Administered
by Riverside Transit Agency (Except the Palm Springs area)
Any
person who meets RTA disability requirements or seniors age 60 or above are eligible for a discounted fare on all RTA fixed-route
services. Passengers must show appropriate ID each time they board a bus to
receive the discounted fare. Seniors may show proof of age when boarding the
bus to receive the discounted fare or they may obtain a Senior ID card from
RTA. RTA Disabled ID cards, Senior ID cards and Medicare cards are accepted on
the bus. Medi-Cal cards will not be accepted.
RTA
offers photo ID cards for its senior and disabled passengers. Cards are issued every
third Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon at the James Simpson Senior Center, 305 E. Devonshire in Hemet, and every second
Tuesday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon at the YWCA, 8172 Magnolia Ave. in
Riverside.
To
receive your Senior ID card, you must show proof of age 60 or above. There is a
$2 fee for the Senior ID card. To receive a Disabled ID card, individuals must
present a disabled application form completed by a doctor or licensed health
care professional, or one of the following as proof of disability: Medicare
Identification Card, Department of Motor Vehicles Disabled Person Placard
Identification Card receipt, Braille Institute Identification Card, Disabled
Veteran Service-Connected Identification Card, or a Social Security Income
Award Letter along with proof of disability. Medi-Cal
cards will not be accepted. There is a $2 fee for the Disabled ID card.
Applications are available at the RTA business office, by calling our Customer
Information Center at (951) 565-5002, or you can
download the application from
. Application for Riverside Transit Agency
Disabled Identification Card