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TRANSPORTATION - SPECIALIZED
Special transportation services respond to the needs of the mobility impaired and others unable to use public transportation. Call each service for eligibility, fee, route, and schedule details. Also contact your senior center or local religious organization for volunteer transportation assistance.
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San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) Redi-Wheels
1 800 660-4287
(TTY) 508-6448
P.O. Box 3006,
1250 San Carlos Ave.
San Carlos 94070
Curb-to-curb transit service. Call for certification application. Serves San Mateo County, including the coast south of Pacifica (Redi-Coast, 560-0360).
Call regarding transportation to:
San Francisco
1 415 351-7000
(San Francisco Paratransit)
Santa Clara County
1 800 894-9908
(Valley Transportation Authority ) (VTA)
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Coastside Opportunity Center
726-9071
99 Ave. Alhambra
El Granada 94018
Wheelchair-lift equipped service for the elderly and disabled and shuttle service on the coast south of Pacifica to Santa Cruz border. Will also transport to Stanford Medical Center and medical appointments in San Francisco.
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FISH (Friends in Service to Humanity)
Volunteer transportation assistance for medical appointments.
Burlingame, Foster City, Hillsborough,Millbrae, San Mateo (Answering service)
570-6002
Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos (Answering service)
593-1288
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Need-A-Ride
462-0853
Transportation for ambulatory seniors. Serves Palo Alto to San Mateo.
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American Cancer Society
578-9902
(24 hr) 1 800 227-2345
San Mateo County Unit
1650 S. Amphlett Blvd., #110
San Mateo 94402
Transportation to and from treatment centers for ambulatory cancer patients only.
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Identification Placard for the Disabled
People who are mobility impaired may apply for a placard to hang from the rear view mirror of the car in which they are riding. This will allow parking in specially designated parking spaces.
Call Department of Motor Vehicles for application / physician's certification
1 800 777-0133
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