Palm Beach County families are pushing back against recent changes to Palm Tran Connection that have shortened pickup hours for disabled riders, forcing some to leave work early or miss social activities entirely.
The door-to-door transportation service, which operates separately from regular county bus routes, changed its operating hours in mid-January. The latest pickup window now runs from 7 to 7:30 p.m., down from the previous 8 to 8:30 p.m. timeframe.
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Palm Beach County families push back against Palm Tran Connection hour cuts for disabled riders
Joyce Vargas has a 38-year-old son with Autism, Andrew. He relies on the service and the change has disrupted his established routines.”Palm Tran Connection is a bus that my adult, autistic son depends on and he takes it to work three times a week,” Vargas said…