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STL Metropolitan Alliance for Reliable Transit, a disability advocacy group, released its first of a series of report cards that assesses Metro Transit on Thursday. The report card gave near-failing scores in customer service and engagement with people with disabilities, and failed Metro for not being ADA compliant.
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Transit officials say a $1 billion expansion of the MetroLink that would connect north and south St. Louis along Jefferson Avenue will rely on federal transit grants.
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Call-A-Ride customers and advocates want Metro Transit to better engage with the disability community and listen to their input.
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MetroBus continues to operate at reduced capacity, hampering the needs of St. Louis bus riders eager to get to work, school and appointments. Bi-State Development CEO Taulby Roach says recent hiring events and a new worker contract give him hope that bus and MetroLink services can be restored.
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The new three-year deal includes 3% raises in each of the next two years, higher pay for later or busier bus routes and a $7,000 ratification bonus. Some or all of that bonus can be directed to a 401(k) retirement plan set up by Metro.
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Metro Transit hopes to attract new mechanics, electricians and operators with a $5,000 signing bonus. In recent years, the agency has reduced routes because it didn’t have enough drivers. Officials say the incentives will help riders receive better service.
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Metro Call-A-Ride reduced services in parts of St. Louis County in April, and officials cut more fixed bus routes in early June. Advocates for people with disabilities and riders say they want to have input before the agency makes any route changes.
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Some Metro Call-A-Ride users who have depended on the service for decades will soon have to find alternatives, because the paratransit service is reducing routes in St. Louis County beginning April 10. One rider says she will lose her independence and miss out on social activities.
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Advocates said it's hard for disabled people to find jobs and get to medical appointments without paratransit services that would be cut in some areas on April 10.