paratransit
noun
para·tran·sit
ˌper-ə-ˈtran(t)-sət 
-ˈtran-zət,
ˌpa-rə-
: transportation service that supplements larger public transit systems by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables
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That means 19 municipalities will lose transit, 41 bus routes will be cut, light rail and paratransit service will be reduced, direct service to the airport will be lost and a planned bus network redesign will be scrapped.
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 17 Apr. 2025
Pace paratransit vehicles will shuttle ADA riders via the McCormick Place busway between Millennium and McCormick Place stations but will not stop at the Museum Campus, Van Buren Street or 18th Street stations.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The public transportation options include light rail, bus routes and paratransit services, as well as the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
For those who cannot drive, like myself, rideshare services, paratransit and taxis become essential but costly alternatives.
—Andrew Lingelbach, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 17 Apr. 2025
Pace paratransit vehicles will shuttle ADA riders via the McCormick Place busway between Millennium and McCormick Place stations but will not stop at the Museum Campus, Van Buren Street or 18th Street stations.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The public transportation options include light rail, bus routes and paratransit services, as well as the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
For those who cannot drive, like myself, rideshare services, paratransit and taxis become essential but costly alternatives.
—Andrew Lingelbach, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paratransit
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“Paratransit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratransit. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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