Article updated: 10/15/2012 10:34 AM

Limo service? RTA chairman laments cost of paratransit

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Operating paratransit buses, like this hybrid that operates in Elgin and Schaumburg, is expensive.

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Regional Transportation Authority Chairman John S. Gates Jr. says paratransit loses "a ton of money" each year. And as ridership goes up for what he says is like a "limousine service," the agency will lose even more. "It's hugely expensive, but it's something we have to do. It's the law. It's a civil right,” he said.

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