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TTrraannssppoorrttaattiioonn OOppttiioonnss ffoorr PPeeooppllee wwiitthh DDiissaabbiilliittiieess aanndd SSeenniioorrss A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY GUIDE TO PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON‐PROFIT TRANSPORTATION MAY, 2014 SEE BACK FOR INFORMATION ON REQUESTING ALTERNATIVE FORMATS SUCH AS BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT. INTRODUCTION This guide, Transportation Options for People with Disabilities and Seniors, is a comprehensive listing of public, private and non-profit transportation in the Washington Metropolitan Region, State of Maryland, and beyond that can be used by everyone in the community with an emphasis on people with disabilities and older adults. The Commission on People with Disabilities of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Transportation compiled this listing of useful transportation services to assist County residents to better coordinate their transportation needs. Now finding information about transportation services is easier than ever with this resource guide. You will find that this guide is divided into 19 informative sections. The Public Transportation section covers such important services as: Call ‘N’ Ride, Medicaid Transportation, Same-Day-Access Program, MetroAccess, Ride On and Metrobus transportation. To assist us in alleviating traffic congestion, we encourage you to use public transportation whenever you can. These programs offer subsidies and reduced fares for older adults and people with disabilities. To find out more information about these services, read the brief description and call the offices listed for additional information. If you need a companion to drive you to necessary appointments, look in the section on Escorted Transportation to find information about various services available to take you to your appointments. Arrangements for Escorted Transportation must be made 10 days in advance. The section on Grocery Transportation is filled with important resources to assist you in obtaining groceries. The sections Commercial Bus and Rail, Airport Transportation and Regional Connections Cross County and Beyond will assist you in traveling to places such as West Virginia, Baltimore, and other destinations in the United States and abroad. Share this resource guide with friends and neighbors to assist them in their travel in and outside of Montgomery County. We also ask that you help us keep this document up to date by letting us know of changes or other transportation options. Our goal is to advise you of the many transportation options available in Montgomery County - the best place to live, work and retire. Good news! This guide is available in alternative formats such as Braille and large print by calling 240-777-1246 (V), MD Relay 711. Also, you may visit Ride On at: Ride On: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/RideOn View or download this brochure online: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cpwd > Click on Publications and Resources > Click on Transportation Options for People with Disabilities and Seniors 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................. 2 TRIP PLANNING................................................................................................................................................. 6 Connect-A-Ride, Special Transportation Office, TRiPS (Transportation Resources, Reach A Ride, Metro Trip Planning Assistance, Information and Places to See), Ride On Transit Services, WMATA Transit Accessibility Center, Commuter Connection PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................................................. 8 Bethesda Circulator, Metro Elevator Status and University of Maryland College Park MARC-Maryland Rail Commuter, Service Disruption, Paratransit and Shuttle, MetroAccess, MTA Commuter Bus and Inter-County VanGo, Metrobus, Connector (ICC) Routes, Silver Spring Transit Center Interim Metrorail, Ride On Bus, Operations Site ‘Round Rockville, REDUCED FARES AND SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 13 Call ‘N’ Ride Program, Metro’s Reduced Fare Cards for Same-Day-Access Program Medicaid Transportation People with Disabilities and Senior Citizens RIDESHARING................................................................................................................................................... 15 Commuter Connections, Montgomery County Commuter Services TAXICAB COMPANIES...................................................................................................................................... 15 Action Taxi, Orange Taxi, Sun Cab, Barwood Taxi, Regency Taxi, Taxi Magic TAXICAB LICENSING AND REGULATION ....................................................................................................... 16 Maryland Medicaid Transportation Montgomery County Taxicab Hotline, Provider Information, Montgomery County Taxicab Unit COMMERCIAL BUS AND RAIL ........................................................................................................................ 16 Amtrak, Greyhound Bus AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION ......................................................................................................................... 17 Information on Getting Around Within Airports .......................................................................................................... 17 Baltimore-Washington International Dulles and Reagan Airports (BWI), Information on Getting to and From the Airport ........................................................................................................ 18 Amtrak, Metrobus, SuperShuttle, Fairfax Connector, Metrorail, Supreme Airport Shuttle, Greyhound Bus, MTA Intercounty Connector (ICC) Virginia Regional Transit, Light Rail Service, Bus Service, Washington Flyer Coach Service, MARC Train, Washington Flyer Taxi ESCORTED TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................... 22 American Cancer Society Road to Doc’s Nursing Job Medical Olney Home For Life, Recovery Program, Transport Express, Senior Connection, Angel Bus, Escorted Transportation Pilot Senior Transportation Service, Ashton Care Medical Transport, Program – Connect-A-Ride, Transcend Services, Inc., Bethesda Help, Exact Enterprises, Western Upper Montgomery Brenner Escort Service, Gaithersburg Help, County (WUMCO) Help, Damascus Help, Johns Hopkins Medicine – Winter Growth Daughter for the Day, Patient and Visitor Shuttles, 3 GROCERY SHOPPING TRANSPORTATION ..................................................................................................... 25 Daughter for the Day, Regency Taxi, Western Upper Montgomery Escorted Transportation Pilot Senior Connection, Senior County (WUMCO) Help, Program – Connect-A-Ride, Transportation Service, Winter Growth Olney Home For Life, Transcend Services, Inc., Assisted Grocery Shopping Services ......................................................................................................................... 26 Daughter for the Day, Escorted Transportation Pilot Senior Connection, Program – Connect-A-Ride, Winter Growth Deliveries Only ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 Chevy Chase Supermarket, Safeway, Top Banana Home-Delivered Giant Peapod, Groceries RECREATION SENIOR CENTER TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................... 27 PRIVATE DOOR‐TO‐DOOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ............................................................................ 27 Ashton Care Medical Transport, Exact Enterprises, Senior Transportation Service, Daughter for the Day, Para-Med Medical Transportation, Transport-U Doc’s Nursing Jobs - Medical Regency Taxi, Transport Express, REGIONAL CONNECTIONS CROSS COUNTY AND BEYOND .......................................................................... 29 Frederick and Howard County ...................................................................................................................................... 29 MTA Commuter Bus Prince George’s County ............................................................................................................................................... 29 TheBus – Prince George’s County Transit Baltimore County and Beyond ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Maryland Transit Administration Commuter Bus, Light Rail, (MTA) Local Bus, MARC Train, Metro Subway John Hopkins Medicine (JHM) ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Patient and Visitor Shuttles Camden Yards via Public Transportation .................................................................................................................... 31 Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail, (MTA) Local Bus, Metro Subway Ocean City via Bus and Using Public Transportation in Ocean City ....................................................................... 32 Greyhound Bus, Park-N-Ride “Beach Bus”, ADA Paratransit Boardwalk Tram, West Ocean City Park & Ride “Origin-to-Destination”, Coastal Highway “Beach” Shuttle Service,