founded 1975 headquarters lakeshore bus garage service area toronto city limits toronto pearson international airport service type door to door paratransit website ttc wheel trans wheel trans is a specialized accessible transit service in toronto canada provided by the toronto transit commission ttc . it involves door to door accessible transit service for persons with physical disabilities using its fleet of accessible minibuses or contracted accessible taxis . users must register with the ttc who will typically grant access to those with permanent disabilities or show difficulty in traveling short distances . wheel trans only provides service within the city of toronto and accepts regular ttc fare . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 service provision 2.2 fleet 2.3 contracts 2.3.1 able atlantic taxi 2.3.2 bee line taxi 2.3.3 beck taxi 2.3.4 royal taxi 2.3.5 scarboro city cab 2.3.6 toronto para transit 2.3.7 wheelchair taxi 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the para transit system was created in 1975 as a two year pilot project contracted to wheelchair mobile and operated on behalf of metropolitan toronto and the province of ontario until 1976 . only individuals using wheelchairs were accepted as the original 46 users of the pilot project and rode at no cost . in 1977 the service was contracted to all way transportation corporation of toronto before being taken over by the ttc in 1985 . operations edit service provision edit service is provided by accessible buses and contracted accessible taxi mini vans . wheel trans is a door to door service . rides can be reserved up to one week in advance by calling the reservation line by using the automated ride line touch tone phone service or by using the recently launched wheel trans online trip booking website . fleet edit main article toronto transit commission fleet contracts edit most of wheel trans operations are provided by the ttc but some of the services are contracted out to private operators . able atlantic taxi edit make model description passengers year acquired year retired notes chrysler caravan converted van 2 bee line taxi edit this section is empty . you can help by adding to it . january 2011 beck taxi edit make model description passengers year acquired year retired notes chevrolet uplander converted van 4 2003 june 2011 chevrolet venture converted van 4 2003 june 2011 dodge grand caravan converted van 4 2014 ttl vehicle toyota sienna converted van 4 2005 ttl vehicle ford transit connect modified vehicle 5 includes wheelchair 2015 ttl vehicle plymouth voyager converted van 5 1996 november 2002 toyota camry sedan 4 2007 non wheelchair accessible canes and walkers mv 1 mobility vehicle 1 minivan 2 wheelchairs 2013 ttl vehicle toyota corolla sedan 4 2015 non wheelchair accessible canes and walkers ford crown victoria sedan 4 1994 2008 limited fleet . cab drivers may not acquire this vehicle for service non wheelchair accessible canes and walkers royal taxi edit make model description passengers year acquired year retired notes dodge grand caravan sport converted van 2 retired fleet pontiac montana converted van 2 limited in fleet chevrolet venture converted van 2 all vehicles in fleet retired as of april 8 2009 ford crown victoria sedan 4 1996 2008 this vehicle may not be acquired by cab drivers non wheelchair accessible . scarboro city cab edit make model description passengers year acquired year retired notes dodge grand caravan sport converted van 2 toronto para transit edit make model description passengers year acquired year retired notes chevrolet venture kino maxi shuttle converted van 2 chrysler caravan converted van 2 wheelchair taxi edit make model description passengers year acquired year retired notes ford e350 minibus converted van chrysler caravan converted van 2 chrysler sprinter van converted van 2 ford transit connect converted van 4 2014 see also edit mississauga transit accessible services regular routes with accessible buses transhelp peel region from a variety o providers including caledon community services transportation york region transit mobility plus references edit external links edit ttc wheel trans v t e toronto transit commission bus blue night network fleet routes wheel trans york university busway subway yonge university bloor danforth scarborough sheppard eglinton rolling stock stations signals streetcars 501 queen 502 downtowner 503 kingston rd 504 king 505 dundas 506 carlton 509 harbourfront 510 spadina 511 bathurst 512 st. clair 514 cherry rolling stock loops history incidents queen subway line eglinton west line network 2011 gray coach 1995 russell hill subway accident 2006 strike 2008 strike 508 lake shore 521 exhibition east 522 exhibition west transit city predecessors williams omnibus bus line 1849 1862 toronto street railway 1861 1891 toronto railway company 1891 1921 toronto and york radial railway 1898 1922 metropolitan street railway 1885 1897 toronto civic railways 1912 1921 hydro electric railways 1922 1927 toronto transportation commission 1921 1953 facilities bus garages davisville yard eglinton maintenance and storage facility greenwood yard hillcrest complex leslie barns mccowan yard roncesvalles carhouse russell carhouse toronto coach terminal vincent yard william mcbrien building wilson yard proposed finch west lrt jane lrt relief line sheppard east lrt waterfront west lrt miscellaneous accessibility fares metrolinx the big move personnel font trackage transit enforcement unit italics indicate a project under construction retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wheel trans & oldid 731374420 categories toronto transit commissionparatransit services in canadahidden categories articles to be expanded from january 2011all articles to be expandedarticles with empty sections from january 2011all articles with empty sectionsarticles using small message boxes navigation menu personal tools not logged 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