CATARIDECATARIDE (formerly Centre Ride) provides curb-to-curb transportation for senior citizens and people whose disabilities prevent their use of the CATABUS buses. CATARIDE is open to anyone, but only those age 65 or over or those eligible for paratransit under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) may use CATARIDE at special fares. Both senior citizens and people with disabilities who wish to utilize CATARIDE at reduced rates must complete an application and return it to CATA in the mail. If approved, you will receive a CATARIDE photo identification card at no charge at either CATA office Click here to learn more ELIGIBILITY:CATARIDE is open to anyone, but only those age 65 or over or those eligible for paratransit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may use CATARIDE at reduced fares. Applications are available below, at either CATA office or by calling (814) 238-CATA(2282). Please specify whether you are requesting an application for senior citizens or for disabled riders. Once your application has been approved, you must obtain a CATARIDE identification card, available at no cost at either CATA office. Senior citizens applicants: Those age 65 and over should present a completed application and proof of age at either CATA office. Only a driver's license, passport, baptismal certificate, birth certificate, Armed Forces discharge papers, PACE identification card, Pennsylvania non-driver photo identification card, Veteran’s Universal Access card, Resident Alien Card issued by the INS or a letter from the Social Security Administration can be accepted. There are no exceptions to this requirement. CATARIDE Senior citizen applicants passenger application (PDF format) Disabled applicants: Disabled applicants should complete and return an application to CATA at 2081 W. Whitehall Road, State College, PA 16801. Passengers who use a wheelchair on a permanent basis may self-certify, but must also meet other requirements concerning use of accessible buses for some or all trips. For other disabled applicants, CATA will request a physician’s verification. Applicants will be notified by mail when eligibility is denied or approved. CATARIDE disabled applicants eligibility informatiion (PDF format) Disabled applicants under the age of 65 are eligible for CATARIDE only if a mobility, visual or cognitive impairment prevents use of CATA buses or navigation through the CATA bus system. Eligibility may also be approved if a specific disability-related condition interacts with architectural or environmental barriers to prevent travel to and from bus stops, but such barriers in themselves do not grant eligibility. The impairment must make it impossible to use buses, rather than just more difficult than for those without the impairment. Eligibility will not be approved if an applicant is able to use buses but wishes to travel in locations or at times when buses are not available. Applicants who are able to use buses some of the time will be approved for CATARIDE only for trips which cannot be made on a bus. Those who can use buses with accessibility features, such as lifts or ramps for passengers with mobility impairments and stop announcements for those with visual or cognitive impairments, are not eligible for CATARIDE unless accessible buses are not available for a specific trip or unless a specific, medically-certified disability-related condition exists to prevent use of accessible buses. If eligibility is limited to certain trips, applicants will be notified of these limitations upon approval for CATARIDE. For applicants with temporary impairments, eligibility will be approved for a limited time. SERVICE AREA:All trips must have both an origin and destination within the CATARIDE service area. In the Centre Region (State College Borough, Harris, College, Ferguson and Patton Townships), in Bellefonte Borough and in Spring, Benner and Halfmoon Townships, service operates up to 3/4 of a mile in any direction from CATA's CATABUS routes. Service area maps are available from CATA, or you may call CATA or CATARIDE to determine whether a specific trip lies within the service area. The service area is subject to change whenever CATABUS routes are revised. HOURS AND DATES OF SERVICE:CATARIDE does not run on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, or on any other days when CATABUS fixed-route service does not operate. Service on Christmas Eve runs only until 6:30 P.M. Hours and days of service are subject to change whenever CATABUS schedules are revised. CATARIDE currently operates from 4:45 a.m. until 1:00 a.m., Monday through Friday (until 2:15 a.m. Thursday and Friday during Penn State fall and spring semesters), from 7:45 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. Saturday (until 2:15 a.m. during Penn State fall and spring semesters), and from 7:45 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. Sunday, except that there is no service between the Centre Region and Bellefonte/Pleasant Gap or within Bellefonte or Pleasant Gap on Sundays, and no service between the Centre Region and Halfmoon Township or within Halfmoon Township on Saturdays or Sundays. ADVANCE RESERVATION REQUIREMENT:An advance reservation is required for each one-way trip, including return trips and any stops along the way. Disabled passengers may make reservations up to 14 days prior to the day of travel. Other users may only make a reservation on the day prior to travel. SCHEDULING:Individual trips will be grouped whenever possible by scheduling pick-up times up to sixty minutes earlier or later than the requested time. You will be notified of the scheduled pick-up time when you make your reservation. FARES:
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