Transportation Subsidy Programs The City of Pico Rivera has three transportation subsidy programs for its residents. Students, seniors and handicapped residents can purchase bus tickets/passes at discounted costs. Students and the handicapped can purchase theirs at the Recreation & Community Services Building (6767 Passons Boulevard) while seniors can purchase theirs at the Senior Center (9200 Mines Avenue) during specified hours. In addition, Pico Rivera operates a Dial-a-Ride service at no cost to residents who are at least 55 years old or who are handicapped. Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Bus Passenger Subsidy Program The City of Pico Rivera subsidizes the purchase of monthly MTA bus passes for selected residents through its Proposition "A" funds. Handicapped passengers pay only $3 for a monthly pass; senior citizens, $7; elementary/high school students, $10 and college/vocational students, $13. This represents a subsidy of up to $17 per pass! Passes are sold from the 25th day of each month through the 10th day of the following month. Senior citizens can buy passes at the Senior Center (9200 Mines Avenue); students and the handicapped at the Recreation & Community Services Building (6767 Passons Boulevard). Sale hours at the Senior Center is from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Recreation Building. For more information: Please call (562) 801-4430. Montebello Bus Line Student Ticket Subsidy Purchase of student ticket booklets from the Montebello Bus Line is subsidized by the City for students who live or study in Pico Rivera. Each booklet, which regularly sells for $8.00, contains 20 tickets good for one-way trips. These are available to qualified students for only $3.00 or a per trip fare of only 15 cents compared to a regular fare of 50 cents. Students from kindergarten through high school can purchase one booklet every month at the Recreation & Community Services Building, from the 25th day of each month through the 10th day of the following month. Booklets are sold from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students must show proof that they either live or go to school in Pico Rivera at the time of ticket purchase. Dial-A-Ride Service Dial-A-Ride service was inaugurated in 1984 using Proposition "A" sales tax revenue. The service is provided at NO COST to residents who are at least 55 years old and to all who are handicapped. The Pico Rivera Dial-A-Ride fleet includes five comfortable air-conditioned vans. All are equipped with a lift for passengers using wheelchairs. Service is available seven days a week. Full daytime service is offered weekdays; Saturday service is available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday service until 1 p.m. Qualified residents may take Dial-a-Ride trips inside City limits for any purpose such as shopping, attending craft classes, club meetings or appointments, among others. Transportation to locations outside City limits is limited to a radius of six miles of City Hall. These trips are restricted to medical appointments, education or social services (like Social Security) office visits. Dial-A-Ride can be reached at (213) 721- 5666. Please inform the dispatcher if you will be using a wheelchair. Questions or comments about the service should be directed to City Hall at (562) 801-4347.