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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Pinellas Suncoast Transit adds paratransit contractor

EMT will be one of three companies clients can choose for ambulatory transportation as part of PSTA's Demand Response Transportation program, which provides services for people who are unable to independently use the regular, accessible PSTA buses because of their disability.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Pace board releases proposed budget

The proposed Regional ADA Paratransit operating budget adds up to $120.7 million, with a bit more than 78 percent of expenses stemming from service provided in Chicago, and close to 20 percent for suburban service. Ridership is again projected to grow as service changes in recent years have expanded capacity.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Disability advocates sue N.Y. MTA over Access-A-Ride cuts

Agency plans to reduce paratransit costs by $40 million this year and $80 million next year. The United Spinal Association is filing a lawsuit against the MTA, saying it’s not doing what’s necessary to make the subway system accessible.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Atlanta agency receives FTA funds for paratransit upgrades

MARTA will renovate its paratransit facility, which hasn't been upgraded since it was built in 1974. The agency will also implement an asset tracking system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2010

First Transit taps GreenRoad tech for San Diego fleet

In addition to Breeze buses, First Transit plans to install GreenRoad in its paratransit buses in the near future.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2010

N.Y. MTA cancels paratransit contracts, 850 layoffs result

Maspeth, Queens-based Atlantic Paratrans of NYC Inc. will eventually lay off all of its 610 employees, and Progress Transit Inc. of Mill Basin, Brooklyn, will lay off 244 workers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

INIT signs contract to equip TriMet paratransit fleet

Per the contract, INIT will quip 254 paratransit vehicles and 15 supervisory vehicles with their combined on-board computers and mobile data terminals (COPILOTtouch) and also provide voice radio and cellular data modems, fleet management software (MOBILE-ITCS) for 9 dispatch workstations, emergency alarm improvements and training.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2010

APTA: PT ridership up first time since 2008

Previous to this quarter's ridership increase, public transit use had declined in the past five quarters due to high unemployment, the economic recession, and lower state and local revenue. Demand response (paratransit) increased in the second quarter of 2010 by 1.6 percent.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

D.C. Metro unveils ARRA-funded buses, body shop

Nearly $202M in Recovery Act dollars was allocated to the agency, of which $52M was used to purchase the vehicles and construct the new shop. Metro began receiving the new diesel-electric hybrid buses and paratransit vehicles earlier this year.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2010

Easter Seals Project ACTION marks ADA milestone, launches online dialogue

The recent ESPA Talks Paratransit Online Dialogue provided a new opportunity for public and private transportation providers to discuss how they are meeting the needs of their customers in this challenging economic market.

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