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Transit riders raise safety and paratransit-access concerns at Transportation Authority meeting
Summary
Riders at the Transportation Authority meeting reported Route 40 buses skipping stops—leaving a wheelchair user stranded—and described confusion and penalties tied to a change from subscription to reservation on CAT Lift paratransit service; staff promised follow-up.
Chair opened the Transportation Authority meeting and invited public comment. Two riders described service problems they said are affecting transit-dependent passengers.
Sean Simoe of South Knoxville told the board that Route 40 buses have “totally skipped at least 6 stops” in the Island Home neighborhood over the past six months, and that his partner, a wheelchair user, was left waiting in the rain after one recent incident. “My girlfriend was waiting in the rain for almost half an…
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