Paratransit System of St Catharines
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: NIA0287 | Last Modified: 08 Apr 2019 | Last Full Update: 08 Apr 2019 |
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Office Phone | 905-685-9844 |
| After Hours Phone | Emergency 905-687-5555 |
| Fax | 905-685-4050 |
| paratransit@yourbus.com | |
| Website | www.yourbus.com |
| Primary Contact | Debbie Grandbois, Supervisor |
| Alternate Contact | Graham Morrison, General Manager |
| Site Details | |
| Areas Served | St Catharines |
| Boundaries | St Catharines within city boundaries and Thorold |
| Located In Community | St Catharines |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | First St Louth, between Fourth Ave and St Paul St W |
| Service and Access Details | |
| Description (Service) | A specialized bus transportation service operated to assist those persons with mobility difficulties that prevent them from walking 175 meters or boarding a conventional city bus. Provides transportation from accessible door to accessible door and is available on a temporary or permanent basis depending on the user's eligibility. The service is open to residents of St Catharines and visitors already registered with similar systems in their resident city. COMMUNITY BUS service for registrants of the paratransit system. It operates Mon-Fri on a semi-fixed route that includes many of the major apartment complexes, shopping centres and medical centres in north St Catharines. The buses are equipped to accommodate scooters and wheelchairs as well as canes and walkers. To schedule a trip, an individual must register with this office, then simply call to book the trip. |
| Hours | Office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm * Service Mon-Sat 6 am-11 pm, Sun 9 am-8 pm * Holidays 10:30 am-6 pm * No Service Christmas Day or New Years Day |
| Eligibility | Anyone with a physical disability that results in their inability to use regular bus service. This refers to persons who are physically unable to climb or descend three steps or walk a distance of 175 metres. |
| Application | Applicants fill out an application that is approved at a monthly Application Review Committee meeting. Applicants are contacted by mail, when their application is approved. |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | Cash $3 per person or Ride Card or Pass Adult Ride Card-10 trips for $26; Adult 31 Day Pass $92 a month Senior Ride Card-10 trips for $20; Senior 31 Day Pass $57 Children 5 and under free |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible ; All St Catharines bus routes are fully accessible. Paratransit registrants can use the city bus accessible routes as well as the Paratransit buses. |
| Other Details | |
| Legal Status | (10) Local Government |
| Established | 1979 |
| Funding | Regional / Municipal - City of St Catharines ; Provincial - Ministry of Transportation |
| Service Categories | Disability Related Transportation |