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Broomfield Easy Ride Transportation
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Easy Ride?
Easy Ride, operated by the City and County of Broomfield, is a transportation
service for seniors and for disabled residents. It provides
professionally coordinated, door-to-door, wheelchair-accessible,
driver-assisted service to meet daily transportation needs.
How do I know if I am
eligible to use Easy Ride?
Where can I go on
Easy Ride?
How do I get a Ride?
You will be called
between 7:15 and 7:45 am the day of your trip with an approximate
pick up time. You must be ready 10 minutes prior to your pick
up time.
Important Tips to
Remember:
There are no emergency
or same day requests
Schedule your ride at
least one day in advance (must be scheduled by 2pm preceding
day)
There is a minimum 3-Business Day notice on all out of Broomfield medical trips
If you need to cancel,
do so at least 1 hour prior to your pick up time
Be ready at least 10
minutes prior to your scheduled pick up time
Do not give requests to
the driver
Priority is given to Grocery, Congregate lunches, and Medical trips. If Easy Ride
has a full schedule, personal trips will be cancelled.
Who drives the Easy
Ride buses?
We know the transition
from driving your own car to relying on some other form of
transportation is not an easy one and can be frightening and
confusing. That is why we offer a transportation class.
"Freedom to Ride" is a class designed to ease your fear and anxiety
about using public transportation. This is a fun class, and
you're taken out on actual field trips. For
more information about this class, please call Easy Ride at
303-464-5534 and press 3 when prompted.
Suggested Donations
Drivers do not accept cash. Punch passes are available at the
Senior front desk. $9 for 10 rides, $18 for 20 rides.
Contributors
Senior Resources of
Broomfield, Inc.
You must be at least 60 years old or a disabled resident of the City
and County of Broomfield.
A resident is anyone who pays their property taxes or water service to Broomfield. You must be able to travel alone and without supervision.
We will come to your
home to pick you up for things such as doctor's appointments,
grocery trips, department stores, personal errands, exercise classes
and of course, to come have lunch at Lakeshore Cafe! Easy Ride
also travels to some medical facilities beyond the greater
Broomfield area, please call 303-464-5534 #3 for detailed
information.
There is a very simple process to follow:
Call 303-464-5534 - you will reach an automated system that works
like this:
Press 1 to schedule a ride
Press 2 if you are ready to return home
Press 3 if you want general information about Easy Ride
Press 4 if you need to speak to the Operator
Easy
Ride's drivers are professional drivers, employed by the City
and County of Broomfield, who meet strict guidelines set up by the
State of Colorado for transportation providers like Easy Ride.
They complete many hours of driver training to receive their
commercial driver's license. Drivers are also trained in first
aid and CPR before we allow them to transport you! Also, when
our drivers are hired, a complete background check is done and
references are contacted. Most importantly, Easy Ride
selects drivers who are committed to serving others.
Easy Ride is grant funded through DRCOG. All
money collected is donations from the patrons.
Local
Round
Trip
1
Punch or $1.00
Kaiser
Rock Creek
Round
Trip
3
Punches or $3.00
Flatiron Mall
Round Trip
3 Punches
or $3.00
Out
of Town - Medical
Round
Trip
6 Punches or $6.00
