Will utilize a number of technologies to support the efficient operation of the transit service, including the Trapeze scheduling system, DriveCam and a new telephone system with call reporting capabilities.
Read More →The agency’s possible switch from providing door-to-door service to following ADA regulations by running service within three-quarters of a mile of fixed bus routes will cost them more and provide less service, according to those concerned.
Read More →The paratransit program, which cost $15 million to run in 2000, now costs $50 million — a 233% increase.
Read More →Officials have said that public funding has not kept pace with the demand for the service and cuts to regular bus service could be required without the changes to CARE.
Read More →The SAEIV operational support and user information system for paratransit allowed the Société de transport de Laval to make major advances in increased efficiency through real-time regulation, route optimization and more.
Read More →Named Ron Trujillo its 2013 Paratransit and Contracting Driver of the Year. Trujillo will accept the award on Oct. 29 at the association's annual convention in Boston.
Read More →The new wheelchair-accessible Dodge vehicles cost approximately $1.2 million. The first of the vans are expected to be delivered in late this month.
Read More →The administration’s Recommended Budget proposes to reduce the fares paid by individual riders by $1. According to the memo, the cost of the fare reduction was originally estimated at $500,000, but a budget analyst “mistakenly increased the revenues instead of decreasing them."
Read More →Donna Fredericksen, coordinator, worked with the city Clerk’s Office, the mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, and an MTA contractor to ensure the plans went smoothly, and that the couple got VIP treatment.
Read More →The money will be used to purchase new, previously unavailable vehicles and equipment. The funding is part of the agency’s Specialized Transportation Program, which was put in place to increase personal mobility for the elderly and individuals with disabilities.
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