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COAST bus service asked communities to contribute more in funds as demand for an Americans with Disabilities Act requirement for door-to-door pickup has increased by approximately 50% per year over the past few years.
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Call the changes a band-aid for a bigger problem, ask for further discussions.
Read More →This service links passengers living in a six-county geographical region wider than the state of Connecticut to places of employment, family visits, retail trips and critical medical services.
Read More →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.
Read More →Includes the management of 70 employees and the operation of 37 vehicles, which conducts more than 700,000 trips annually.
Read More →Nearly 90% of rides have been on time in January, about 97% of phone calls on the reservation line have been answered within three minutes and more than 91% of calls to the “Where’s My Ride?” line met the three-minute standard
Read More →The five-year base contract, with two one-year options, has a total value of more than $260 million.
Read More →The 21 new paratransit vehicles were funded by a competitive $13M grant award through the FTA’s 2020 Bus and Bus Facilities program.
Read More →The MTA introduced two major changes: upgrading its curb-to-curb service to door-to-door service and greater enforcement of its no-show policy.
Read More →Founder of a nonprofit is applying for grant funds to start a free backcountry bus service for seniors and residents with disabilities. The nonprofit used $138,000 in FTA grants to order two buses with plans to put them into service in January.
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