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Cerritos to stop fixed‑route Cow service and keep Dial‑A‑Ride for seniors after cost review
Summary
Staff recommended and council approved continuing only the Dial‑A‑Ride demand‑response service for seniors and people with disabilities, citing declining Cow ridership and Prop A/C funding limits; council asked staff to study expanding eligibility and to work with other transit providers and Metro about alternative uses of surplus funds.
The Cerritos City Council voted Jan. 12 to continue a demand‑response Dial‑A‑Ride service for seniors and residents with disabilities and to discontinue the fixed‑route Cerritos On Wheels (Cow) service as the city evaluates long‑term funding and declining ridership.
Advanced planning manager Sabrina Chan told the council that the city receives about $1.9 million annually in restricted Proposition A and C local return funds administered by Metro, and those funds currently…
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