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SERVICE FACT SHEET | Revised 12/17
ACCESS Transportation Systems
PHONE: (412) 562-5353 or Relay 711
650 Smithfield Street
Centre City Tower, Suite 440
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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SERVICE FACT SHEET
The ACCESS Service
ACCESS is door-to-door, advance reservation, shared
–
ride transportation provided throughout
Allegheny County and to destinations in adjoining counties within 1.5 miles of the Allegheny
County line. As a coordinator of paratransit service throughout Allegheny County, ACCESS
offers several special discount programs for individual riders, as well as providing service for
groups, human service agencies and other organizations that purchase transportation for their
clients. ACCESS is also open to the general public at full fare rates.
ACCESS provides service seven days per week, at a minimum from 6:00 A.M. to midnight.*
There are no restrictions on the purpose or number of trips that may be taken by ACCESS
riders, except that riders are required to share the vehicle with other riders who are traveling at
the same time in the same direction.
Ride sharing helps ACCESS to make the best use of
available vehicles and keep costs down.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT PROGRAMS:
ACCESS ADA Program
The
ACCESS ADA
Program is a service offered bythe Port Authority of Allegheny County for
people with disabilities, regardless of age, who are functionally unable to independently use
Port Authority bus service, either all of the time, or under certain circumstances.
ACCESS 65 Plus Program
The
ACCESS
65 Plus
Program is a special program which provides an 85% discount on
ACCESS fares for anyone aged 65 or over.
Funds for the
ACCESS 65 Plus
Program discount
are provide by the Pennsylvania Lottery through the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation.
Agency Sponsors
Agencies can choose to sponsor ACCESS rides for their participants and pay all or part of the
fare. There are over 150 agencies with ACCESS billing accounts. They use ACCESS instead
of operating their own vehicles -cooridnation and ride sharing makes the service more efficient
and eliminates duplication.
*ACCESS is available to ADA eligible people before 6 AM and after midnight if Port Authority fixed route service is in operation at that time at
both the origin and destination.