St. Lucie County Expands Transit Options for Those with Disabilities  

St. Lucie County Expands Transit Options for Those with Disabilities  

 

St. Lucie County, Fl (treasurecoast.com) – St. Lucie County recently awarded UZURV, an Adaptive Transportation Network Company, a contract to provide transportation services to increase a person with intellectual or developmental disabilities access to job training, employment, health care, and other life-sustaining services in St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin, and Okeechobee counties.

The Advantage Ride – Treasure Coast program, funded through the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, officially starts on Monday, Nov. 2 and will offer ambulatory and wheelchair accessible transportation until June 30.

With this award, St. Lucie County and UZURV will partner to enhance regional connectivity for a person with an intellectual or developmental disability by providing cross-county transportation between the counties in the Treasure Coast. UZURV has a proven track record of service in the state of Florida and a 98 percent on-time performance rating.

“St. Lucie County is honored to be the grant recipient and have an opportunity to expand the transportation service options for individuals with disabilities. We would like to thank the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged and Florida Legislature’s Transportation Task Force, which addresses transportation priorities for those with disabilities.  Advantage Ride is definitely a move in the right direction for transportation options in our community,” said St. Lucie County Commission Chair Cathy Townsend. “This program’s unique focus on providing transportation to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities allows eligible Floridians more opportunity to lead independent lives through the freedom to schedule, arrange, and take safe, reliable rides via the UZURV platform. The UZURV platform is a life-changing mobility option and provides affordable and accessible transportation that is safe and flexible to persons’ needs.”

“We are thankful for this opportunity to work with St. Lucie County in expanding our services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities from the Tampa Bay area to the Treasure Coast. The Advantage Ride program in the Tampa Bay area provided persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their caregivers more freedom in their day-to-day lives. We look forward to providing this valuable service in the Treasure Coast.” said UZURV CEO John Donlon.

UZURV brings three years of Adaptive TNC expertise and is a trusted innovation partner to transit agencies across the country, providing more than 400,000 rides to special needs clients while helping lower the overall systemic cost of paratransit and non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) service delivery.

UZURV’s unique technology and mobility platform prioritizes safety and makes sure proper assistance is available to the rider, while allowing transit agencies to increase overall paratransit system efficiency. The flexibility and security of UZURV’s adaptive TNC stems from technology-assisted credentialing and testing and real-time ride oversight by a proven operations team that keeps trips on time and drivers and riders safe and supported.

For more information about St. Lucie County’s transit options visit: www.SLCRide.org.

 

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