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Re:The United States needs fewer bus stops by Retric on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @02:45PM (#47156795)
Around 1/5 of the US population is elderly ~1/4 by 2050, add in moderately disabled people and this isn’t a small population we are talking about.

Paratransit is for a far smaller percentage of the population due to the significant expense.

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Re:The United States needs fewer bus stops by bccdee on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:37PM (#47174620)
So elderly that they can't walk to the bus? I suspect your data mean retirement age, i.e. 60-65+. They don't and need paratransit.
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