Parks & Recreation Guide FALL 2013 (pdf) - City of Downey

36TRANSPORTATIONDowney DepotTransportation CENTER(562)904-7215DowneyLink & Downey Dial-A-Ride SurveyWe want to hear from you! Take a few minutes to take a DowneyLink Survey to give us your thoughts on how our system can work for you orcan entice you to be a regular rider. In keeping with a commitment to provide the community with reliable, efficient and comfortable transitservice we are undertaking a survey from April 11 to May 09 where you have the opportunity to tell us what you think. Your participation is keyto helping us recognize what we do well and helps us understand what we could do to improve the city’s transit system.Let us know your opinion, take the survey today!Take the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3BKV35M . Get on and go!DowneyLINKTransit SystemThe City of Downey’s public transit system, DowneyLINK, operatesMonday through Friday from 6:30am to 6:30pm with four circulatingroutes. All routes begin and end at the Downey Depot TransportationCenter located at 8150 Nance Street (one block south of FirestoneBlvd. off Downey Avenue).The fare is 50¢ a ride with free transfers to the other DowneyLINKroutes when transfers are sequential. Riders may transfer from oneDowneyLINK route to another—ask the Driver for a transfer. (Note:MTA transfers or passes are not accepted on DowneyLINK andDowneyLINK transfers are not valid for use on MTA vehicles.)Disabled riders with a valid ACCESS Services identification card ridefree. The DowneyLINK office phone is (562) 529-5465.Green Line AccessThe Southeast Route of DowneyLINK will embark and disembarkpassengers at a stop south of the Lakewood Green Line Station onGardendale east of Lakewood Blvd. For more information regardingDowneyLINK services, please phone (562) 529-5465.30-Use Bus TicketsRiders may purchase a 30-use bus ticket book available for $15per book. The 30-use bus ticket books are non-refundable, nonreplaceable,non-transferable. We are not responsible for lost,damaged or stolen ticket books; please keep in a safe place becauselost or stolen ticket books will not be replaced. The 30-use bus ticketswill allow riders to use tickets on each boarding in lieu of cash andcan be deposited in the fare box. Transfers between routs are stillfree. For your convenience, 30-use bus ticket books are available forpurchase. Cash or check only, made out to the City of Downey. Ticketbooks locations and hours are: Downey City Hall Finance Department,11111 Brookshire Ave, Monday through Friday, 7:30am until 5:00pm,or are available at the Transit Depot 8150 Nance Street.Eligible senior riders may request rides to the Wednesday SummerConcerts at Furman Park starting on June 2 by calling the Dial-A-Ride office .Dial-A-Ride serves senior citizens (65 years or older) and the disabledcommunity. To apply for this valuable program, please call the Dial-A-Ride office at (562) 904-7215.This service is a “shared ride,” curb-to-curb service for individuals whocannot use DowneyLINK. Trip reservations for medical appointmentsmay be made one week in advance. Reservations for all othertrips may be made one day in advance starting at 8am on a “spaceavailable” basis. Six Dial-A-Ride buses operate Monday throughFriday, three buses operate on Saturday, and two buses on Sunday.The fare is 25¢ a ride.Call (562) 904-7215 to request an application or to make anappointment. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00amuntil 4:30pm and Saturday from 8:00am until 3:30pm. Closed for allCity holidays.MTA Bus PassesOne or two week MTA bus passes may be purchased anytime duringCity Hall’s regular business hours. In addition, if you have a TAP card,the new MTA fare payment system, you can now have your TAP cardelectronically loaded with passes at the Downey City Hall is locatedat 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241. The Cashier’swindow is located on the ground floor directly across the lobby fromthe front doors.Senior citizens, disabled persons, students, and vocational passesmay be obtained during City Hall’s business hours, Monday-Friday,7:30am-5:00pm. City Hall closed for the following holidays: Mon.,May 26, Fri., July 4, Mon., Sept. 1, Tues., Nov. 11, Thurs., Nov. 27, Fri.,Nov. 28, Thurs., Dec. 25, Fri., Dec. 26, Thurs. Jan. 1