Story: Paratransit - USA - His driving force
As a driver for Columbia Paratransit, Robert Hamilton has become a friend to his passengers and touches their lives with each stop he makesMiss,USA - The Missourian News, by Erika Kelsey -Nov, 2005: -- Robert Hamilton focuses on the road as he talks. In the rearview mirror, his eyes peer back, soft and brown; his hair is now considerably more salt than pepper... The fresh interior of Columbia Paratransit bus No. 1938 smells like new shoes: clean, untrodden rubber flooring and leather-like seats. Hamilton’s strong, tan arm maneuvers the giant steering wheel five days a week... Lynn says the paratransit service is “not a profit deal at all.” The federal government subsidizes the program, he says. "No way could we make money. We’d have to charge a whole lot more than a dollar a ride"... Columbia ParatransitServices: Curb-to-curb service within three-quarters of a mile of regular Columbia bus routes.Who can ride? Those whose disability prevents them from using regular bus services as well as personal care attendants and companions when space is available...
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