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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.
Paratransit (the term used in North America) or Intermediate Public Transport (also known by other names such as community transport ), is a type of transportation services that supplement fixed-route mass transit by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables.
MetroAccess service is provided by a primary contractor-broker with multiple subcontractors and taxicab providers. It is now the fourth-largest paratransit service in the United States with a fleet of over 650 vehicles and well over 1,000 employees.
The MTA is currently testing another service, MYAAR, that will let paratransit users schedule a ride, track the vehicle's location and provide feedback within the MYmta app.
Paratransit service is branded RIde with a service area corresponding to that of non-express bus routes. RIPTA operates a fleet of 229 buses, 13 cutaway vans for Flex services, and 72 paratransit vans.
CHESTER COUNTY, PA —Chester County Community Transit Department’s new service, Chesco Connect, provides paratransit services for residents of Chester County.
CAT currently has two divisions – a Fixed Route Bus Division and a Shared Ride/Paratransit Division. A third division for commuter rail is currently being developed. On December 22, 2020, it was announced that CAT and rabbittransit would merge to form the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority.
Paratransit and accessibility. MYmta allows paratransit users to request services through Access-A-Ride, the MTA's paratransit offering.
Metro Call-A-Ride is a paratransit service operated by Metro Transit that serves parts of Greater St. Louis. In 2023, the service had an annual ridership of 278,900, or about 1,000 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
The WRTA also provides paratransit service to a total of 37 communities in Central Massachusetts. The WRTA's Operations and Maintenance Center is located at 42 Quinsigamond Ave in Worcester's Green Island Neighborhood.