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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2013

Ore. county ends free paratransit fixed-route rides

Other recent changes made to the agency’s paratransit program include in-person interviews to determine eligibility for CherryLift, with applicants no longer able to ride the service during the 21-day approval process.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2013

Washington county launches 4-month paratransit pilot

The Beyond the Borders Connector offers eligible riders transportation to work, medical or social services appointments; the grocery store and other destinations at no cost to the rider.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2013

Ohio to buy new paratransit buses

Western Reserve Transit Authority plans to buy four with part of a Federal Transit Administration grant. The buses are estimated to cost about $129,000 each. The agency is looking to buy the vehicles within the next four to six months.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2013

INIT, Harris supply Montréal's communication system

The new system will streamline communications to support STM’s system that oversees more than 1.2 million trips daily over bus, taxibus and paratransit services.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2013

New OCTA CEO assumes post

Darrell Johnson, a 20-year veteran of the transportation industry, is responsible for planning, financing and coordinating Orange County's freeway, street and rail development, as well as managing bus services, commuter-rail services and paratransit service.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2013

D.C. Metro shifts paratransit contract model to improve service quality

The contracts provide a new approach for determining when a paratransit vehicle is “late," as the contractor managing the scheduling and dispatching functions will share performance incentives and disincentives with the contractors delivering the service to customers.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2013

Ill. transit gets grant to offer NEMT

Rockford Mass Transit District's ParaTransit received a $92,359 federal grant for same-day scheduling of medical trips for qualified, disabled area residents.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2013

Ind. paratransit system receives $80k grant

The grant, which will allow senior citizens to ride for any donated amount and disabled citizens to ride for a nominal charge, is spread over two years.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2013

Ill. agency to propose paratransit fare increase

The proposal would increase the cost per ride from $1.60 to $2, which would increase the price of a five-ride ticket from $8 to $10.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2013

Texas to expand paratransit

After receiving a $4.2 million fleet replacement grant, the Texoma Area Paratransit System announced plans to increase its number of buses from 94 to more than 120, and is working with veterans groups to set up a route that would serve them.

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