Problem: paratransit fares are only 10% of cost per trip ($2.50 vs $25.00) Bigger problem: they're still too expensive for most riders
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...but during recent passenger outreach I heard many instances of paratransit-eligible riders who refused to sign up for the service...
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...because paying $2.50 per trip was an absolute budget-breaker (the elderly/disabled fare for regular buses is $0.60 per trip)
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btw, regular bus fares ($1.25 standard, $0.60 E/D) are also subsidized (of course!); each trip costs about $2.50 to provide
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some comments were really, really grim--one told me he needed to return to work (despite being blind, w poor legs, 65+ yo)...
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...every now and again I'm just left wondering "how on earth do Americans even survive?"
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