Dearborn residents and SMART officials today announced a new program offering bilingual drivers and schedulers who can translate SMART services to the Arab American population. They also dedicated two new lift equipped vans.
This program is a part of SMART’s Community Partnership Program, a cooperative program with 75 participating communities in which funding is made available to develop and operate transportation services to meet specific local needs. This new program will assist Dearborn’s large Arab American population, especially seniors, with scheduling and receiving paratransit rides.
“We are pleased to work with SMART to expand our already excellent transportation program for our senior citizens with the addition of these two vans” said Dearborn Mayor John C. O’Reilly. “The residents’ use of this program has been increasing dramatically over the last few years, and now with the inclusion of a bilingual scheduler, we will reach even further into our community with this critical service for our seniors.”