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Bus Service for People With Special Needs

Bus Stop Accessibility

Being unable to safely access a bus stop is a major reason many people with special needs cannot use the regular mainline bus. Easter Seal's Project Action developed a Tool Kit communities can use to help identify and describe problematic bus stops.

31-Day Senior/Disabled Bus Pass

Beginning in September 2007 Metro initiated a year-long experiment of having a 31-day senior/disabled bus pass for $23.50 in addition to the existing half-priced senior/disabled 10-ride fare card. It was necessary to purchase that pass through the Internet (with its $3.00 shipping/handling charge), by mail or in person at Metro's office on E. Washington. In January, the sales outlets were expanded to include 15 other locations:

OUTLETS                 
CENTRAL    
   Capitol Centre Foods 111 N Broom St. 255-2616
   Home Savings 2 S. Carroll St. 282-6107
   Madison Dept. of   Transportation Madison Municipal Building 266-4761
   Metro Administrative Office 1101 E. Washington Ave. 266-4904
   PLS Check Cashing 2722 E. Washington Ave. 819-1100
   Stop-N-Go 2001 Winnebago St. 244-1644
WEST    
   PLS Check Cashing 2010 Red Arrow Trl 278-0808
   Sentry Foods 726 N. Midvale Blvd. 238-7612
   Stop-N-Go 6202 Schroeder Rd 274-3377
   Stop-N-Go 5445 University Ave 238-0200
   Stop-N-Go 3734 Speedway Rd 233-8988
SOUTH    
   PLS Check Cashing 1907 S Park St 251-2274
   Stop-N-Go 2050 Fish Hatchery Rd 255-0588
   Stop-N-Go 2932 Fish Hatchery Rd 274-3540
NORTH    
   PLS Check Cashing 2805 N Sherman Ave 240-0937
   Stop-N-Go 3510 Packers Ave 241-3221

Purchases are still restricted to 2 at a time.

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Madison Area Bus Advocates
P.O. Box 260156
Madison, WI 53726-0156
info@busadvocates.org

 

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Last updated March 30, 2008