Special Services & Programs
Additional Services for Older Adults & Persons with Disabilities

 

In addition to METRO Lift, METRO Link and Share-A-Fare, METRO Transit also has many other programs for older adults and persons with disabilities. Click on a link below to find the service that's right for you!


Discounts
Helpline
STEP
Congregate Meal Transportation
Interim
Senior Companion Program
RSVP
Daily Living Center

 

All special services provided by METRO Transit require an application process. Applicants age 60 years or older are eligible for the majority of services. Applications on the basis of disability require METRO Transit to contact the applicant’s physician for completion of the METRO Transit “Medical Information Form”. A notice and instructions are mailed to the applicant when approved.

Download an application or call 235-RIDE today!

 

 

 

 

 

METRO TRANSIT DISCOUNTS for OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Bus fares and passes are half price for persons 60 and older or doctor certified as disabled. Participants must show a METRO Transit photo ID or Medicare card. Good on all fixed route bus service in Edmond, Norman and Oklahoma City. All METRO Transit buses are wheelchair accessible. Call 235-RIDE today for personal trip planning.

HELPLINE
Helpline is a taxi service for emergency or medically related transportation for the homeless. It is coordinated through social service agencies and is underwritten by METRO Transit and the City of Oklahoma City.

STEP - SHOPPING SHUTTLE
The STEP shopping shuttle provides van service to designated grocery stores for persons 60 and older who live in the service area. Participants are picked up at their residence, senior citizen centers or Congregate Meal Site. This donation based service is sponsored by Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit. Call 297-2583 to schedule a shopping trip today!

CONGREGATE MEAL TRANSPORTATION
The Congregate Meal Transportation is a donation-based service for the Oklahoma County Senior Nutrition Project. Citizens 60 and older who live within the service area are provided round trip van service to one of 15 local nutrition sites for a noon meal. Sponsored by Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit. Call
(405) 297-2583 to schedule meal transportation today!

INTERIM
Interim, is a one-time service coordinated through social service agencies to transport persons 60 and older for essential trips only. Sponsored by Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit.
Participants must be unable to secure transportation from any other source.
Social service agencies refer prospective participants to METRO Transit weekdays between 8am - 5pm.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM
The Senior Companion Program matches able seniors with frail elderly persons. Seniors are trained volunteers, helping frail elderly in preparing meals, providing companionship, assisting with housekeeping or supporting the need for other professional services. A van transports volunteers from their residences to elderly residences. Transportation is sponsored by Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit. Call 528-7721 to find out more!

RSVP - PROVIDE-A-RIDE
The Retired Senior Volunteer Provide-A-Ride program links senior volunteer drivers with low-income seniors in need of transportation to medical appointments. The program is sponsored by Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit. Call 605-3106 to schedule a ride today!

DAILY LIVING CENTER
Roundtrip, door-to-door transportation service for older adults and persons with disabilities to the Daily Living Center. An adult day care center, the Daily Living Center provides nutrition, nurse monitoring, therapeutic programs and physical and occupational therapy. Those in wheelchairs or needing assistance may schedule a lift-equipped bus. Call 949-1197 to schedule a trip today!