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III.
Transportation services.
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This section provides information about local and
regional transportation programs, listed
alphabetically, that may be available to people
who are visually impaired. Please note:
these are very diverse programs, not all individuals
may qualify and not all areas of the state are
listed. You will need to contact one of the listed
resources to determine whether or not their programs
will meet your needs in your locality.
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American Public Transportation Association: This
website provides links
- to the
transportation services available throughout Maine.
www.apta.com
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- ● Concord
Trailways Toll Free- 1-800-639-3317
www.concordtrailways.com
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Greyhound National Toll Free- 1-800-231-2222
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www.greyhound.com/company
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Aroostook Regional Transportation Phone (207)
764-1290
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www.state.me.us/mdot/opt/transit/counties.htm#AROOSTOOK
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- ● Bangor
Area Transit - BAT Phone (207) 947-0536
www.bgrme.org
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- ● Bath
Shuttle Bus Operated by the City of Bath,
provides public, fixed
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route, bus service in
the City of Bath. City Bus operates Monday through
Friday. Phone (207) 443-8363
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Community Concepts Inc. provides transportation
services through a
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community-based volunteer driver network; as well as,
agency van
- service in
the cities of Lewiston-Auburn and Rumford. CCI also
provides
- contractual
transportation services, and a family and friends’
reimbursement
- program
under the guidelines of Maine Care.
- Auburn Phone
(207) 795-6073
- Rumford
Phone (207) 364-3685
- Farmington
Phone (207) 779-0594
- South Paris
Phone (207) 743-6905 or 1-877-603-0594
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- ● Coastal
Trans, Inc. (CTI) Serving Knox, Lincoln and
Sagadahoc Counties
- as well as
Brunswick and Harpswell.
- Brunswick:
Phone (207) 443-6207 Toll Free 1- 800-444-6207
- Rockland:
Phone (207) 596-6605 Toll Free 1-800-289-6605
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Downeast Transportation (Hancock County) Phone
(207) 667-5796
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- ● FISH
program (Friends In Service Helping) (Serves
parts of York County)
- Volunteer
program used for medical appointments as well as
- social
activities such as a beauty/barber shop appointment.
- Contact:
Barbara Oppliger Phone (207) 967-8514
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Freeport Transit, Inc. A private, for-profit
corporation that provides public
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transportation services in Cumberland County. Freeport
Transit provides
- door-to-door
services utilizing agency vans for Maine Care eligible
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appointments. Freeport Transit operates Monday through
Friday.
- Phone (207)
865-9400 or (207) 865-9494
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Independent Transportation Network (ITN)
(Greater Portland area)
- Money is
removed on a monthly basis from a personal account to
pay for the
- drivers.
Covers a fifteen mile radius of Portland. Phone (207)
854-0505.
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www.itninc.org
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Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP)
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KV Van Service
provides demand response service through the use of
- agency vans.
KVCAP’s Friend and Family program will reimburse mileage
to
- a family
member or a friend using their personal car for Maine
Care eligible
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appointments. Phone-1-800-542-8227 or KV Transit
Service, in the greater
- Waterville
and Augusta areas. Phone (207) 622-4761
- Skowhegan:
Phone (207) 474-8487 or 1-800-542-8227
- Waterville:
phone (207) 877-5677
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www.kvcap.org/kvtrans/index.html
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Lewiston- Auburn regional transportation
operates Mondays through
- Fridays.
Phone (207) 777-4563
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Portland Metro - city bus provides
transportation throughout the city of
- Portland as
well as service to South Portland, Falmouth and
Westbrook.
- Phone (207)
774-0351
www.gpmetrobus.com
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Regional Transportation Program (RTP)
(Cumberland County)
- A private,
non-profit corporation that provides public
transportation services
- in
Cumberland County. RTP provides door-to-door service
utilizing agency
- buses and
vans, volunteer drivers, and the family and friends’
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reimbursement program for Maine Care eligible
appointments. RTP operates
- a commuter
service from Portland and Westbrook to BIW in Bath. RTP
also
- provides the
ADA complementary para-transit service for METRO and
South
- Portland
Bus Service.
- Commuter and
Demand response Service Phone (207)774-2666
- www.rtprides.org/
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- ● Shuttle
Bus (Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach)
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For 25 years, the
ShuttleBus has served
Southern Maine
residents with a convenient and affordable public
transportation network. We offer ShuttleBus Tri-Town
Service within Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach. We
also offer the ShuttleBus Intercity Service that
connects the Tri-Towns with Scarborough, South Portland
and Portland. Phone (207) 282-5408
www.shuttlebus-zoom.com
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South
Portland Bus Service
- Owned and
operated by the City of South Portland, provides public
- fixed-route
transit service in South Portland, the Maine Mall area
and
- downtown
Portland. South Portland Bus Service operates Monday
through
- Saturday.
Phone (207)767-5556
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- ● The
Lynx (Penobscot and Piscataquis counties)
- The Lynx
provides transportation services for residents of
Penobscot and
- Piscataquis
Counties. All transportation is by appointment. We need
to hear
- from you two
full business days prior to your appointment.
- Phone (207)
973-3695 in the Bangor area or 1-866-853-5969 outside
of the
- Bangor
area.
www.penquiscap.org
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- ● West's
Coastal Connections (Washington County)
- Phone (207)
546-2823 or 1-800-596-2823
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Washington/Hancock Community Action:
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Limited to people
who have Medicaid. Phone (207) 664-2424
- www.whcacap.org
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- ● York
County Community Action:
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The Transportation Program’s primary purpose is to
promote self-sufficiency
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by providing York County residents with a means
to get to work and/or
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services and resources which otherwise would not
be accessible. Services
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are provided throughout York County, with reduced
rates or free service
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available to eligible individuals.
Phone Numbers:
Phone (207) 324-5762
or 1-800-965-5762 or
- (207)
459-9283 WAVE
http://www.yccac.org/
● York senior center has a
Transportation Program. Phone (207)363-1036
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