Paratransit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paratransit is a noun meaning (US) An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
Meaning
(US) An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
Example Sentences
So about twice a week, he calls a day in advance to arrange a trip[…] through Access-a-Ride, the city’s door-to-door paratransit service for the elderly and the disabled.
In developing countries the form of paratransit modes range from simple non-motorized human, mainly hand-drawn or pedal-driven, or animal-powered vehicles to motorized minibuses.
The disability community had hoped that the submission of ADA complementary paratransit plans to FTA would constitute an opportunity for real monitoring of local progress and that FTA would take action to ensure that transit agencies were in compliance with their plans.
Word Forms
- paratransits
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transportation, tailored, adapted, responsive, appropriate, autoette.
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