RGRTA Service Map Restricts Services for People In Ogden Area

<img src="http://rochester.indymedia.org/usermedia/image/2/rgrta-liftline-letterhead-logo.gif" alt="ll" border="1" align="right" style="padding:2px;" /> Take a moment and imagine this. Imagine that one day you are able to come and go from your home to where you want to go with no problem. Now imagine this you lose the ability to do that, however, you have paratransit services who, with three days notice, will take you where you need to go and back for between $1.50 and $2.00 each way. No room for spontaneity, however, at least you get to maintain your independence, go shopping with friends, go to your place of worship, doctor’s offices, grocery shopping, etc. Now imagine this. You call to make your reservation and are told, I am sorry but RGRTA has drawn a new service map and you are no longer in our service area. You must speak to a supervisor who is not in today, please call back tomorrow. <br /> <br /> So you call back the next day and are told you now live in a supplemental service area. You are still eligible for services, however, now you can only call the day before and request a ride. If one is available, which supplemental services rarely if ever are, the new rate is now $7.50 - $8.00 each way. So now, you find yourself wondering how I am going to guarantee my employer I can get to work each day. Think about every place you used to go and now know that there is no guarantee you will be able to get there. If you can, it will now cost you 4 times as much to do it. It is as if the price of gas went from $4 a gallon to $16 a gallon. <br /> <br /> Does this sound crazy to you? <br /> <br /> <b>Related</b>: <a href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/feature/display/19776/index.php">ADAPT Confronts Rochester Bus Company: Lower the Rates or Face Our Fury!</a> <p><a href="/newsite/node/6981">Read Full Article</a></p>

<p><img src="http://rochester.indymedia.org/usermedia/image/2/rgrta-liftline-letterhead-logo.gif" alt="ll" border="1" align="right" style="padding:2px;" /> Take a moment and imagine this. Imagine that one day you are able to come and go from your home to where you want to go with no problem. Now imagine this you lose the ability to do that, however, you have paratransit services who, with three days notice, will take you where you need to go and back for between $1.50 and $2.00 each way. No room for spontaneity, however, at least you get to maintain your independence, go shopping with friends, go to your place of worship, doctor’s offices, grocery shopping, etc. Now imagine this. You call to make your reservation and are told, I am sorry but RGRTA has drawn a new service map and you are no longer in our service area. You must speak to a supervisor who is not in today, please call back tomorrow. </p> <p> So you call back the next day and are told you now live in a supplemental service area. You are still eligible for services, however, now you can only call the day before and request a ride. If one is available, which supplemental services rarely if ever are, the new rate is now $7.50 - $8.00 each way. So now, you find yourself wondering how I am going to guarantee my employer I can get to work each day. Think about every place you used to go and now know that there is no guarantee you will be able to get there. If you can, it will now cost you 4 times as much to do it. It is as if the price of gas went from $4 a gallon to $16 a gallon. </p> <p> Does this sound crazy to you? </p> <p> <b>Related</b>: <a href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/feature/display/19776/index.php">ADAPT Confronts Rochester Bus Company: Lower the Rates or Face Our Fury!</a></p> <p><a href="/newsite/node/6981">Read Full Article</a></p>