Transportation - Rides
Connect-a-Ride.
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Public, private and volunteer transportation referrals for adults age 50 and older and adults with disabilities living in Montgomery County, Maryland. Translation service available.
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Escorted transportation also available to qualified low-income seniors with disabilities.
Call: (301) 738-3252
Email: ConnectARide@AccessJCA.org
Senior SmarTrip Card
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Seniors age 65+ pay reduced rates on Ride-On bus, Metrobus and Metrorail
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Seniors ride free on Ride On buses and some Metrobuses in Montgomery County between 9:30 am and 3 pm, Monday-Friday
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Senior SmarTrip cards can be purchased at Montgomery County libraries or Commuter Stores.
Click Here to Visit Metro's SmarTrip Website
Call-n-Ride Transportation Program
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Provides reduced price taxicab service to qualified low income seniors 65+ and adults with disabilities
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Call for an application or request online
Call: (301) 948-5409
Click Here to Visit Call-n-Ride's Webpage
Senior Connection
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Provides escorted transportation to seniors 60+ to medical appointments, errands and social events within Montgomery County
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Prior approval required for trips outside Montgomery County
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Call for an application
Call: 301-962-0820
Click Here to Visit Senior Connection's Ride Webpage
MetroAccess
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Shared-ride, door-to-door paratransit service for individuals unable to take transit due to a disability
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Meets requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Call: 301-562-5360
Click Here to Visit MetroAccess Paratransit
Montgomery County Senior Center Shuttles
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Free curb-to-curb transportation to some senior and community center.
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Call your closest community or senior center to see if transportation is available. (Click here to go to our Recreation Resource Page for more information on recreation and senior centers)
Call:
Montgomery County - (240) 777-4992
City of Rockville - (240) 314-8810
City of Gaithersburg - (301) 258-6380
Transportation - Older Driver Resources
Safe Driver Classes
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Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) offer older driver classes in partnership with AARP.
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We recommend visiting MCPL's website and then calling your local branch for information on class times and locations, or
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Click Here to search MCPL's calendar. Be sure to put in a date range and search the key words "Safe Driver"
Other Older Driver Resources
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Montgomery County has a resource website with older driver resources.
Click Here to Visit the County's Older Driver Resource Webpage