annette williams manager of professional services. i'm here on behalf of m.t.a. to congratulate and lift up our workers who have been working in paratransit through the pandemic. who has been there for taur customers, providing exemplary services to seniors and people with disabilities. i wanted to start recognizing paratransit van drivers. i want them to please come forward. i wanted to especially point out that not only do they continue to provide exemplary service to our customers, our paratransit customers but also during the pandemic, they provided services to the public health department for people who were positive and needed to get to sheltered housing and also many other types of work. i wanted to also acknowledge that we have three taxi drivers that we want to honor today who unfortunately can't be here. that's joey brown, mohammed and wardel waters. the three of them have been instrumental providing accessible van and part of our e.t.c. program. another thing is that it takes more than the people on the front line. it's also all of those people behind

first shout out three ramp taxi drivers who got honored today by annette -- annette williams and her staff. the next related to all the cab drivers should be honored especially those who worked during day accept the paratransit debit card. we also have to deal with portable wheelchairs as well as walkers and the people shopping and belongings. we should all be honored. our cost have gone up why we have been shouting six months to allow the passenger to tip us more on the app -- not on the app, tip us more through the debit card. it's not happening. i'm paying $10 to $15 or more in gas. it's ridiculous that the m.t.a. is so heartless in this area. j.f.k. drive, i'm echoing what mark said. going to the garage is not an answer. we won't do it unless you make us employees. the park supposed to be for everyone. including seniors and people with mobility issues. that's not what's happening now. last but not least, these scooters. turk and taylor is an intersection. it takes reckless scooter walking on the sidewalk and ignoring the lights for this to happen. please more enforce. of the scoo

annette williams manager of professional services. i'm here on behalf of m.t.a. to congratulate and lift up our workers who have been working in paratransit through the pandemic. who has been there for taur customers, providing exemplary services to seniors and people with disabilities. i wanted to start recognizing paratransit van drivers. i want them to please come forward. i wanted to especially point out that not only do they continue to provide exemplary service to our customers, our paratransit customers but also during the pandemic, they provided services to the public health department for people who were positive and needed to get to sheltered housing and also many other types of work. i wanted to also acknowledge that we have three taxi drivers that we want to honor today who unfortunately can't be here. that's joey brown, mohammed and wardel waters. the three of them have been instrumental providing accessible van and part of our e.t.c. program. another thing is that it takes more than the people on the front line. it's also all of those people behind