ADA accessible services
ADA Handbook
RTS has prepared a handbook for riders using or interested in its ADA service. The handbook may be downloaded using the links below. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these documents. To download the latest version of this FREE software, click on the Acrobat Reader icon below. If you have trouble using Acrobat Reader, consult the "help" manual included with the software.
Download related documents
ADA Sunday Service Boundary Map (128 KB)
ADA Handbook (5.9 MB)
Fixed Routes and City Maps (448 KB)
MV Rider's Guide, Audio Version (8 MB)
RTS Rider's Guide, Audio Version (13.7
MB)
For
ADA eligibility information, please refer to the ADA
Paratransit Eligibility Manual at http://www.fta.dot.gov/library/policy/ADA/ada.html.
ADA Complementary Paratransit Service
All RTS buses are ADA accessible for the Fall schedule.
The ADA Complementary Paratransit Services also provides
door-to-door service to anyone paratransit certified on an appointment
basis. Lift-equipped RTS vehicle service is also provided for
persons with disabilities. Service requests must be placed the day before
the trip is required. Call MV Transportation at (352) 375-2784, Sunday
through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to schedule a ride.
RTS's Community Transportation Coordinator is MV
Transportation.
Click here for
more information.
For more information contact Millie Crawford, ADA Coordinator,
at (352) 334-2650 or email crawfordma1@cityofgainesville.org
Large Print Schedules
Large print schedules for the visually impaired are available upon request and free of charge from RTS. Please allow 5-10 working days.
Contact Millie Crawford at (352) 334-2650 or
email crawfordma1@cityofgainesville.org for
more information.
Fares
Cost for ADA paratransit service is $2.00 per trip.
Personal Care Attendant (PCA)
A Personal Care Attendant may travel free with a certified rider. Please mention that a working PCA is traveling with you when you reserve a ride. Also, a working service animal may accompany you at all times on fixed route and paratransit service. Other companions pay the full $2.00 fare. Space is provided for at least one companion to travel with you. This spouse, child, friend or other person pays the full $2.00 fare. RTS may allow more than one companion to travel with you if space permits. Please mention that a companion is traveling with you when you reserve your trip.
Wheelchair Restrictions
Passengers whose wheelchairs exceed the standard parameters will be required to use the paratransit service. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a “common wheelchair” as a wheelchair that does not exceed 30 inches in width and 48 inches in length measured two inches from the ground, and does not weigh more than 600 pounds when occupied. RTS lifts are only rated to lift 600 pounds. If the combined weight of you and your chair exceed 600lbs you can not be accommodated on the fixed route and are asked to use MV Transportation. Their lifts are rated to 800 lbs.
Reduced Fares on the Fixed Route System
Individuals who are ADA certified ride FREE on RTS fixed route buses -- just show your ADA ID card. Individuals with disabilities do not need an ID card for reduced fares on fixed route service. If you have a disability, you simply pay 50 cents when you board the bus. You do not need to show proof of disability, the driver may not ask, and you do not need to tell the driver you have a disability, unless you wish to do so.
After 9 pm service area
Service after 9:00pm is restricted to within 3/4 of a mile from Routes 1, 5, 9, 12, 15, 16, 20, 34, 35 and 36. See map showing areas available for after 9:00pm service. You must call 1 day in advance to make trip reservations. Reservations will only be taken through MV/Paratransit 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday-Friday. Voicemail will be available during the weekends for ADA riders only.