
Providing good customer service in a paratransit environment is about understanding and respecting people with disabilities as people and customers first. Bringing in the customer’s perspective by including customers with disabilities on panels or advisory boards is a recommended practice.
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Attendees will also have the opportunity to compare an unprecedented number of motorcoach, transit, shuttle, paratransit, trolley and electric buses side-by-side.
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The BARTA bus has 100 KwH battery-pack and an expected range of up to 100 miles on a full charge with seating for eight passengers and a wheelchair.
Read More →Move could save Sioux Falls half a million dollars. Although only about 10% of Sioux Area Metro riders use the paratransit service, it accounts for 45% of the entire transit budget to operate.
Read More →Paratransit Services, the Washington-based nonprofit that has operated Lake Transit since 2007, has been in ongoing negotiations for a new three-year contract with members of Teamsters Local 665
Read More →The service provided 8,453 rides last fiscal year, up from 3,520 rides in 2009-10, when the system started operation. Each month, the paratransit service gets 10 to 12 new applications.
Read More →Will allow riders on-the-go access to ride schedules and services.
Read More →Delays in service and drivers who appear unaccustomed to routes and dealing with people with disabilities are among the concerns riders are reporting after Maui County switched service providers from Roberts Hawaii to Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. on July 1.
Read More →Eric Drew, services director for a paratransit provider for Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, got help in time for an unresponsive client. Q'Straint selected him for its "Above and Beyond" Award.
Read More →The contract extension marks the company’s 22nd year of service in Paso Robles, which today includes a mix of paratransit and fixed-route offerings.
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