[nabs-l] question about paratransit in MA

[David Andrews]

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At 01:27 PM 1/29/2016, Sam Nelson via nabs-l wrote:
>Hey guys,
>
>  Awesome that I'm getting my stuff sent to the list. It was acting so weird
>last time. I think I had the wrong e-mail address.
>
>  Anyway I have a  question specifically to Massachusetts  people about
>paratransit called The Ride there.
>
>  I lived in MA all my life. Moved to Chicago in 2012 and am thinking of
>moving back to MA in a few years.
>
>  I depend on the ride for all transportation except if someone drove me
>someplace. Do not want to debate the merits of being able to use public
>transportation over  paratransit. But anyway so currently my parents are
>moving from Acton which didn't have the ride anway to some other town. Will
>sell our house maybe in  may right now are just  hunting around. May live
>with them should I move out there at least at first.
>
>  There's this new crazy thing with the ride that happened right when they
>left. They raised the regular fee to $3 from $2 which is ok. Actually that's
>the fee in  IL. Anyway they have this thing where if you go beyond a certain
>point in a particular area it's considered a "premium" trip and it goes up
>to $5 each way! Looked it up online was totally confused.
>
>  Just need someone to explain how this  translates to going between actual
>towns so I can  give my parents an idea of what a good area would be so I
>can access things I need to access like mental health care volunteer work
>ETC  without having to pay that fee if possible?
>
>  Is it like done by town? Like if I lived in Arlington/ brookline/ Cambridge
>or whatever I could only travel in that town without the fee going up?
>
>  Like I said any thoughts are good. If people want to reply privately as
>this is a pretty specific question that's cool as well.
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  Sam
>
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