Transportation
(scroll down for info on the RAP program)
 
Pinal Rides
Inter-Community Public Transportation Service
 
Description: Pinal Rides is a six-month Pilot Project to provide human service transportation.  This project will operate in four corridors.
   
     Mondays - - - -  City of Casa Grande
     Tuesdays - - - - Florence, Coolidge to Casa Grande
     Wednesdays - - Arizona City, Eloy, Toltec to Casa Grande
     Fridays - - - - - -Maricopa to Casa Grande
 
This project is operated by Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens and advised by Pinal Rides Advisory Committee.
 
Service Fee or Donation
 
Individuals 18 - 50 - - - A fee of $3.00 one-way or round trip
Seniors 60 + - - - - - - - Suggested donation of $3.00 one-way or round trip
 

 

Registering and Scheduling Your Trip

 

Call (520) 836-2758 local

or (800) 283-9393 out of area

 

Call 24 hours in advance and have the following information ready

 

          Name, address, phone number.       If wheelchair is needed  

          Destination address                      Time you wish to return

 

     Reservations are on a first come first serve basis

 

 Pinal Rides' van is wheelchair and handicapped accessible

 

 

Riders Assistance Program
(RAP) for Casa Grande

Description: Transportation to and from senior centers has priority. Transportation also may be provided to medical appointments, stores and other community locations depending on availability.

Eligibility: To be eligible, you must be at least 60 years of age.

Cost: Fees or requested donations vary by location.

Availability of Senior Center Transportation: Transportation is available at all Pinal and Gila county senior centers.

How to Get This Service: Call the nearest senior center for more information.


 

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Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens and the City of Casa Grande

Rider Assistance Program

 

RAP Application for Individuals Casa Grande

Click   Here

 

RAP Application for Couples Casa Grande

Click Here

 

Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens this week has launched the Senior Rider Assistance Program to help with the special transportation needs of those living in Casa Grande who are 60 years of age or over who have no other means of transportation.

 

This program offers two transportation options. Seniors may purchase cab coupons for a nominal cost of $2.50 per book of $10.00 coupons. They also can choose to be reimbursed fifty cents per mile, up to 400 miles per month. Reimbursements will then, in turn, be used to reimburse friends, neighbors and relatives for the cost of gasoline when they volunteer to provide rides for seniors.

 

Applications for the program are available by calling Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens, the Area Agency on Aging for Region V, at 520-836-2758. Applications are available to be picked up at the Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center, 405 E. 6th Street, Casa Grande.

 

This new Senior Rider Assistance Program (RAP) will begin taking applications on October 11. The program was developed in response to area needs assessments that prioritized the lack of transportation for seniors as a major problem. It is modeled after successful programs already in place in the cities of Mesa and Apache Junction. The City of Casa Grande and Central Arizona Association of Government allocated state LTAF II transportation funding for this pilot program to Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens to address this issue.

 

Seniors who are unable to drive or have to depend on friends or relatives for trips to the doctor, grocery store, senior center, church or to visit friends now will have new options.

 

Because of rising gasoline costs this new Senior Rider Assistance Program should make it a lot easier for seniors to find the rides they need.