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Despite being slowed by a rare spinal condition, the man was working at Goodwill Industries in 2012, when his wheelchair slipped off a lift that had been recalled as defective, but not repaired.
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Porter County Aging and Community Services partnered with Clean Zone Marketing to put ads on its V-Line buses in an effort to extend its hours of service. The money from the ads will help pay for fuel.
Read More →FTA grant will enable the Rockford Mass Transit District to add 17 new bus shelters along key routes. The agency has seen a recent spike in senior riders and riders in wheelchairs.
Read More →With only two part-time staff members, the Ride Partners team relies heavily on volunteers and provided approximately 9,000 trips last year.
Read More →Greater Richmond Transit Co. is running out of funds to keep the program running. Demand for the service has spiked by 75% over the last 10 years.
Read More →The new contract term begins July 1, 2013 and will extend five base years with two, one-year renewal options.
Read More →The policy, initially enacted in 2003, requires large items to be collapsed before boarding and kept with the riders, behind the front area reserved for people with wheelchairs. Riders with disabilities filed a lawsuit because for years, the able-bodied took the seats in the designated area and wouldn’t give them up.
Read More →Senior Transportation and Rides was established in 2009 following a village-wide survey in which senior travel needs presented as one of the biggest hurdles those residents faced every day.
Read More →The three new streetcars are equipped with wheelchair lifts at the front and rear of each car. The agency also modified 12 of its streetcar line stops to be ADA compliant.
Read More →The contractor will operate the Village of Schaumburg’s Dial-A-Ride Transportation service beginning June 1, 2013. Will implement new technologies to improve service, including vehicle monitoring system DriveCam and the Trapeze scheduling system.
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