Call-A-Ride

Metro Call-A-Ride reduced services in parts of St. Louis County in April, and officials cut more fixed bus routes in early June. Advocates for people with disabilities and riders say they want to have input before the agency makes any route changes.

Some Metro Call-A-Ride users who have depended on the service for decades will soon have to find alternatives, because the paratransit service is reducing routes in St. Louis County beginning April 10. One rider says she will lose her independence and miss out on social activities.

Advocates said it's hard for disabled people to find jobs and get to medical appointments without paratransit services that would be cut in some areas on April 10.

Metro Call-A-Ride paratransit services will reduce services in parts of St. Louis County starting next month. Metro officials say they need to cut routes to help reduce trip denials and phone reservation wait times. But advocates for people with disabilities worry that the reduced bus service will limit their independence.

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