Adam Ballard of the disability rights group Access Living: “I have a huge concern that, once the pandemic is over, it’s going to be really hard to find a cab” through the Taxi Access Program. It provides disabled people with government-subsidized taxi service for just $3 a ride.
Access Living
Nearly 7,000 taxis once roamed the streets of Chicago. But, with just 1,059 cabs making at least one trip between October and December, people with disabilities are worried about the future of government-subsidized taxi service they rely on.
It’s called the Taxi Access Program, it’s run by PACE, and it provides subsidized, on-demand cab trips around Chicago for just $3.