A great article in theMilwaukee Courierwritten by Tiffany Crouse about how theMilwaukee County Transit System is now offering unlimited free rides to seniors and persons with disabilities through a new transit card.

Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Can Now Ride Bus for Free

By Tiffany Crouse

The Milwaukee County Transit System is now offering unlimited free rides to seniors and persons with disabilities through a new transitcard. Applications were first accepted and processed Tuesday, March 31. That same day the first Go Passes were handed out to eligible people.

Oncethe applicationhas been filled out, processed, and you receive your Go Pass, you can use it that same day.

Long lines and long waits for the first day said Brandon Conway, Media Coordinator for MCTS. Conway believes that the long waits will only be for the first few weeks. After the initial wave of people coming to get their IDs, it should only take about five minutes to get your go pass.

In order to receive a Go Pass you need only one of these four things.

You need to be 65 or older with a current ID that proves Milwaukee residency.

You need a government ID that proves age and Milwaukee residency.

You must have a doctors note describing your disability on a professional letterhead or a prescription slip. Both of these things need to be paired with aphotoID. Look at therequirements forpersons with disabilities to be eligible for a Go Pass here:http://www.ridemcts.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/go-pass-application.pdf.

Seniors and persons with disabilities currently ride the bus at half fare, but MTCS wanted to make the bus more accessible for those who need it most in their community.

In order to get a Go Pass for yourself or another person, you will need tofill outthe applicationand bring it to the MCTS administrative building: 1942 N 17^thStreet, Milwaukee WI 53205.

We might be in your neighborhood in May, said Conway.

MCTS says that they will be opening local application drop offlocationsin May, but as of right now in order to get a Go Pass you must go to the administrative building.

They will be accepting applications from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. MCTS advises Milwaukee residences tofill outtheir applicationat homeand bring it to their registration to cut down on wait times.

The applicationandmore informationcan be found at the Milwaukee County Transit Systems website at:http://www.ridemcts.com/fares-passes/go-pass.

Source: http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2015/04/06/seniors-and-persons-with-disabilities-can-now-ride-bus-for-free/