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*How do I use the Downtown Route? o Be a registered PPS rider. o Purchase a Downtown Route ticket. o Be at any of the schedule stops at the designated day and time. o Upon boarding bus hand the driver the DR ticket. Driver will then stamp your hand for all-day access. o For multiple trips on same day, board bus and show driver your stamped hand. *How do I get registered for the Downtown Route service? o Mail, Drop-off, or FAX a Pleasanton Paratransit Service (PPS) application to the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton , CA 94566. o Fax number (925) 485-3685. o PPS application are available on-line at www.ci_pleasanton.ca.us. *What is the difference between the regular Pleasanton Paratransit Service (PPS) program and the Downtown Route (DR)? PPS is aMonday-Saturday, door-to-door shared ride transportation program for Pleasanton and Sunol residents 60 years of age, or older, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) eligible residents. PPS provides rides to any location within Pleasanton City limits and adjacent unincorporated areas, with some medical destinations in Dublin, Livermore, and San Ramon. Advance reservations are required for this program. Fees are charged for each one-way ride. The Downtown Route provides a transit route with scheduled stops that run throughout downtown Pleasanton, connecting with local senior housing complexes on specified days of the week. Only one (1) mini-bus will be implementing the pilot Downtown Route service. Riders will be allowed entry on a first-come, first-serve capacity. It is available to all PPS riders. Reservations are not required. Riders pay once per day and have unlimited access for the remainder of the day. *Can I use both the PPS and Downtown Route on the same day? Yes, for instance, if you have a medical appointment in the morning at Va1leyCare, you will have to have an advanced reservation for the regular PPS program and will be charged a fee each way. In the afternoon, you can then hop on and off the Downtown Route at any stop for one (1) low daily fare. *Does the Downtown Route go to Stoneridge Mall or Wal-Mart? No, but by connecting to a WHEELS bus at the First Street and Neal Street transfer stop, riders 65 plus can ride throughout the City, to BART, Dublin and Livermore destinations from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday -Friday, free of charge. Questions ? ? ? Call: Pleasanton Paratransit Service Office, (925) 931-5376.