Paratransit is a type of public transport service that supplements fixed-route mass transit by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables. Paratransit services may vary consider
Two Maui Bus buses engaged in paratransit services. One is picking up a person who uses a wheelchair, while another is discharging another person using a mobility scooter.
A NYC Transit paratransit bus
MTA Mobility vehicle operator assisting a customer in boarding a paratransit vehicle
A share taxi, shared taxi, taxibus, or jitney or dollar van in the US, marshrutka in former Soviet countries, a danfo in Nigeria, a sherut in Israel, or a minibus in European countries and Turkey, is
Paratransit
…commuters, evolved organically and replaced formal transit after independence. Paratransit can take many forms, from the 16-seater minibus taxis (see share taxi), to motorbikes (boda boda). In the United Kingdom, services are called community transport and provided locally. The Community Transport Association…