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In opposition to cuts in door-to-door bus service to senior complexes, a senior citizen has gathered 100 signatures on a petition to send to Metro Transit.
Read More →Riders using the agency’s pickup van service will receive automated status phone calls 10 to 15 minutes before their ride is scheduled to arrive. If successful, next steps include online trip booking and cancellations.
Read More →The company is a major provider of paratransit buses as well as transit agencies and private operators throughout Florida. Transit Plus is a family owned company with a long history of sales and service in the transit and shuttle markets.
Read More →The RIDES program provides non-emergency transportation services to the elderly, individuals with disabilities as well as low-income residents of Harris County who are unable to access traditional Houston Metro services.
Read More →Gov. Deval Patrick green lighted a commission to find ways to make the paratransit service more cost-effective after a report showed it cost taxpayers $90 million last year.
Read More →Thousand Oaks, Calif. approved a new policy that would establish consequences for Senior Dial-A-Ride and ADA riders who frequently don't show up at their requested pickup times or who give less than two hours' notice when they cancel.
Read More →A state budget proposal would decrease matching grants, reducing support from $8 million to $6 million.
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Alternatives to paratransit offered by the agency have enabled it to contain costs and provide riders with disabilities with more affordable transportation options.
Read More →Altoona VA’s two new coaches feature 47 forward-facing seats with footrests and cup holders; DVD entertainment systems; Cummins ISM 2007 410-hp engines; Allison B500 transmissions, and patriotic decals. The veterans use the coaches to access medical and specialty services not provided by their home facility.
Read More →ALC was one of five transportation service providers vying for the NCTD LIFT Paratransit Service contract during a competitive bidding process that began in September 2010, and culminated in a final recommendation by the evaluation committee to select ALC in December 2010.
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