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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2016

APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference, Roadeo to proceed in Charlotte

Group was weighing the possibility of cancelling event due to a controversial N.C. law, which some consider discriminatory towards members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2016

Md. MTA to purchase 147 new paratransit vehicles

The new vehicles will be distributed to the MTA’s three mobility vendors — First Transit, MV Transportation and TransDev — with all vehicles in service within the next three to four months.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2016

DART receives $1M Toyota grant to boost medical access

The grant supports the continuation of the 90-day interim service presently funded by the North Central Texas Council of Governments and several northern Collin County cities. The service was previously operated by Texoma Area Paratransit Service.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2016

Mass.'s PVTA finds remedy to save dial-a-ride services

Officials say using separate van fleets will improve the on-time performance for the paratransit trips with no changes in dial-a-ride service.

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ArticlesApril 4, 2016

Handling New Hires with Prior Driving Experience

One topic I have heard discussed in some circles is regarding the amount of training to administer to new-hire candidates that bring some past driving experience with transport vehicles (paratransit, shuttle, etc.).

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2016

Greater Dayton RTA to equip fleet with video surveillance

Apollo Video will install the RoadRunner HD™ system across 181 fixed-route buses and trolleys and 75 paratransit buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2016

Fla.'s SCAT paratransit service set to be privatized

The move lowers operations costs from $39 a passenger to $33, saving taxpayers $600,000 a year. SCAT made 181,000 trips last year and expects to 184,000 this year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2016

Transit looks to Uber, Lyft to alleviate the strain on paratransit services

Proponents of such partnerships say they could potentially reduce costs for the multimillion-dollar, heavily subsidized paratransit services. They also would help communities respond to customer demands for same-day, on-demand service.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2016

3 contractors submit bids to take over Texoma Area Paratransit

The winning company will have to pay back TAPS' debt which totals more than $4 million.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2016

TTC wants to integrate paratransit with regular service

The strategy is meant to stem the unsustainable demand and cost of Wheel-Trans, and free some riders from the constraints of advance booking and restrictions on when they travel.

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