Mobility Bus Service

Mobility Transit service is intended for those persons who, due to a functional limitation, cannot board, ride, or disembark from City of Owen Sound's Accessible Conventional Fixed-Route System. The criteria are:

• The inability to walk one City Block or to the nearest bus stop from their home or place of residence for either the initial or return trip (400m) and/or

• Insufficient endurance or stamina to tolerate a bus ride with multiple stops and/or transfers and/or

• Insufficient cognitive ability to understand the accessible conventional transit system and/or manage transfers and/or

• Disorientation to environment thereby inhibiting safe and independent use of accessible conventional transit.

How to apply for Mobility Transit Service:

• Client to fill out Part A of the Mobility Transit Application.
• Client is then to take or send the application (Parts A and B) to their health care professional to have Part B completed. Both Part A and Part B must be completed in order for your application to be considered.
• Clients identified as having a permanent disability by their health care professional will not be required to have Part B completed for subsequent applications.
• Return the completed application (Parts A and B) to the Owen Sound Transit Terminal at 1020 3rd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2L2

There are three categories of eligibility for which the applicant can apply for; those being:

1. Unconditional - A person with a disability that prevents them from using the accessible conventional transportation services
2. Temporary - A person with a temporary disability that prevents them from using the accessible conventional transportation services
3. Conditional - A person with a disability where environmental or physical barriers limit their abilities to consistently use conventional transportation services such as persons with a visual disability, persons who use canes, crutches, walkers etc. as winter conditions (October 15th to April 30th) such as ice and snow prevent the safe usage of the mobility equipment, or persons with disabilities that may have periods when their condition worsens.