line for this period down/re-builds and additions with a few new home was 1216. constructions on buildable lots. CCRTA supplied the Mashpee Council on Aging 2012 saw the unfortunate passing of long time with one Mobility Assistance Program(MAP)vehicle commissioner,Jeffrey Cross. Mr. Cross had reduced that provided 4,037 rides from July 2011 to June 2012. his role from full to part time commissioner over the last couple of years due to declining health and ulti- mately passed away in the Fall of 2012. The commis- sion is currently in the process of sighting a location 101 SII