20231026 Untangling Transportation-Rethinking Paratransit... How Refreshing
Originally Broadcasted October 26, 2023, on ACB Media 5
In most cities and towns where Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit is provided, service hasn’t changed much since the 1990s. But the winds of change are beginning to blow. On September 15, 2023, the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued informal guidance reminding transit agencies that they are allowed to provide paratransit that exceeds minimum ADA requirements. Then at its national conference earlier this month, the American Public Transportation Association (voice of the U.S. transit