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Treasurer: Nankin Transit and on‑demand services are crucial for seniors and residents with mobility challenges
Summary
Treasurer Diane Slavens and planners emphasized Nankin Transit’s door‑to‑door service for seniors and people with disabilities and discussed micro‑transit/flex services and bike lockers as potential first‑/last‑mile solutions to connect residents to new fixed routes.
Diane Slavens, Canton treasurer and a Nankin Transit board member, described how the local dial‑a‑ride service serves seniors and people with mobility challenges and emphasized the importance of preserving and expanding such services as fixed route transit emerges. "They're picked up at their door and then they're brought to their dialysis or the shopping center, wherever," Slavens said, noting heavy weekday usage and limited hours.
OHM's Adrianna Jordan and Canton planner Erin Shutlow explained potential first‑mile/last‑mile strategies — smart flex on‑demand zones, partnerships with non‑profits and medical facilities, bike lockers at transit hubs, and targeted micro‑transit pilots. Jordan said flex services operate via app (similar to Uber/Lyft but subsidized) within a defined zone and can be configured to reduce or waive fares when used to connect to fixed routes.
Planners emphasized the need to preserve and coordinate Nankin’s service while designing route and stop networks so that mobility‑dependent riders retain reliable door‑to‑door access during any transition to larger regional service.
