TRIPS
Transportation services are provided to Seniors, the general public, or available to other organizations through contracts with TRIPS. TRIPS stands for Transportation Resources for Independent People of Sandusky County. It is a partnership of county government and social service agencies collaborating to provide a rural transit service. It offers transportation Monday through Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. by reservation. Closed holidays.
In 1997, 11 agencies collaborated to establish TRIPS after a survey to area businesses revealed that transportation was one of the top barriers to residents seeking employment. TRIPS operated effectively for four years until it evolved into a rural transit system funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.
Current TRIPS' Partners are:
- Chamber of Commerce of Sandusky County
- Community Health Services
- Community Representatives
- Memorial Hospital
- NAACP - Fremont Branch
- Sandusky County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities
- Sandusky County Commissioners
- Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services
- Sandusky County Economic Development Corporation
- United Way of Sandusky County / First Call for Help
Reservations
Reservations are taken between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each weekday. Call 1-419-332-8091 or Ohio Relay 1-800-750-0750. Vehicles will run from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The general public passengers are expected to pay a minimal fee for using this system. The county is divided into three zones, each carrying a different fare. The system will operate up to one mile in adjoining counties. Fares are: Zone 1 (Fremont City) - $2 per one-way trip; Zone 2 (Ballville & Sandusky Twps.) - $3 per one-way trip; Zone 3 (remainder of the county) - $5 per one-way trip. Zone to zone carries the higher fee. For example Zone 1 to Zone 2 costs $3 per trip.
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Zone 1: Red
Zone 2: White
Zone 3: Blue
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General Public Policies:
- Curb service only. Drivers will assist riders to get on/off the vehicle only.
- A rider should be ready 15 minutes before the scheduled pick up time and wait up to 15 minutes after.
- You must pay the driver when you board the vehicle with exact change.
- No eating, drinking, tobacco products or loud music in the vehicles.
- Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance.
- Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
- Children under 7 years old may ride free.
- Cancellations are required at least four hours in advance.
- Drivers will wait three minutes for a passenger.
- Car seats for children are to be provided and installed by the parent/guardian. The law requires children less than 40 lbs. and less than 4 years to use a car seat.
- No pets are allowed on the vehicles, except for service animals.
TRIPS vehicles are accessible with lifts for common wheelchairs. Drivers will assist passengers with disabilities on/off the vans. Inform the scheduler of any assistance you may need on your trip when you make your reservation. You may take your service animal on the vehicle, but the dispatcher must know beforehand.
Passengers 60 years and older should contract the TRIPS office for special considerations and additional services available.
For Comments, Concerns, Complaints call the TRIPS dispatcher at 419-332-8091.
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