MetroAccess
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Expect 16 snazzy new MetroAccess vehicles on the road next month
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Starting next month, WMATA is rolling out 16 of these new MetroAccess vans with some big promises. The new model will be called the "Mobility Vehicle 1," or the MV1, each of which costs about $50,000.
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The WMATA fare hike discussions all come down to MetroAccess
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Paratransit riders launched a last-ditch effort to halt Metro's fare hikes today to no avail. Fares will rise across the board in July.
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D.C. Taxicab Commission imagines 300 wheelchair-accessible cabs in 2012
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D.C.'s taxi may contract to help disabled riders through WMATA and the D.C. Public Schools. Yesterday Ron Linton suggested our city's taxis might be able to save Metro as much as $10 million a year by lending out his taxi drivers.
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MetroAccess driver allegedly sleeps at the wheel amid holiday exhaustion
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Did a MetroAccess driver fall asleep at a red light last Friday? Perhaps. But MV Transportation insists that no one worked a shift of more than 15 hours over the recent holiday period and that the service is safe, despite the doubts of its drivers' union.
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MetroAccess vlogger: MV Transportation management is 'absurd,' negligent
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A MetroAccess driver shows how his dispatches ignored their jobs to go tailgate in company vehicles in this bold dispatch released today. Drivers and riders have expressed frustration with MV dispatchers for months — this is just the latest blow.
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How MetroAccess, MV Transportation, and WMATA fail D.C.'s disabled riders
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No one, from MetroAccess passengers to bus drivers, report satisfaction under California-based contractor MV Transportation. How much longer will the contractor continue to govern the WMATA paratransit system for our D.C. area residents with disabilities? The contract is expected to continue through 2013 now.
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Bus operator refuses passenger, shoves him off the bus (video)
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A new video reveals just how frustrating the job of bus operator can become — and shows how hostility can escalate. Watch here as a man who appears to be a Metrobus operator interacts with a potential rider, begins to argue, and physically shoves the man from the bus. Just who shared this video?
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MetroAccess bus driver on long hours: 'This is absolute slavery' (video)
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Today a disturbing and sad video from a driver illustrates the dangers of the 13-hour schedules imposed on the drivers six weeks ago. A drivers' union has begun protesting them this week.
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MetroAccess bus drivers rally against MV Transportation, long hours
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MV Transportation, the company that operates MetroAccess, scheduled its drivers to work 13-hour shifts about six weeks ago, but drivers say it's too tiring and that sooner or later, someone will end up dead. Today they marched to protest the dangers.
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MetroAccess bus drivers to protest 'dangerous' working conditions Monday
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MetroAccess bus drivers plan to hold a rally protesting what they're calling "unsafe" working conditions, including schedules that force drivers to work 13 hours a day and add to the risk that vehicles will drive dangerously and crash.
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The Equal Rights Center wants your Metro discrimination complaints
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The D.C. non-profit is getting worried that WMATA discriminates against the disabled with its broken elevators and bad alert system. Send your experiences their way!
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MetroAccess drivers caught sleeping on the job
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87 MetroAccess operators were busted for falling asleep while driving. The solution? Longer shifts, of course!
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MetroAccess drivers paying customer fares out of pocket
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Drivers say that the fare collection policy, which requires customers to pay for their ride outside MetroAccess vans, sometimes put riders and drivers in danger.
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MetroAccess increasing fares this month
New MetroAccess fares will be double as of Feb. 27. The new fares are part of Metro’s overall fare adjustments approved last June for this fiscal year.
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Metrorail normal, buses limited
Metrorail plans to open this morning at its normal 5 a.m. operating time.
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The Morning Walk: John Catoe to advise MetroAccess contractor
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Meet the man who shut down the National Mall.
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Catoe returns to Metro in advisory role
Former Metro General Manager John Catoe is providing services to the company that operates MetroAccess.
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Metro tries to rein in ridership, costs of MetroAccess -- a generous ride comes to an end
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On Dec. 5, Metro will be implementing a new fare system for MetroAccess riders in hopes of controlling the paratransit system’s growing costs. The fare hike will be considerable.
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