@CityofDetroit Council is considering how to overhaul @rideDDOT paratransit service - the on-demand door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities and many seniors.
Lots of public comments in advance complaining of bad service and urgent need for change.
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Lots of public comments in advance complaining of bad service and urgent need for change.
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@CityofDetroit @RideDDOT New proposal for paratransit service: that the City should manage everything except the actual operations - eligibility, customer service, scheduling, dispatching. They'd contract out the actual rides, but manage everything else.
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@CityofDetroit @RideDDOT Detroit pays the very lowest for paratransit service than nearly any other city.
TRU public comment pointed out: "You get what you pay for."
"You can't pay $1.99 and expect a steak dinner!"
"Detroit needs to DOUBLE funding of paratransit."
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TRU public comment pointed out: "You get what you pay for."
"You can't pay $1.99 and expect a steak dinner!"
"Detroit needs to DOUBLE funding of paratransit."
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@CityofDetroit @RideDDOT Here's DDOT's recommendation for paratransit - cut out the middle manager and have DDOT manage it and hire local Detroit companies to provide the actual rides.
Best reasonable solution, but pros and cons still exist.
Best reasonable solution, but pros and cons still exist.
@CityofDetroit @RideDDOT Councilman @Scottinthe3rd asked why/when paratransit was outsourced and how to ensure the improvement is worth the 50% increase in cost.
Council directed their staff to pull together a report on the first question.
No action taken today.
Council directed their staff to pull together a report on the first question.
No action taken today.
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