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Disability advocates urge council to protect 'Connection Plus' as JTA pilots changes
Summary
Advocates and disability stakeholders told the council that JTA's Connection Plus paratransit is a lifeline for riders and urged the city to press JTA for alternatives to a fare increase and service model changes; council liaison Dr. Johnson said JTA will pilot revisions and present to the transportation committee next week.
Multiple speakers during public comment implored the City Council to preserve the JTA Connection Plus service and mitigate a reported fare increase that advocates said would disproportionately harm riders with disabilities.
Dr. Johnson, the council's liaison to JTA, told the council at the start of the meeting that he had attended community meetings and that JTA is not eliminating Connection Plus but is changing its scope and will run a six-month pilot with evaluation. "Connection Plus, it does…
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