Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services is a family of

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services in Ontario, Canada, operated by the

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Services

Caledon Community Services Transportation

Caledon Community Services Transportation is an accessible bus service for residents of Caledon. It was created in 1989, providing transportation to medical appointments, day programs, dialysis and other required social services. This service also offers some trips to malls in other cities and regions such as

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in Newmarket and

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Eligibility

* All seniors living in Caledon * Caledon residents who are unable to drive because of a medical disability * Clients of Ontario Works * Dialysis patients * People experiencing mobility issues. * TransHelp, MobilityPlus and

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transfer riders

Operations

CCST operates Monday to Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m, and on Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Passenger Plus

The Passenger Plus program, in partnership with

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and

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. Service to hospitals throughout the region are being offered three times a week. Passenger Plus program is projected to make 17,000 trips in 2012.

Passenger Assistant Program

The Passenger Assistant Program, also in partnership with

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, is offered for adults and seniors in

and

who have intellectual or mental health disabilities such as epilepsy, low vision, and Alzheimer's disease. It also serves people who require supervised transportation and assistance while travelling. This is contrary to TransHelp where passengers using that particular service are more independent. Each passenger is met by designated caregivers at each end of their trip. One or more assistants are on board with clients and are present in case of emergency. As of 2009, the program was being used by 63 people in

and

, with 60 more on the waiting list. The Passenger Assistant Program is projected to make 32,000 trips in 2012.

TransHelp

TransHelp is a separate accessible transit system operated by and serving the cities of

and

(where conventional transit systems accessible for independent wheelchair users are operated by each city as

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and

Miway MiWay (pronounced "my way"; stylized miWAY), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems, is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is responsible to the city's Tra ...

). It is used by people with mobility problems, are unable to climb or descend stairs, or cannot walk a distance of 175 metres. Less-independent wheelchair users are allowed to use Transhelp, but the elderly or dialysis patients are not automatically eligible. Transhelp is the most popular paratransit service being offered by the Region: it is projected to make 403,000 trips in 2012.

Operations

Transhelp operates seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., including holidays. Additional service is being offered during statutory holidays. Weekend and Holiday service and trips that cannot be accommodated by paratransit vehicles are provided by taxi services: * Brampton: BramCity Taxi * Mississauga: Blue and White Taxi

Fares

Caledon

The fare varies from $3.00 to $30.00 depending on the distance travelled.

Mississauga and Brampton

The fare for Peel's accessible services is based on the cash fares of its parallel conventional transit services:

and

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. The fare would be equal to the cheaper amount of those two cash fares. As of April 1, 2013, MiWay and Brampton Transit have equal cash fares, both being $3.50, hence a one-way trip also costs $3.50, regardless of distance travelled. For TransHelp users, in order to have a TransHelp account, new registrants will have to prepay at least $32.50, which is equivalent to 10 one-way trips. A monthly pass is also being offered for $108. No-show and cancellation fees are being deducted from the TransHelp account.

Other programs

Public Transit Access Initiative

This initiative helps people with disabilities in

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and

to become comfortable and familiar with accessible public transit systems. The region's Accessible Transportation provides and pays for travel training assessments, as well as up to five hours of individualized travel training for those who want to learn to use

Taxi Scrip

The Taxi Scrip program provides spontaneous transportation for people with disabilities in

and

using a taxi. Trips can be used for a variety of purposes such as urgent appointments, medical appointments and visits to long-term care facilities. Seniors and people with disabilities can purchase subsidized taxi scrip: each book containing $40 worth of taxi fare will only cost the user $25. The Taxi Scrip is projected to make 11,000 trips in 2012.

Participating taxi companies

* Mississauga: ** A Cab ** A Black Cab ** All Star Taxi ** Blue and White Taxi ** Mississauga Taxi * Brampton: ** A Seven Eleven Taxi, Inc. ** Brampton Bramalea Kwik Kab ** BramCity Taxi * Ajax: **Get Limo Inc * Whitby: ** Beck Limo * Oshawa: **Airofleet

Fleet

* Crestline ElDorado National Aerotech -

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with van chassis * Crestline (

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References

{{Reflist Paratransit services in Canada Bus transport in Ontario

Services

Caledon Community Services Transportation

Eligibility

Operations

Passenger Plus

Passenger Assistant Program

TransHelp

Operations

Fares

Caledon

Mississauga and Brampton

Other programs

Public Transit Access Initiative

Taxi Scrip

Participating taxi companies

Fleet

See also

References