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ECAT Holds Workshop On North Escambia Community Transportation Service
January 24, 2019
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) held their first in a series of workshops Wednesday night on expanded local service in North Escambia.
The North Escambia Transportation Service Pilot Project will roll on February 20.
The community meeting was held in Byrneville, and there is another meeting on calendar Thursday, January 31 at the Molino Community Center at 5 p.m. ECAT officials say at least one other meeting in Century will be scheduled.
The North Escambia Transportation Service Pilot Project is a door-to-door on demand transportation project that is funded through a $50,000 Transportation Disadvantaged Mobility Enhancement Grant. The project will service Walnut Hill, Davisville and Bratt on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Century, Molino and McDavid on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
ECAT Division Manager Tonya Ellis announced that the service hours had been updated to 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. to allow connections to the ECAT Route 60 bus that connects Century, Molino and Cantonment to the rest of the ECAT system.
To qualify for the program, participants must live north of Quintette Road within Escambia County and complete a short application (click to download). All trips will require a 24-hour advance reservation by calling (850) 595-0501 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays. The participant’s fare will be $1 for each trip.
The service is available for anyone living in the service area that completes the application and meets one or more of the following conditions:
- Persons with no other means of transportation that do not live on a bus route
- Persons age 60 or older
- Persons with disabilities
- Persons that have an economic hardship
Pictured: ECAT Division Manager Tonya Ellis explains the North Escambia Transportation Service Pilot Project during a public workshop Wednesday night at the Byrneville Community Center. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “ECAT Holds Workshop On North Escambia Community Transportation Service”
When minimum wage goes up, we’ll all qualify under the economic hardship.
My parents currently use this service in Escambia County and while the wait can be long at times, my dad wouldn’t be able to get to his doctor’s appointments without them. Great service for the homebound!
What happens when the grant monies run out? Why isn’t available to anyone that lives in those areas?
This does make some sense…hope folks that need it get
to use it. Nice looking Van & probably eco-friendly. Be sure
to tell family & friends about this !