ADA paratransit
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ADA paratransit is a door-to-door, reservation-based public transportation service designed to provide accessible rides for people with disabilities who cannot use regular fixed-route transit.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ADA paratransit canonical | 2 |
| VTA Paratransit | 2 |
| ACCESS paratransit services | 1 |
| Access paratransit | 1 |
| METROLift ADA paratransit | 1 |
| SacRT GO Paratransit | 1 |
| The RIDE paratransit service | 1 |
| paratransit (Mobility Plus) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T369991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ADA paratransit Context triple: [SamTrans, providesAccessibilityService, ADA paratransit]
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A.
C-TRAN
C-TRAN is the public transit agency serving Clark County and the Vancouver, Washington area, providing bus and express services often coordinated with Portland’s TriMet system.
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B.
Transit Bureau
The Transit Bureau is the division of the New York City Police Department responsible for policing and ensuring safety within the city’s public transit system, particularly the subway.
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C.
MetroAccess
MetroAccess is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Pace Suburban Bus
Pace Suburban Bus is a public transportation agency serving the suburban areas of the Chicago metropolitan region with bus and paratransit services.
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E.
Metrobus
Metrobus is the public bus transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated alongside the Metrorail network by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ADA paratransit Target entity description: ADA paratransit is a door-to-door, reservation-based public transportation service designed to provide accessible rides for people with disabilities who cannot use regular fixed-route transit.
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A.
C-TRAN
C-TRAN is the public transit agency serving Clark County and the Vancouver, Washington area, providing bus and express services often coordinated with Portland’s TriMet system.
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B.
Transit Bureau
The Transit Bureau is the division of the New York City Police Department responsible for policing and ensuring safety within the city’s public transit system, particularly the subway.
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C.
MetroAccess
MetroAccess is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Pace Suburban Bus
Pace Suburban Bus is a public transportation agency serving the suburban areas of the Chicago metropolitan region with bus and paratransit services.
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E.
Metrobus
Metrobus is the public bus transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated alongside the Metrorail network by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disability transportation service
ⓘ
paratransit service ⓘ public transportation service ⓘ |
| allows |
travel with a personal care attendant
ⓘ
travel with companions subject to space availability ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| basedOn |
Americans with Disabilities Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
|
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
driver assistance from door to vehicle
ⓘ
lifts or ramps ⓘ securement devices for mobility aids ⓘ wheelchair-accessible vehicles ⓘ |
| hasBookingModel | reservation-based service ⓘ |
| hasConstraint |
no waiting lists for eligible riders
ⓘ
service must be provided without capacity constraints such as trip caps ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityCriterion |
inability to reach or board a fixed-route stop because of a disability
ⓘ
inability to use fixed-route transit independently because of a disability ⓘ need for an accessible vehicle not available on fixed routes ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityType | ADA paratransit eligibility ⓘ |
| hasFarePolicy |
fare not more than twice the fixed-route fare for a comparable trip
ⓘ
no extra charge for required personal care attendants ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
ensure equal access to public transportation for people with disabilities
ⓘ
provide comparable service to fixed-route transit ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | federally mandated service ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceRequirement | on-time performance standards set by transit agencies ⓘ |
| hasReservationWindow | advance booking, typically 1 day in advance (minimum standard) ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea | areas within 3/4 mile of fixed-route transit lines (minimum standard) ⓘ |
| hasServiceHours | hours comparable to fixed-route service in the same area ⓘ |
| hasServiceModel |
curb-to-curb service (at minimum)
ⓘ
shared-ride service ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
door-to-door transportation
ⓘ
origin-to-destination transportation ⓘ |
| isComplementaryTo | fixed-route public transit ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | ADA regulations and guidance from the Federal Transit Administration ⓘ |
| isFundedBy |
federal transit funds
ⓘ
local governments ⓘ state governments ⓘ |
| isMandatedBy |
Americans with Disabilities Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
|
| isOperatedBy | local transit agencies ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy |
49 CFR Part 37
ⓘ
United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Transportation
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| mayOffer |
conditional eligibility
ⓘ
temporary eligibility ⓘ unconditional eligibility ⓘ |
| mayProvide | door-to-door assistance ⓘ |
| requires | application and eligibility determination ⓘ |
| serves |
individuals unable to use fixed-route transit
ⓘ
people with disabilities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ADA paratransit Description of subject: ADA paratransit is a door-to-door, reservation-based public transportation service designed to provide accessible rides for people with disabilities who cannot use regular fixed-route transit.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
VTA Paratransit
this entity surface form:
VTA Paratransit
this entity surface form:
Access paratransit
this entity surface form:
paratransit (Mobility Plus)
this entity surface form:
ACCESS paratransit services
this entity surface form:
SacRT GO Paratransit
this entity surface form:
The RIDE paratransit service
this entity surface form:
METROLift ADA paratransit