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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2012

Md.’s TransIT cuts disabled, senior bus service

With only 12 full-time drivers, the operation has been forced to cut back on trips. Looking to fill four full-time vacant driver positions to run 16 trips daily, but Frederick County, in an attempt to save taxpayer dollars, will not grant benefits with the positions.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2012

VIA Rail ticket agent layoffs worry disabled riders

By Oct. 24, the agency plans to lay off Kitchener train station ticket agents, who often control portable lifts used to help wheelchair-bound passengers board trains.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2012

Fla.’s Palm Beach puts MV-1s in service

Metro Mobility Management Group is using 60 MV-1 vehicles to provide door-to-door Palm Tran Connection service.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2012

Riverside Transit looks to cut back Dial-A-Ride users

About 4% of the agency's riders use Dial-A-Ride, but the service consumes 18% of the agency’s budget.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2012

Veolia renews Indiana's TRANSPO contract

Over the next three years Veolia will be implementing additional programs that will focus on both safety and customer service.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2012

UT Survey: Operators weigh in on paratransit programs

University officials based in Michigan, New Jersey, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Indiana discuss increasing ridership, contracting service and travel training.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2012

OCTA's ACCESS receives $1.2M for vehicles

In addition, opened the doors this year to a new indoor, simulated transit facility used to determine passenger eligibility for the paratransit service.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2012

N.J. paratransit wins grant for veterans’ access

A $406,125 grant from the FTA will help the Morris Area Para-Transit System develop a one-click/one-call transportation resource center to coordinate local transportation services to veterans who live in the Morris County area.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2012

Nevada’s RTC to service new VA medical center

The Downtown & Veterans Medical Center Express, an express commuter bus transit service from downtown Las Vegas to the new VA Medical Center, will operate seven days a week between 5 a.m. and midnight and will accommodate ADA paratransit riders.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2012

Texas’s CityLink to replace aging paratransit vehicles

Will replace nine or 10 aging vehicles, some of which have surpassed 10 years of service or 300,000 miles.

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