paratransit
(American) An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
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Born ~1972 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Critics fear for the future of paratransit in Montreal https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/651372/ Paratransit users are concerned about Quebec’s decision to change the way funding terms for their transportation service are…
Organizing win‼️Congrats to our newest members - paratransit workers at Alesig who just overwhelmingly won their #Union election.🎉 Excited to welcome them to #Teamsters 117! #1u #UnionStrong www.teamsters117.org/king…
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(American) An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
“Critics fear for the future of paratransit in Montreal https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/651372/ Paratransit users are concerned about Quebec’s decision to change the way funding terms for their transportation service are…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Organizing win‼️Congrats to our newest members - paratransit workers at Alesig who just overwhelmingly won their #Union election.🎉 Excited to welcome them to #Teamsters 117! #1u #UnionStrong www.teamsters117.org/king_county_...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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