[IL-Talk] Urgent action needed signatures and e-mail addresses only

[Debbie Pittman]

urgent action needed today names and e-mail addresses only
Subject: Help fight upcoming RAP and TAP paratransit changes Sign our petition
 

 
CONCERNED CITIZENS OF PARATRANSIT
mailto:CCOFP at YAHOO.COM
Petition link: https://tinyurl.com/mrdkh2ky
 
Join us as we fight paratransit changes. Sign our petition to show your support in our efforts to protect transportation services for people with disabilities.
On June 12, 2025, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) adopted Ordinance 2025-26 approving an ADA Paratransit Action Plan, which includes proposed changes to the ADA Paratransit program to address the projected 2025 ADA Paratransit budget shortfall. The plan is to raise the cost of TAP and RAP trips from $2 to $3.25 and to limit the number of rides paratransit riders can take on RAP and TAP to 30 trips a month. This adoption of this Ordinance occurred without input from the disability community—the very people it effects. Once again we take the position of “Nothing about us without us”.
We understand there is a short-fall, however, eliminating TAP and RAP rides to paratransit riders from four round trips a day (240 a month) down to one trip a day (30 trips a month) is an extreme cut, which will cause major capacity constraints to those utilizing TAP and RAP services, in light of the driver shortages experienced within the carriers for standard paratransit services. Furthermore, this will cause paratransit riders to end up being stranded if they are only allowed to take “one” ride a day with no subsequent return trip.
The TAP program has been in place for approximately 20 years and the RAP program since the pandemic, and paratransit riders depend extremely heavily on those services as a reliable source of transportation for people with disabilities. We understand there is a chance of raising fares for TAP and RAP since those prices were lowered during the pandemic. However, the elimination of available services would be detrimental to the disability community who use paratransit.
We are strongly recommending that RTA and Pace come up with a more viable plan to make up the short-fall deficit that is less harmful to the paratransit riders.
Cordially,








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