Program that provides rides for people in the community

Description

Transportation program that provides rides for people in and around their community

Additional Information

Public dial-a-ride transit bus service in Kanabec County:

• Mora/Ogilvie areas have daily service
• Buses pick you up where they live or work
• When you call for a reservation, you will be asked to allow a window of time for the bus to come
• Caretakers accompanying passengers who require assistance into buildings or to appointments ride free of charge.
• Assistance to a door can be provided if requested in advance.
• Open to the public
• All buses are lift equipped

Common Carrier services include volunteer drivers providing transportation to nonemergency medical appointments, therapy, counseling and dental appointments. The Common Carrier program compliments the Public Transit Service – the Public Transit Service provides these rides locally, within the public transit service design. The Common Carrier Service provides those rides that go out of the local service area – to the Twin Cities, St. Cloud, Duluth and Brainerd etc.

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Kanabec County

• Payment
  • Private pay

• Transportation
  • Vehicle lift access
  • Wheelchair access

Application Instructions

First time riders need to go through an intake process.

Dispatchers are available 7:00am - 6:00pm, Monday - Friday.

Make ride requests as early as possible by calling (320) 364-1350, by email, or using the online request form.

Bus reservations need to be made a day in advance to allow the dispatchers to build efficient routes.

For Common Carrier services, three (3) day advance notice is recommended.

Fee

Dial-a-ride: In-town bus rides are $1.50 one way, $3.00 round trip. Out-of-town bus rides are $2.50 one way, $5.00 round trip.

Common Carrier: Private pay