New Ride Guide Helps Chesco Residents Find a Lift

Chester County has a new guide designed to help people find a ride on public transportation.

The following information about the new Chester County Ride Guide was provided to Patch by the Chester County Planning Commission:

Chester County Planning Announces a County-wide Transit Ride Guide and Website

The Chester County Planning Commission in partnership with the Chester County Human Services Department, Chester County Department of Community Development, and county transit agencies have released a “Ride Guide” to educate Chester County residents on available transportation services in Chester County. Chester County is served by four public bus providers, two rail providers, a county-wide paratransit system and taxi service in select locations of the County. The Ride Guide serves as a one-stop resource to inform and direct transit users to the appropriate transit options that address their particular transportation needs.

Included in the Ride Guide is information about each of the County’s four transit options (passenger rail, bus, taxi, and paratransit service), and links to the transit agency’s website where transit users can obtain more information about eligibility, procedures, schedules, and fares. For additional information about the Chester County Ride Guide please go to www.ChescoRideGuide.org, where transit users can also utilize an interactive map that showcases all available transit services within the County and allows users to distinguish where each transit option is located and what options are available at each location.

A Spanish version of the Ride Guide is also available on the website in pdf format.

We encourage anyone who is an existing or potential transit user within Chester County to explore what the Ride Guide has to offer.

For more information, please visit: www.ChescoRideGuide.org or contact Justin Smiley, Ride Guide Project Manager, at 610-344-6285 or jasmiley@chesco.org.