(Award-Winning!) TRANSPORTATION

Moraine Door-to-Door Vans
Moraine Township initiated a local van transportation service in 2006, enabling qualified residents (seniors, disabled, and/or low income) to travel even outside Township boundaries to medical appointments with increased convenience and nominal expense. The first van leased from PACE was a paratransit-equipped vehicle. A second van with standard seating was added in 2007. The Township employs the drivers, and our own staff schedule advance appointments for rides on "Moraine Door-to-Door" vans.

In 2007, Moraine's transportation services were recognized as best in the state by the Illinois Township Association of Senior Citizens Services Committee. They cited Moraine Township as having 2007’s most “Innovative Senior Program” among Illinois Townships. The competitive “Commitment to Senior Services Award” was given based upon the Township's transportation initiatives comprised of Moraine Door-to-Door vans and the taxi subsidy program.

Procedure
Moraine Door-to-Door vans must be booked through the office with 48-hour notice to a dedicated line: 847-432-3000. Qualifying persons – seniors and/or disabled residents – pay just $4 per trip, door to door. Van priority is on medical appointment trips, although we hope eventually to be able to allow for personal rides as well. Caregivers, if needed, and mobility equipment, ride at no extra charge.

Hours of operation: 8:30am to 4:00pm.

Moraine Township was awarded a one-year $60,000 grant for FY06-07 from the Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park in support of low income senior and disabled residents requiring Moraine Door-to-Door van transportation to medical appointments in the Foundation's service area. For FY07-08, the Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park elected again to support this program, with $35,000. We are very grateful to them for this crucial support.

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Moraine Taxi Coupon Program
Moraine Township provides a Taxi Coupon Program for seniors and disabled residents, contributing $3 to taxi ride fees. Ten coupons a month are allocated to each qualified resident. Previous boundary restrictions on taxi program coupon use have been lifted; however, coupons still may not be used for airport destinations. Senior residents may request the taxi coupon book by calling the Township Office at 847-432-3240 or stopping in during business hours. Residents make their own reservations with taxi companies serving this region; those companies and their phone numbers are listed on the coupon books. The Township does NOT make taxi ride appointments.

RTA Passes
Seniors and disabled residents can also apply for RTA passes at the Township Office at no extra fee. Nonresident fee for this service is $5.

FYI: Other Sources
The City of Highland Park offers a Senior Connector, with published routes. For further information, call 847-432-4110.

The City of Lake Forest also offers transportation options for seniors. For further information, call 847-234-2209 between 8:30 a.m. and noon Monday through Friday.

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