Advocates decry cuts to subsidized Montgomery taxi program

Montgomery County is looking to slash a program that subsidizes taxi rides for low-income seniors and the disabled, groups that advocates say can ill-afford to lose a vital service.

The county’s Call ‘N’ Ride program allows seniors and the disabled who make less than $25,000 a year to buy two $60 taxi voucher books a month. The cost of the books varies by an individual’s income. Most of the program’s participants make less than $14,000 a year and pay $5.25 per book.