WELCOME TO MT. ADAMS TRANSPORTATION!

MATS

 

Providing the Transportation You Need!

 

We will take you where you need to be!

¨      Medical appointments

¨      Employment (limited)

¨      Social service appointments

¨      Educational opportunities

¨      Grocery shopping

This service is designed to enable Klickitat County residents who lack transportation resources to meet their basic needs.

We have both buses and private vehicles available in Goldendale and White Salmon, with each office serving its end of the county. If you live in or west of Dallesport or Klickitat, please call White Salmon for service. If you live to the east of these towns, you are in the Goldendale service area. We have approximately 12 volunteer drivers between the two offices that volunteer their time and vehicle to provide transportation service to county residents. They are licensed and insured and have had their vehicles and driving skills evaluated. Our van drivers are licensed and trained to serve your transportation needs.

Mt. Adams Transportation Service is designed to provide an alternative transportation resource to Klickitat County residents. The dial-a-ride service provides transportation to eligible county residents for doctor’s appointments, social and human service appointments, educational opportunities, shopping and other essential services. To request a ride, call in at least one business day in advance of your trip. Be prepared to give the transportation coordinator your

¨      Name, address & phone number

¨      Your date of birth

¨      The date & time of your appointment

¨      The address of your destination.

Your ride may be scheduled on one of our buses or with a volunteer driver in a private vehicle. The choice depends on your needs and the availability of resources.

Let us know about your special needs!

We need to know about things such as wheelchair transportation,

children under 80 lbs or under 4’9”,

oxygen bottles, walkers, etc.

 

Mt. Adams Transportation goes to all areas of Klickitat County, The Dalles and Hood River on a regular basis. We can go to Portland/Vancouver and Yakima for medical services. Trips to non-essential destinations can be made on a space-available basis.

Our priorities for scheduling trips will give a preference to passengers needing rides to medical appointments, education, basic human services such as post office, banking, social services and basic shopping needs.

If you are a Medicaid recipient and need to schedule a trip to a medical appointment please call the Medical Transportation Brokerage at 1-800-752-9422.

KLICKITAT COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES/MOUNT ADAMS TRANSPORTATION RESPECTS CIVIL RIGHTS

Mount Adams Transportation Service (MATS) is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of its transit services on the basis of race, color, or national origin, as protected by Title VI in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Circular 4702.1.A.  Klickitat County Senior Services/Mount Adams Transportation operates its programs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age or disability in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act or other applicable law.  For more information contact our Title VI Coordinator and Director of KCSS at  509-773-3757 or 509-493-3068 (TTY 7-1-1) or email .

 

Routine Trips

¨      Transportation to senior meal sites and local shopping

¨      Weekly local senior shopping trips

¨      Monthly shopping trips to Hood River

Transportation can be arranged on a drop off and pick up basis during these trips.

The cost of transportation is dependent on your classification. In general, senior citizens are asked to make a suggested donation, * others are charged a fare. If a funding source is available to pay for your ride, you are required to use that source.

Please call your nearest office for more information or to schedule a ride.

Goldendale: 773-3060

1-800-774-1699

White Salmon: 493-4662

1-800-493-7606

 

You can reach your Transportation Coordinators at the above numbers between:

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday

Please call with as much advance notice as possible, at least 24 hours prior to trip.

·        Senior Transportation is funded in part by the Southwest WA Agency on Aging and Disabilities and by Klickitat County. For this purpose, a senior citizen is defined as 60 years of age or older. Other funding is provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation and by United Way of the Columbia Gorge.

Mt. Adams Transportation to Hood River

Buses will run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

(No bus service on holidays)

In case of inclement weather, please call

$1.00 each way

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult

509-493-4662 or 1-800-7606

Pick up times are approximate. (We will not leave the stop before the posted time but could arrive after the posted time.)

White Salmon/Bingen stops:

White Salmon Library 8:15 11:40 1:30

Humboldt & Oak 8:20 11:50 1:35

 

Hood River stops:

Downtown Pietro’s 9:00 12:10 2:05

Walmart 9:05 12:25 2:10

Providence Hospital 9:10 12:15 2:15

CGCC HR Indian Crk 9:15 12:15 2:15 (no service on Fridays)

Rosauer’s 9:15 12:20 2:20

Port of Hood River 9:25 12:30 2:30