TRANSPORTATION
For information about buying or repairing a car, see this page.
A NEW WEB SITE FOR SENIOR TRANSPORTATION: www.seniortransportation.net for transportation resources for older adults
who wish to live more independently. This Web site (of a national center) has announcements, facts/tips, publications, special events, and technical assistance.
CALL N RIDE PROGRAM: This is a subsidized taxi coupon program for low-income
seniors over 67 and low-income persons w/ disabilities unable to use
public transportation.
http://montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/dpwt/callnridenew/default.asp
SUMMER TRAVEL: Students 18 and under can take unlimited bus trips
for $15 on Ride-On buses June 1-August 31. Buy passes at B-CC Services Ctr.,
4805 Edgemoor La., Bethesda, M-F from 8:30-5pm (bring proof of age).
NEED HELP FINDING LOWER GAS PRICES? Check out
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/ga
sstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx and
enter your zip code. It will locate
stations with the lowest gas prices.
Students ride buses free of charge (as of August 2006).
- Public school students ride free on Ride On buses and some Metro buses. See the County web site.
- U-Pass Program Gives Montgomery College Students Unlimited Use of Ride On Bus System
Montgomery College is the largest single consumer of Ride On bus services. Through the U-Pass Program, Montgomery College students simply show a current student identification card to board any Ride On bus at any time. The new program is designed to reduce the demand for on-campus parking, reduce pollution, and increase transit use. And remember the complimentary shuttle from the Rockville Swim Center to the Rockville Campus, M-F, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm.
For more information, call the County’s Transit Information Center at 240-777-RIDE (7433).
- Seniors and others may also qualify for free bus trips on Ride On. Read about fares and tokens.
The County’s Ride-On bus service offers a free transportation option. Starting July 3, 2006, Ride-On offers free rides to seniors, ages 65 and older, and persons with disabilities Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. To learn more go to: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/News/press/PR_details.asp?PrID=2249
Seniors may ride free by showing either a Metro Senior Identification Card or a Medicare Card and valid photo identification. People with disabilities and, if applicable, their attendant, may ride free by presenting a Metro Disabled Identification (ID) Card or Metro Disabled “Attendant Eligible” ID card. (The free ride does not yet apply to Metro buses.)
FLASHPASS OPTIONS as of November 1, 2005:
• TOKENS: Ride-On costs FSS
$.625 each; Metrobus costs $1.25
each
• METROCHEK (for the
subway/trains): $30 value each,
not time-limited/dated. We can
order 1 or 2 for a participant for the
month ($60 max.)
• METROBUS passes: $11 each for
a dated 1-week period, unlimited
rides. We can order up to 4/wks.
totaling $44 or can be ordered only
for specific weeks.
• RIDE-ON passes: $10 each for a
dated 2-week period, unlimited
rides. We can order up to 4/wks.
totaling $20.
• Ride-On 20-trip: $18 each, not
time-limited/dated.
RIDE TO THE MVA? Check www.mva.state.md.us/LOCATION/bus.htm. Ask about mobile
MVA services at 1-800-950-1682.
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