Denise Williamson

Denise Williamson, Driver, Victoria Transit: "When I first moved to Victoria, I didn't know it didn't have a public transportation system and I had walked back and forth for right about 19 months."

DENISE WILLIAMSON ISN'T ALONE...FOR HUNDREDS OF VICTORIA RESIDENTS, THEIR WORKDAY STARTS...LONG BEFORE THEY WALK INTO THE WORKPLACE.

Denise Williamson, Driver, Victoria Transit: "I couldn't afford a car and I really couldn't afford a taxi, it left me no other way to get to work but walk...so I did it faithfully everyday...some days I was soaking wet by the time I got there."

BUT GETTING THERE JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT EASIER.

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Denise Williamson, Driver, Victoria Transit: "We will still assist them and pick them up so that they won't be denied transportation."

THERE YOU HAVE IT...ORGANIZERS TELL ME THEIR "PARATRANSIT" SYSTEM WILL STILL BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL...IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE "AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT".

THAT MEANS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL 24-HOURS IN ADVANCE...TO BE PICKED UP AT YOUR DOORSTEP.

EIGHT BUSSES WILL RUN FROM SEVEN A-M TO SIX P-M....THEY'RE EXPECTING A BUS TO BE AT EACH LOCATION EVERY HALF HOUR.

FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS, IT'S ALL FREE.

AFTER THAT, YOU CAN GET A ONE-WAY TRIP TO ANYWHERE...FROM ABOUT 75-CENTS...TO A DOLLAR FIFTY.