Statements

“At the moment, citizens who don’t drive or don’t have a vehicle will have to pay high costs of ride-sharing options, such as Uber/Lyft,” said Armando Vias in a statement that was released after leaders in Houston County are starting to explore ways to bring public transportation.

“The accessibility of their website needs major improvements in order for everyone to reserve online privately and independently,” said Armando Vias in a statement regarding the inaccessibility of the Groome Transportation’s online reservation system.

“Blaming people with disabilities, along with programs that’s designed to foster inclusion is unacceptable,” said Armando Vias after the press conference that the president of the United States gave this morning following yesterday’s tragic plane crash that happened in Washington, D.C.

Today is the 33rd anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, also known as the ADA.

“We have citizens in Macon who rely on bus services, and also citizens who use Paratransit Services in the county to get around,” says Armando Vias in a statement released today after hearing the news that the Macon-Bibb Transit Authority And Macon-Bibb County Commissioners agreed to not raise the bus fares this year.