Without emergency funding, Metro Vancouver commuters are set to see unprecedented cuts to transit services, according to the agency.
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In the event of a category five hurricane, this transportation could have been the difference between life and death.
The agency made roughly 3,500 paratransit trips throughout the region on Sept. 8th — the day the majority of evacuations took place.
The agency was able to send five vehicles for the transport of 10 wheelchair passengers from a medical facility in Corpus Christi, Texas to a shelter in San Antonio. They are also offering free passes and travel training to those people that are in shelters in Austin.
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Thousands seeking shelter, assistance offered complimentary fares throughout VIA service area.
The Bus and Handi-Van service will operate as normal Thursday but will shut down at midnight and won’t operate Friday, because of expected dangerous weather conditions.
The provider received a call Aug. 11 that Riverside Manor residents needed to be evacuated due to the rising flood water. Initially, nine drivers, Transportation Director Theresa Erlbacher and Assistant Transportation Director Josh Cliffe were called in to begin evacuations.