Inland Empire Specialized Transit: Riverside County

Programs

Travel Training Program
Provides free travel training services for disabled and visually impaired individuals. Telephone: 951-341-0232; Blindness Support Services.

Transportation Access Program (TAP)
Administered by Community Connect, TAP distributes bus tickets to over 100 social service agencies which then distribute those tickets to thousands of the truly needy requiring access to medical appointments, job interviews, or other needed services. Telephone: 951-686-4402 or dial 211 (Information and referral hotline for Riverside County); Community Connect.

Transportation Reimbursement and Information Project (TRIP)
TRIP provides mileage reimbursements to volunteer drivers of seniors and people with disabilities who are not able to use the transportation services in their community. TRIP provides mileage reimbursements in Western Riverside County, Coachella Valley, and Palo Verde Valley. Qualifications for assistance are determined through an application process administered by the Independent Living Partnership. To find out if TRIP reimbursement assistance might be appropriate for you, call 1-800-510-2020 and visit the website: Independent Living Partnership.

Senior Ambassador/Travel Training Program
The Riverside Transit Agency’s Senior Ambassador/Travel Training Program provides personalized travel training for seniors and persons with disabilities in western Riverside County. The program is designed to meet the needs and skills of participants and provide travel training in group and one-on-one settings. Primary objectives include route familiarization, trip planning and community interaction, allowing seniors to become familiar with public transit in a relaxed setting. Persons with disabilities are trained one-on-one, with an individualized travel training plan designed to meet their personal needs. The program is designed to provide access to affordable public transit and increase the individual’s level of independence within the community. Telephone: 951-565-5002; Riverside Transit Agency.

Bus Operators

Banning Pass Transit Dial-A-Ride
Areas served: Banning and Cabazon
(951) 922-3252

Beaumont Pass Transit System
Areas served: Beaumont, Cherry Valley
(951) 769-8532

City of Corona Transit Service
Areas served: Corona & unincorporated areas of Home Gardens, Coronita, El Cerrito, and up to RCC along Hamner Avenue in Norco
(951) 734-7220

Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency
Areas served: Blythe, Ripley, Mesa Verde
(760) 922-4900

Riverside Special Services
Areas served: Within Riverside City limits
(951) 687-8080

Riverside Transit Agency
Areas served: Western Riverside County
(951) 565-5006

SunLine Transit Agency (SunDial)
Areas served: Coachella Valley
(800) 347-8628

SunLine Transit Agency (Taxi Voucher)
Areas served: Coachella Valley
(760) 343-3456

Non-Profit Specialized Transit Providers

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest County
Areas served: Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, and Wildomar
(951) 699-1526

Care-A-Van Transit, Inc.
Areas served: Hemet/San Jacinto Valley and the Sun City/Menifee area; unincorporated county areas of Winchester and Val Vista
(951) 791-3572

Care Connexxus, Inc.
Areas served: Riverside and surrounding communities
Riverside: (951) 509-2500
Menifee Valley: (951) 672-9536

Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Areas served: Coachella Valley
(760) 346-1127

Court Appointed Special Advocates
Areas served: Western Riverside County
(951) 358-4305

Mo Van (sponsored by the Friends of the Moreno Valley Senior Center)
Areas served: Trips originating in Moreno Valley to within a 35-mile radius
(800) 351-6571

Inland AIDS Project
Areas served: Western Riverside County
(951) 683-2427 x136

City of Norco, Department of Parks and Recreation
Areas served: Norco and Mira Loma
(951) 270-5647

Operation SafeHouse, Inc.
Areas served: Western Riverside County
(951) 351-4418

Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Areas served: Riverside County
(866) 909-4881 or (951) 486-4380

Wildomar Senior Assisted Living
Areas served: Western Riverside County
(951) 678-1555