TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) adopted a policy of providing free rides to qualified paratransit customers when they use regular-route buses, toledoBlade.com reported. A TARTA official told toledoBlade.com that the first wave of baby boomers reaching retirement age and an increasing need for paratransit services across the U.S. prompted the decision.
TARTA paratransit ridership grew by 15.8% in the last year. For the full story, click here.