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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been gradually adding disabled access to its key stations since the 1980s, though large portions of the MTA's transit system are still inaccessible. According to the MTA:
The MTA began offering paratransit service for persons with disabilities in 1978 when it took over a mobility service in Baltimore previously operated by Lutheran Family Services. This mobility service is a "non-fixed route" service and consists of a fleet of specially converted Ford E-Series vans and Ford Crown Victorias .
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.
Five New Yorkers with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit this week to force MTA officials to extend half-price and discounted fares to people who use the Access-A-Ride paratransit system.
NEW YORK, NY — Getting a ride is about to get easier for a few of New York City's commuters with disabilities. The MTA is preparing to test a program that will let people in its Access-A-Ride ...
Advocates praised the MTA for creating a more convenient app that meaningfully incorporated feedback from commuters, including disabled riders who rely on the Access-A-Ride paratransit service.
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.
Discounted fares as well as discounted monthly local bus and subway passes are available to seniors aged 65 and older, and passengers who are permanently disabled who utilize a special photo CharlieCard (called "Senior ID" and "Transportation Access Pass", respectively).
In February, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced a proposed rule to expand those rights, providing additional training to those assisting disabled passengers and cracking down on ...
New Jersey's transportation projects will now have to take the needs of people with disabilities into account, after Gov. Phil Murphy signed bipartisan legislation into law this week.