Fact Sheets

 

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General Transportation Information

Mass Mobility

www.mass.gov/orgs/massmobility
State initiative to increase mobility for those with limited transportation access.

Americans with Disabilities Act Guidance

www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Final_FTA_ADA_Circular_C_4710.1.pdf
from the Federal Transit Administration. Contains detailed guidance on achieving access to public transportation under the ADA for transit agencies and riders.

Disability Info Transportation Fact Sheet

disabilityinfo.org/fact-sheet-library/transportation/transportation-resources/
has statewide information.

Ride Match

massridematch.org/
A one-stop searchable directory of public, private and accessible transportation options in Massachusetts.

Go Go Grandparent

gogograndparent.com
For a fee, Go Go Grandparent will arrange smart-phone only transportation.

Mass Transit

MWCIL Service Area Transportation

MWRTA – MetroWest Regional Transit Authority

www.mwrta.com/
Services Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland and Weston.

• MWRTA Senior and Disabled Links

  www.mwrta.com/index.php/senior-and-disabled
  has information on ADA transportation in Framingham and Natick, Dial-A-Ride in Ashland, Marlborough, Southborough, Wayland, and Council on Aging partnerships with Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Sudbury and Wayland.

• MWRTA Boston Hospitals Shuttle

  mwrta.com/index.php/routes/commuter-shuttles/boston-hospital-shuttle

• Transition Training

  www.mwrta.com/programs/transitions-travel-training
  Free training on how to access and use the MWRTA fixed route bus system

GATRA – Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority

www.gatra.org/
Services Bellingham, Foxboro, Franklin, Medway, Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham. In addition to mass transit, GATRA provides the Dial-A-Ride curb to curb services for senior and disabled residents within their 26 member communities for a nominal fee.

MBTA – MA Bay Transportation Authority

mbta.com/
offers transportation to riders in Dover, Medfield, Needham, and Wellesley.

Councils on Aging

www.mass.gov/elders/service-orgs-advocates/coa/
should have information on each town’s paratransit.

• Stow Council on Aging – (978) 897-1880

• Hudson

  Senior Center for transportation to Hudson and Marlborough only. Wheelchair users should call 3 days in advance. Phone: 978-568-9638.

• Millis Council on Aging

  www.millis.org/Pages/MillisMA_CoA/index
  Phone: 508-376-7051

• Maynard Council on Aging

  www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/gov/departments/council-on-aging/
  Phone:978-897-1032

• The Medway Council on Aging

  www.townofmedway.org/council-aging/pages/transportation
  has a wheelchair accessible van. Call (508)533-3210 for more information.

Statewide Transportation

MARTA – MA Association of Regional Transit Authorities

matransit.com/

MassDOT

www.massdot.state.ma.us
MA Department of Transportation – is a portal to all forms of transportation.

Taxis

Disability Info Fact Sheet

disabilityinfo.org/fact-sheet-library/transportation/taxi-wheelchair-accessible-vehicles/
Taxis – Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Personal Vehicles

Ride-Away

www.ride-away.com/
sells wheelchair vans, and makes modifications at several locations.

Adaptive Mobility Equipment

www.amemobility.com
in Seekonk

New England Wheels, Inc.

www.newenglandwheels.com/
in Billerica

VMI

www.vantagemobility.com/
is a national business, with a dealer locator to find a local VMI mobility dealer.

AT Conversions

www.atconversions.com/
is a national business with some local dealers