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Travel training will be the first in a series of mobility management services organized under a consortium dubbed Ways2Go and funded with federal grant funds.
Read More →The pilot service is part of an effort to improve service at a lower cost. However, the program in Yonkers ended up not being implemented and the service in White Plains provided 2,985 rides, which is significantly fewer than anticipated.
Read More →Eric Drew, services director for a paratransit provider for Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, got help in time for an unresponsive client. Q'Straint selected him for its "Above and Beyond" Award.
Read More →Delays in service and drivers who appear unaccustomed to routes and dealing with people with disabilities are among the concerns riders are reporting after Maui County switched service providers from Roberts Hawaii to Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. on July 1.
Read More →For the 50 Ability Marathon, a team of three wheelchair racers are attempting to compete in 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 weeks to raise funds for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Read More →The nonprofit transportation and paratransit provider will switch from collecting suggested contributions to implementing a fare system. The provider is making the change so it can balance its fiscal year 2014 budget. Rider contributions make up only 4% of the provider’s revenue.
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The GO2 is an adaptable oxygen holder designed to safely transport medical oxygen for personal use in school bus, paratransit, community transport, ambulance or non-emergency transportation vehicles.
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Includes bus storage, maintenance areas and offices for OATS Northeast, which provides demand-response and fixed-route transportation for senior citizens, people with disabilities, and the state’s rural areas.
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Because one-third to two-thirds of all elderly people do not live or travel within the obligatory service corridors, study recommends expanding paratransit services to areas where elderly people are living without them.
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Funding for the special transportation has been cut for five years in a row because it is tied to revenue from Atlantic City casinos — which has dropped by 30% since 2011, as gambling proliferates in nearby states.
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