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The term paratransit is rarely used outside of North America. Projects in the broader sense were documented by the Urban Institute in the 1974 book Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility, [6] followed a year later by the first international overview, Paratransit: Survey of International Experience and Prospects. [7]
The Ride (sometimes styled as The RIDE) is the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's ADA paratransit program for people with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities that make it difficult or impossible to ride the MBTA's fixed-route bus, subway, and trolley system. The Ride provides door-to-door service, from vehicle to door.
Intermediate public transport (IPT), also known as paratransit, encompasses a range of hired road vehicles that offer flexible passenger transportation services.Unlike traditional public transit, IPT does not operate on a fixed schedule and may vary in its adherence to set routes.
The service is provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and is the region's complementary paratransit service offered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [1] MetroAccess began operation in May 1994, and since then, annual ridership has grown from 200,000 to over 2.4 million passengers.
MV Transportation, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, [3] is the largest privately owned passenger transportation contracting services firm in the United States. The company can provide paratransit, fixed-route, campus and corporate shuttles, and student transportation services, partnering with over 200 city and county government transit agencies, school districts, universities, and corporations.
Paratransit service is a flexible passenger transportation service which does not follow fixed routes or schedules. According to ADA requirements, the MWRTA must provide paratransit service as a curb-to-curb service to eligible residents having a physical, cognitive, or mental disability within a 3/4 mile radius of a fixed route regular bus service.
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Pages in category "Paratransit services in the United States" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.