Colo. paratransit service contracts extended
The Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority approved payment to keep the services running for the duration of 2013.
The Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority approved payment to keep the services running for the duration of 2013.
The Muskegon City Commission voted to end its senior transit program on Dec. 31 due to a reduction in funds. The city had already extended the program by six months.
The city’s fare policy change will require people with mobility devices and the visually impaired, who have a card from the Canadian National Institute of the Blind, to pay full fare on city transit buses. Right now, cardholders can ride them for free.
Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority is running a pilot project with fully electric vehicles and wireless charging pads from AMP Electric Vehicles and Momentum Dynamics Corp. The agency is the first in the U.S. to deploy electric paratransit vehicles, according to AMP Electric Vehicles.
Will provide to Spokane Transit Authority computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location technology integrated with automated passenger counters, onboard audio and visual announcements of next stops, and mobile trip information.
Serving a population of more than 200,000, the Shreveport Area Transit System operates 20 paratransit vehicles, as well as 49 fixed-route buses covering 16 routes a day.
The study concludes by noting that software applications ought to be developed that address the need for data interoperability for scheduling and dispatching for the paratransit and transit industry.
Santa Fe Ride customers complained to the Santa Fe Transit Advisory Board that the transit program is mismanaged, and forces unreasonable restrictions and rules on its riders. Attendees also asked about training for drivers on working with disabled clients.
Alderman Ameya Pawar vowed to save the route by using surplus funds from a local tax-increment-financing district. The CTA decided to eliminate the route and several others to save $16 million to address overcrowding on popular routes.
Kingsport Area Transit Service changed the name of its ADA/Paratransit service to Dial-A-Ride,” and created a new logo.
Cost of Calgary monthly passes will change from $55 to $95 per year. The city council also expanded the number of people who can qualify for low-income transit passes.
Under the New Freedom Taxi Voucher Program, the Federal New Freedom Grant funds the Taxi Voucher Program, which recently received approval for a two-year extension. The Taxi Voucher Smart Card will replace current paper coupon books.
Between 6,500 and 6,800 area residents qualify for paratransit. The center consolidates services into a space that had once been a Burger King restaurant.
Agency staff members visit senior citizen centers around Los Angeles County to teach older adults about the benefits of public transit and familiarize them with local transportation options, whether it be Metro, Foothill Transit, local Dial-A-Ride or one of the other municipal operators.
Seventy-two American Indian and Alaska Native tribes will receive a share of the funds. In particular, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians will receive $158,999 to purchase a vehicle to launch a new dial-a-ride transit service, and the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians will receive $25,000 for a transportation planning study.
Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.
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