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Article: Metro Mobility policy change may reduce ride denials; Reservation period would be shortened.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 22, 1996
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In what could be good transit news for elderly and disabled people, Twin Cities Metro Mobility received authorization from the federal government Tuesday to shorten the advance reservation period for rides. The change may reduce the number of trips denied every day.
Every day, Metro Mobility provides about 3,700 rides and denies 150. Trip denials have risen to 8 percent of all rides requested since October 1995, when service was reduced because of a lack of funding.
Shortening the reservation period should reduce cancellations and keep more rides available to cut down on trip denials, said Tom Vida, director of Metro Mobility operations for the ...