How to Use paratransit in a Sentence

paratransit

noun

• And then there's paratransit, which is more of a shuttle that comes to your home.
  — Cary Junior Ii, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2022
• In the meantime, Junior relies on the city of Detroit’s paratransit services to get to and from work.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022
• The driver struck a road barrier, and the TriMet paratransit vehicle left the road and rolled on its side.
  — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• And the costs are increasing, as are the number of people needing to use paratransit.
  — Srikanth Saripalli, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2017
• Five percent of that fare would go to funding paratransit.
  — Bill Turque, kansascity, 20 Apr. 2018
• The idea was to make paratransit more convenient and cheaper.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• The GPTC is also tweaking its free curb-to-curb paratransit service.
  — Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, 3 July 2017
• The only fares that would not be impacted were those for paratransit riders.
  — Anna Beahm | [e-mail], al, 4 Sep. 2019
• An even more subtle but costly effect could come from the agency’s paratransit system, the Ride.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2021
• Going to the doctor means getting a cab or reserving a DART paratransit ride.
  — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2020
• The 37-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, used to ride the MTA’s Mobility paratransit service.
  — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2021
• While the true cost of the average bus ride is $6, the cost of a paratransit ride is $40; both services receive operating subsidies.
  — Kate Magill, Columbia Flier, 16 May 2018
• The pilot also allows a larger pool of paratransit customers to take green and yellow cab rides by booking one day in advance.
  — Paul Berger, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2018
• The proposal would offer free services — including bus, rail and paratransit — to all K-12 students in the Dallas area.
  — Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2022
• The Houston Metro’s bus system, three light-rail lines, and paratransit services will all remain closed until at least the end of Monday, with no word yet on when the system would begin to reopen.
  — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2017
• Cincinnati Metro and Access paratransit will provide trips fare-free through midnight.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2023
• Staley spent 29 years in the paratransit industry prior to joining DDOT.
  — Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023
• Just over half of paratransit rides come from private companies under contract with RTA.
  — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2019
• Hinze, born and raised in the Outer Richmond, lives with cerebral palsy, uses an electric wheelchair and relies mainly on paratransit to get around.
  — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• Hu, another driver, and a paratransit bus were trapped in a robotaxi sandwich.
  — Wired, 9 July 2022
• The agency’s fleet is very young compared to other paratransit services, officials say.
  — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 16 May 2017
• Blake said Metro will launch a fast-track process for MetroAccess, its paratransit service for the elderly and people with disabilities, by July 8.
  — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 3 July 2019
• The authority wants $3 billion for its current five-year capital plan and $100 million more each year for the paratransit service Access-a-Ride.
  — Katie Honan, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
• Handschu identifies as a blind person dealing with hearing loss and has relied on paratransit since 2016.
  — Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2023
• About 140 unionized employees of the public bus and paratransit system in Loudoun County have been on strike since Wednesday while seeking a new contract with more pay and benefits.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
• Indeed, 12 employees lost their homes, and buildings throughout the area surrounding the park were gutted, as was the park's research lab, two buses and a paratransit vehicle.
  — Maryann Thompson, latimes.com, 1 May 2018
• IndyGo is looking to reschedule non-essential rides for users of its paratransit services, Open Door.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2022
• That was something that got voted down this year where the city would have voted on a nearly $50 million contract to provide for paratransit services, which is for those with disabilities.
  — Cary Junior Ii, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2022
• The proposal will also cover improvements to buses and paratransit services and could depend on changes to labor and procurement rules so that the work could be done more quickly.
  — New York Times, 22 May 2018
• For the past 13 years, he’s relied on Access, Trinity Metro’s paratransit program, to recreate some semblance of independence.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024