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ArticlesOctober 18, 2021

Washington Agencies Lower Emissions, Costs with Propane Autogas

With a goal to lower their emissions and total operating costs, Washington state’s Kitsap Transit and the Whatcom Transportation Authority sought an alternative fuel solution for their paratransit shuttles.

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NewsOctober 5, 2021

Trandev to Operate TriMet's Paratransit System

TriMet is the public agency that operates mass transit and paratransit for most of the Portland metropolitan area.

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NewsOctober 4, 2021

IndyGo Taps RATP Dev USA for Paratransit Contract

Contract services began Oct. 1 and will cover an initial period of three years with two additional one-year options.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2021

New York’s MTA to Increase Mask Enforcement Throughout the System

The goal of heightened enforcement is to increase mask usage across all agencies, and to return to 2020 and early 2021 compliance levels where nearly 100% of riders wore masks onboard subways, buses, commuter railroads, and paratransit vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2021

Transdev, RTA Partner for ADA Eligibility and Travel Training Services

Transdev will now manage RTA's ADA paratransit eligibility certification process, its customer service call center, and conduct its travel training operations.

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NewsSeptember 1, 2021

MTI Researchers Analyze How AVs Can Be Made More Accessible

The authors evaluated how the ADA and other relevant research could inform the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles, particularly autonomous transit and paratransit.

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ArticlesAugust 30, 2021

Commuting Into the Future: A Look at Post-Pandemic Ridership

Even with COVID-19 restrictions in place and a massive drop in tourism numbers, the RTC provided 56 million essential transit trips on its fixed-route bus system, 1.1. million trips on its paratransit service, and nearly 75,000 rides on its senior and veteran services.

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NewsAugust 11, 2021

Mich.'s TheRide Taps MV for Paratransit Services

Under terms of the five-year contract, MV will provide safe and reliable origin-to-destination, curb-to-curb, and door-to-door ADA paratransit transportation for the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti communities.

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NewsJuly 26, 2021

RTC Launches Site to Manage Paratransit Rides Online

The RTC is developing a myRTCpara mobile app set to debut by fall 2021.

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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson June 17, 2021

Reinventing Paratransit: Expanding Services to Boost Safety, Accessibility

Moving toward more flexible, on-demand options, paratransit providers are working harder and smarter to find safer and more cost-efficient ways to meet rider’s mobility needs.

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