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Metro plans to issue an RFP to take over the service in September, with the intent to have the system in place by spring 2017. The pilot program will be for users in the Maryland suburbs, where two-thirds of MetroAccess customers live.
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The city’s Access-A-Ride, which already has nearly 400 MV-1s in service, is a shared-ride, door-to-door service for people unable to use public buses and subways.
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That same audit also criticized the agency for a lack of oversight over the nonprofit, which failed to supply data supporting its ridership figures during the first audit ever conducted of its $20 million annual contract.
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National Limousine Association and the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association want all drivers who transport passengers for a fee to be subject to national fingerprint-based background checks.
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Will partner to bring technology enhancements including new tablet computers on the paratransit buses, the addition of text and email passenger notification, and the ability to schedule paratransit trips online.
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Joseph Leader will be in charge of rail, bus and paratransit services, effective August 1, and will also provide executive management of Metro Transit Police, parking and support services.
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The committee developed the survey with assistance from the Disability Advocacy Support Hub, a project of the Disabilities Rights Pennsylvania, through a grant from the PA Developmental Disabilities Council.
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The plan is intended to help prevent pedestrian deaths by reducing speeding and encouraging safe driving. Recently, a paratransit bus struck and killed an 86-year-old woman.
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With the flames beginning to engulf the vehicles, the driver lifted the woman from her wheelchair and carried her to safety. Fire officials say they’ll likely never know the cause of the fire.
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The company is a one-stop shop providing wheelchair securement, occupant restraint systems and associated equipment for the safe transportation of wheelchair passengers.
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