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RESOURCE GUIDE
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TRANSPORTATION
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Agency
Name
& Address |
Contact
Information |
Program
Description |
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AC Transit |
Tel:
(510) 891-4777 |
AC Transit is a public transportation provider servicing East Bay cities from North Richmond to the Northern Edge of Milpitas. Also provides service across the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge to the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco Part of the Regional Transit Connection Discount Program. |
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E-mail: Bbishop@actransit.org Web site: www.actransit.dst.ca.us/access.htm |
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Accessible
Vans of America |
Tel:
(800) 726-7144 |
Provides accessible van rental and sales. |
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E-mail: north@accessiblevans.com Web site: www.accessiblevans.com |
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All-Pro
Mobility |
Tel:
(800) 817-0724 |
All-Pro Mobility modifies vans and other vehicles, sells wheelchair lifts, scooter lifts and adaptive driving aides. |
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E-mail: all-pro@JTCB.com Web site: N/A |
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BART |
Tel:
(510) 464-7133 |
Participating agency is Regional Transit Connection Discount Card Program, which entitles holder to reduced fares on public transit throughout the Bay Area. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: www.bart.gov/guide/disabledAccess/overview.asp |
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Golden
Gate Transit |
Tel:
(415) 921-5858 |
Participating agency in the Regional Transit Connection Discount Card, which entitles bearer to reduced fares on public transit throughout the SF Bay Area. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: www.goldengatetransit.org/accessibility/index.html |
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Greyhound's
Aid for the Disabled |
Tel:
(800) 752-4841 |
Greyhound provides assistance for individuals with disabilities who require help boarding and getting off buses or with luggage. They also offer personal assistance services, which are available through the local terminal. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: www.greyhound.com/services/ada.shtml |
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MUNI (San
Francisco Municipal Railway) |
Tel:
(415) 923-6070 |
Participating agencies in Regional Transit Connection Discount Card Program, which entitles holder to reduced fares on public transit in SF Bay Area. Also offers (in partnership with ParaTransit) individualized travel training. Contact number for travel training is (415) 543-9650. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: www.sfmuni.com/rider/access.htm |
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Redi-Wheels/Sam
Trans |
Tel:
(800) 660-4287 |
Redi-Wheels is a transportation service for persons with disabilities who cannot independently use regular Sam Trans bus service some of the time or all of the time. Provides paransit service between SF and San Mateo County. Trips must be prearranged. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: www.samtrans.com/samtrans/RWintro.html |
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Regional
Transit Connection |
Tel:
(415) 955-0888 |
Entitles
holder to reduced fares on fixed-route transit |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: www.lavta.org/rtc/rtc.html |
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San Francisco
Public Paratransit Services |
Tel: (415)
543-9650 |
Provides trips for persons with disabilities within the City and County of San Francisco. Paratransit service between SF and East Bay is provided by intelitran; between SF and San Mateo County by Redi-Wheels. See other transportation listings. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: N/A |
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Wheelers
Accessible Vans |
Tel: (800)
456-1371 |
Provides an accessible van rental service. |
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E-mail: info@norcalmobility.com Web site: www.norcalmobility.com |
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Whistlestop
Wheels |
Tel: (415)
454-0964 |
Provides local paratransit services within Marin County, and intercounty paratransit service between Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco and Contra Costa Counties |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: N/A |
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The resource list above is for your information; it is not necessarily comprehensive and is not an endorsement of the services offered. If you find that any of the information is incorrect, if you would like to offer any feedback, or if you know of additional resources that may be helpful to include in the future, please let us know. You can call us at (415) 920-5040, e-mail us at info@supportforfamilies.org or write to us c/o Open Gate, 2601 Mission Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110. Thank you to all the agencies who completed our Request for Information form and thank you as well to community resource databases such as Helplink and the San Francisco Public Library Community Connection for lending valuable assistance. |