[Ohio-talk] Paratransit

[COLLEEN ROTH]

Hi Kaiti, 
When my husband worked at a site which was not near a bus line he opted to use Paratransit.
He would have had to use three different buses and cross a major intersection (four lanes) he opted to use Paratransit.
There were no sidewalks at the last dropoff and the configuration in that area was circular.
Also there were parts of the day when the bus stopped 2 miles from his office.
His pickup time was 6 a.m. to guarantee his arrival at 8 a.m.
Sometimes he was picked up at 5:20 a.m.
Sometimes he didn't get home until 8 p.m.
He was told that if his pickup was any later TARPS could not guarantee his arrival.
Fortunately the building was open so he could wait inside.
He could also wait inside in the evening.
There were no coworkers from this area going to that office.
This was the situation the last four years he worked.
We got up at 4:30 a.m.
I guess you just have to balance things out.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Kaiti Shelton <kaiti.shelton at gmail.com>
To: "'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Monday, September 9, 2013 10:39 pm
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Paratransit

>
>
> Hi, 
> 
> There are a few reasons why I opted to take paratransit instead of the city
> bus.  I don't actually "live" in Dayton---I do during the school year of
> course, but it's not really a city I'm familiar with and with my school and
> work schedules I can't easily go exploring to figure things out.  My thought
> was that since I'd primarily be on UD's campus, I could just learn the area
> around campus really well and use paratransit to get to anywhere else I'd
> want to go.   This particular trip also had to happen at night if it was
> going to happen at all and be 7 miles from my location, which further
> complicated matters.  
> 
> I'm starting to question whether or not paratransit would be reliable in a
> practicum situation, even if it were a subscription trip.  It took an hour
> for the driver to come back for me the second time this weekend, so even if
> I were to schedule way in advance for my pick ups and something weird
> happened there would be no guarantee I'd make it to my site on time.  Since
> that counts as a class with my professors supervising and one of the grade
> criteria is professionalism including punctuality, I'm thinking that pairing
> up with a student who has a car might be the best way to go.  I know we
> start in pairs anyway so this isn't a big deal for the moment, but it would
> have been nice to have an option to get to the place I'm going independently
> in case their car wasn't working, or they couldn't go that day, or later on
> in senior year when I'll be working alone.  .  I'll just have to make sure
> that schedules line up with the other person.  
> 
> 
> 
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton---2016
> Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
> Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP), Vice president
> Ohio Association of Blind Students, Secretary
> NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma, Usher Coordinator
> UD Music Therapy Club
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> mzavoli at roadrunner.com
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 10:03 PM
> To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Paratransit
> 
> Kaiti,
> 
> Often, paratransit is not reliable.  Can you take the city bus instead?
> 
> I used to take paratransit to work and it would either get me there too
> early or too late.  A couple of times, I got home past 9 p.m. after I was
> picked up at 7:30, an hour and a half after my work tour ended.  I decided
> to take the city bus, even though it required three transfers.  At least, I
> got to work on time, and I was able to catch the first bus after my shift
> ended.
> 
> Milena
> 
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