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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2014

Calif. paratransit user invites drivers to graduation

For more than two years, Marion Miller relied on RTA’s Dial-A-Ride service to get to and from Mt. San Jacinto College where she studied sociology

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2014

Calif. tribe launches dial-a-ride service

The Morongo Indian Reservation’s new service will provide seniors, the disabled, students and others lacking transportation options on the reservation with a new means of reaching medical appointments, work, classrooms, grocery stores and other destinations.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2013

Nova Scotia dial-a-ride struggles with service awareness

The cost of the service is an issue too, but a spokesperson says a partnership approach involving municipal units and the business community could make it more affordable to more people.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2013

MV wins Calif. Dial-A-Ride contract

Operated the service since 2006 and partnered with Manteca Transit over the past seven years as the Dial-A-Ride and fixed-route transit services have evolved.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2013

MV to service Chicago dial-a-ride

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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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2013

Transitional program alleviates paratransit demand, cuts costs

Riverside Transit Agency’s travel training program is effectively steering a growing number of customers away from its costly Dial-A-Ride service as well as saving the agency money along the way.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2013

Question of the Day: How do you deal with paratransit demand?

Transit agency leaders answered this question and whether their systems are seeing an overall boost in ridership this year.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2013

MV extended for Calif. Dial-a-Ride services

The new contract term begins July 1, 2013 and will extend five base years with two, one-year renewal options.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2013

Chicago area dial-a-ride service expands

Pace Suburban Bus and Lake County now provide a greater variety of destinations and times in Wauconda and Fremont townships as part of the Northwest Demonstration Project.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2012

Tenn. paratransit rebrands to draw interest

Kingsport Area Transit Service changed the name of its ADA/Paratransit service to Dial-A-Ride,” and created a new logo.

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