JTA Paratransit Service

Strongly criticized proposed JTA paratransit fare increases, warning of severe financial impacts on disabled workers.

Thanked council members for questioning JTA regarding Connection Plus and urged them to keep paratransit affordable to protect disabled residents' independence.

Spoke on behalf of the Center for Independent Living, thanking the council for delaying JTA cuts and emphasizing the need for affordable transit.

Expressed concerns about JTA service reliability for her disabled daughter and thanked council offices for listening.

Explained that proposed JTA fare hikes would make it unaffordable for her disabled daughter to commute to her downtown job.

Warned that proposed fare hikes for Connection Plus would consume an impossible share of disabled workers' earnings.

Stated she has Down syndrome and earns $240 a week, making $10 per trip unaffordable.

Representing the Jacksonville Council for the Blind, asked for affordable transportation options.

Shared that her son with an intellectual disability works downtown at Vystar, and proposed fare hikes would jeopardize his financial independence.

Stated that JTA paratransit cuts would destroy her independence and overwhelm her aging parents.

Paratransit transportation provider urged the council to ensure fares remain affordable for workers and dialysis patients.

JTA paratransit rider stated that proposed fare hikes would consume a massive portion of his income.

Legally blind resident shared how JTA Connections is her lifeline and how fare hikes reduce quality of life.