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From para- (“beside”) +‎ transit, perhaps influenced by paraplegia. US from 1972.

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  • Americans with Disabilities Act requires transit agencies to give such parallel rides - thus the term "paratransit" - only within those corridors.

    statesman.com - Highschool 2010

  • In 2007 public authorities nationwide bought roughly 600 new rail and subway cars along with roughly 15,000 buses and smaller "paratransit" vehicles.

    CommonDreams.org Headlines 2010

  • The lawsuit also alleges the "paratransit" buses are slow and inefficient.

    unknown title 2009

  • The fare would stay at twice the comparable base bus fare, but if the bus fare increases, that means a proportional increase in the paratransit fare.

    Where Metro is going on fares 2010

  • Meanwhile, Metro's paratransit service, MetroAccess, arrived on time for about 91 percent of trips in April, a slight drop from March but still near the target of 92 percent.

    Metro system performance fell short in April 2010

  • In addition, fares for Metro's paratransit service for disabled and elderly riders will grow to twice the comparable bus fare, raising an additional $1.1 million.

    Fare plan puts most of burden on Metro users 2010

  • In addition, fares for Metro's paratransit service for disabled and elderly riders will grow to twice the comparable bus fare, raising an additional $1.1 million.

    Fare plan puts most of burden on Metro users 2010

  • MetroAccess, which contractor MV Transportation operates for Metro, is projected to provide about 2.4 million trips this fiscal year, compared with 20,000 in 1998, in tandem with significant growth in paratransit nationwide.

    MetroAccess paratransit service to be scaled back because of rising demand, cost 2010

  • Meanwhile, Metro's paratransit service, MetroAccess, arrived on time for about 91 percent of trips in April, a slight drop from March but still near the target of 92 percent.

    Metro system performance fell short in April 2010

  • Meanwhile, Metro's paratransit service, MetroAccess, arrived on time for about 91 percent of trips in April, a slight drop from March but still near the target of 92 percent.

    Metro system performance fell short in April 2010

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