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Task force advances draft recommendations on accessible transportation; disability advocates press for stronger commitments
Summary
Public commenters and staff outlined recommendations to improve paratransit, transit stop accessibility and service coordination; the task force approved a package of staff recommendations while pulling several items for revision.
Task force staff presented a set of recommendations for accessible transportation and paratransit reform, including improved coordination among transit, health care and social‑service providers, standardized inventories of transit stop accessibility, and ways to expand paratransit eligibility and coordination.
Public commenters — many identifying themselves as disability and senior advocates — urged the task force to prioritize accessibility and to fund paratransit and stop accessibility improvements. Speakers raised recurring concerns about elevator outages, inconsistent boarding access,…
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