The City of Lincoln has received a nearly $20,000 grant that will be used by LTU and Aging Partners to fund a program to help older adults use public transportation. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said during a Thursday morning news conference the “How to Ride” project will run from July through November and will include
Ride Project will run from July through November and include six in-person educational training sessions for up to 90 participants at senior centers, cultural centers, and Lincoln Literacy on how to use StarTran and BikeLNK.
The program will provide 700 transit passes for post-session bus and bicycle use. Instructional videos on StarTran’s website will feature translations in English and five other languages. The videos will cover topics such as planning a ride, boarding, exiting, fare payment, and paratransit services.
Updated multilingual documents with tips on riding StarTran buses and BikeLNK bike-share program, including translations in Kurdish, French and Nuer. “We are here today because the City listened, learned, and, with support from AARP, will deliver the priority services our seniors want and need,” Gaylor Baird says.
“This new funding will make life better for Lincoln’s older adults by making it easier to get to where they need to go, whether that’s a doctor’s appointment, the grocery store, or a family gathering.”
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