Need to go shopping or get to the food bank? Concerned about the weather? Or are you unable to get to an appointment? The Greene County Transportation Program can help!
The Greene County Transportation Program transports eligible riders to and from destinations in and around the Greene County area. This is a Shared Ride Program, meaning riders will likely be riding with other consumers and other consumers may be picked up and dropped off during your ride.
The Transportation Program recently purchased seven news buses, bringing the total of buses to 17. Through a full grant from PennDot that fully underwrote the procurement, the County obtained the buses at no cost to them. The old buses were sent to auction.
Clients must be pre-registered in a qualifying program to book trips. Programs include Senior Shared Ride for those 65 or older for medical appointments, shopping or area senior centers, Medical Assistance Transportation Program(MATP) for those that have medical assistance, and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) for those with a qualifying disability age 18-64. Service hours for a ride in Greene are Monday through Friday, from 6am to 6pm, except for designated holidays. Clients must make reservations no later than noon a day before the scheduled trip.
“Ridership is increasing as our clients become more comfortable in leaving their homes and getting back out there,” says Richard Blaker, the Transportation Administrator. “I’m hopeful that ridership will continue to increase as we move towards summer.”
If you need to travel out of Greene County, rides head to Washington on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, to Uniontown/Republic/Fredericktown on Tuesdays and Thursdays, to Pittsburgh on Mondays and Wednesdays, to Morgantown on Tuesdays, and to Blacksville Clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All rides out of Greene are from 10am to 2pm, except for Blacksville, which is 8:30am – 3:30pm.
FMI on the Greene County Transportation Program call 724-627-6778 or 1-877-360-7433 or visit www.co.greene.pa.us.
