Dial-A-Ride

From Rofflehaus

Dial-A-Ride is a special service offered by CyRide

Dial-A-Ride is a door-to-door service serving the City of Ames during all hours the fixed routes are running. Passengers eligible for paratransit service as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act can ride for the fares shown below. All others pay the General Public fare.

Rides may be scheduled up to two weeks in advance and must be scheduled by 6:00 pm of the night before you want to travel to be ensured of a ride. Same day calls will be accepted if there is time and space available.

Call 233-2906 to arrange for a ride.

[edit] Fares

Fares for all Dial-A-Ride routes are $18.00 for the General Public.

Fares for ADA Eligible persons are as follows:

Within 3/4 mile of a fixed route

Full Fare $2.00 or 2 Yellow tickets ISU Student Free

East of Skunk River

Full Fare $5.00 or 5 Yellow tickets Student $5.00

[edit] ADA Eligibility

To be eligible for ADA paratransit service, a passenger must be unable to use a fixed route bus due to one of the following reasons because of a disability:

  Unable to get to or from a bus stop at the point of origin or destination.
  Unable to board the bus at a bus stop.
  Unable to independently recognize the destination and disembark the bus.
  If a trip involves a transfer, unable to travel between routes.

Being unable to drive, living in an area where there is no bus service, or because Dial-A-Ride is more convenient does not make a person eligible for Dial A Ride unless they meet one of the criteria above due to a disability.