Program Information
In addition to special discounts for regular bus service, CAT offers a variety of door-to-door transportation services for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

Free Transit Program for Senior Citizens
If you are 65 years of age or older, you may ride all CAT buses free during weekday off-peak hours and all day Saturday.

Free rides are offered to senior citizens Monday through Friday anytime except between 7 AM to 8 AM and 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

To participate in the Free Transit Program, seniors must register with CAT to obtain a Commonwealth ID Card for use as a boarding pass. For more information and to receive an application for the Free Transit for Senior Citizens Program, please contact CAT

Reduced Transit Fare Program
People with disabilities are eligible to ride all CAT buses at half fare during off-peak periods Monday through Friday and all day Saturday. Persons who qualify must be registered with CAT and issued a special identification card.

Who is Eligible

• A person whose disability has been certified by a doctor or administrator of authorized social service agency.
• A person who holds a Medicare Card and is under 65 years of age.

Persons who receive a Reduced Transit Fare Identification Card can ride at half-fare anytime except between the hours of 7 AM to 8 AM and 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

For more information and to receive an application for the Reduced Fare Program, please contact CAT at 238-8304.

ADA Special Efforts Transportation (SET) Program
In addition to special discounts for regular bus service, CAT offers door-to-door transportation services for persons with disabilities.

The SET program provides door-to-door service for qualified persons - in the areas and at the times when bus service is available - for individuals who are unable to use fixed-route bus service. SET is intended to complement our fixed-route bus service and fulfills the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

With SET, you will be picked up and dropped off at the exact location you want and provided assistance by the driver. SET service includes whatever assistance you need up to the door of the location where you are traveling. The driver cannot take a wheelchair up and down steps or go into a building in search of a passenger.
Reservations are required.

Who is Eligible
Individuals are eligible to use the SET program if they meet one of the following criteria:

• Inability, as the result of a physical or mental impairment, to use regular buses
• Inability, as the result of a specific impairment-related condition, to travel to and from a bus stop
• Previous certification from another transit agency

How to Register
If you are eligible to use SET, please call the CAT office at 232-6100 for an easy-to-complete application. An application will be mailed to you and your physician's signature is required. Once you have completed the application, a brief interview to complete the certification process will be scheduled at the CAT office. Transportation to and from the interview is available from CAT.

Service Area
The service area for SET is the same as CAT's fixed-route service, which includes any location within ¾ mile of Al CAT bus routes.

Days and Hours of Service
Days and hours of service vary from route to route. General hours are Monday through Saturday from 5 AM until 8:30 PM. Some bus routes do not run on Saturdays and others have more limited hours of service. Other routes offer night service.

To find out the hours of the route you need to take, call the CAT office. At 238-8304.

Making a Reservation
To make a reservation for a SET trip, please call 232-6100 between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

You are encouraged to call several days in advance when possible.
Service is not offered on Sundays or major holidays.

Tickets are available and may be purchased during business hours at the CAT office on Cameron Street and at the Transfer Center in Market Square. Tickets are also available at the CAT ticket booth in Strawberry Square the last three business days
of the month.

Pick Up
All riders must be ready and looking for the SET service at least 15 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time. When the van arrives, the driver can wait no more than 5 minutes.

Cancel a Reservation
If canceling a reservation, please call the reservation office at least one hour before the scheduled pick-up time.

If you must cancel on a weekend, please call Rohrer Bus Service at 957-3803.