出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/03/04 21:18 UTC 版)
MetroAccess is the ADA complementary paratransit service provided for Washington, D.C. and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA" or "Metro") for the benefit of people with disabilities who are unable to use Metrobus or Metrorail due to their disability. MetroAccess began operation in May 1994, and since that time, annual ridership has grown from 200,000 to over 2.4 million passengers. The rapid growth of the service is widely recognized as being a result of major improvements and enhancements to the service, the growing population of people with disabilities in the region, and the decreasing number of social programs that offer transportation services to their constituents.