NEW YORK — New York City Transit, which administers Access-a-Ride paratransit service, is attempting to cut costs by steering relatively mobile senior citizens and people with disabilities to public transit, silive.com reports. The agency has developed a software program that enforces the "conditional eligibility" of the 40 percent of its customers who are able to walk between one and five blocks to get to a bus stop. For the full story, click here.
N.Y. paratransit service steers some riders to public transit
The agency is trying to cut costs by getting senior citizens and people with disabilities who are fairly mobile to take public transit instead of using the paratransit system. A new software program developed by the agency now enforces the "conditional eligibility" of some customers.
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