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First Transit will assume responsibility for Medicaid and paratransit call center contracts.
Read More →Improvements to the paratransit facility will include covered parking for up to 80 vehicles, renovated maintenance area and improved accessibility.
Read More →The Public Transport Law of 2002 requires transportation facilities that cater to the physically challenged.
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Refining and improving demand-response service is a never-ending challenge. Advances in vehicle tracking have helped, but other areas to scrutinize include staffing, eligibility screening, driver recruitment and customer amenities.
Read More →Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes is a well-worn aphorism that makes good sense nonetheless. The same could be said about riding a mile on your local paratransit system — using someone else’s wheelchair or walker or cane.
Read More →The bond between paratransit drivers and their clients is often broken only by death. How the Regional Transportation Commission in Reno, Nev., and its paratransit service provider, ATC/Vancom, help drivers cope with the passing of their passengers – and their colleagues.
Read More →Atlantic Express Transportation Group will continue to provide paratransit and feeder bus services for MTA New York City Transit.
Read More →The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania last month ruled that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not attempting to provide rides to all disabled persons.
Read More →Bus technology that emulated railcar concepts got the most significant attention at the recently held American Public Transportation Association’s Bus & Paratransit Conference in Houston, Tex.
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