Transportation

Medical Transportation Contact Numbers

For rides to medical appointments your contact numbers changed on July 1, 2011. This change also includes the startup of a new program for NorthernBridges members who are no longer covered by their counties. The new numbers are listed in the chart below. Please note that if you’re having trouble with Logisticare you should call the “where’s my ride” line.

If you are covered by (Funding type)	You call	They provide
*Medicaid, Badgercare Plus (Forward Health)*	Logisticare- reservations 866-907-1493 866-907-1497(TTY) Where’s my ride: 866-907-1494	They schedule a lift-equipped van or volunteer driver Or, they set you up for reimbursement if you drive yourself or have a family member or friend do so.
*Family Care/NorthernBridges*	Your care manager and the North Country Transportation Program 877-577-8452	They schedule a volunteer driver Or set you up for reimbursement if you drive your self or have a family member or friend do so.
*Medicare* only/ Elder with no other funding source—Out of pocket or donation	NO CHANGE: ADRC transportation program	If funding is available (varies from county to county) schedule a driver and schedule the ride.

Transportation Voucher Program Update

We are processing and paying on vouchers for current participants and contacting those who are on our waiting list. If you are on our waiting list, we’ll be contacting you soon about enrolling in the program. If you haven’t yet contacted us and you or a family member or friend would like to find out more about the program, please contact Bob Olsgard, Transportation Coordinator at: bob@northcountryil.org or toll free at 800-924-1220, extension 20.

North Country’s Transportation Voucher program is funded in part by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as authorized under 49 U.S.C. § 5317 New Freedom (CFDA 20.521).

Web Site Lists Transportation Services

Whatever your transportation needs, if you’re looking for transportation service in North Country’s eight-county area, the new web-based transportation directory at www.myrideconnection.com is the place to go. The new web site features complete listings on the many transportation providers in our area. Lift-equipped non-emergency medical transportation, taxis, county-based programs, they’re all here at www.myrideconnection.com.

Helpful transportation links

For more information about transportation in your community you’ll want to check out the following links:

Easter Seals Project Action
http://projectaction.easterseals.com/

Easter Seals Project ACTION offers a wealth of resources, training and technical assistance to promote cooperation between the transportation industry and the disability community to increase mobility for people with disabilities.

Community Transportation Association of America
http://www.ctaa.org/

The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
http://www.unitedweride.gov/

Federal Transit Administration
http://www.fta.dot.gov/

Other useful links for providers and stakeholders:

Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Public Transit:
http://www.dot.state.wi.us/localgov/transit/index.htm

Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Specialized Transit: http://www.dot.state.wi.us/localgov/transit/specialized.htm

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Transportation Resources:
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/disabilities/physical/transportation.htm

Public Transportation Services:

Bay Area Rural Transit
Provides scheduled public transit service throughout Chequamegon Bay and southern Ashland County. BART also provides weekly service to and from Duluth/Superior.

For more information contact BART at:
Phone: 715-682-9664
Email: bayareatransit@centurytel.net

For complete information on BART routes and services call (715) 682-9664 or visit their web site: www.bartbus.com

Namekagon Transit;
Provides scheduled service to Sawyer County, LCO and Spooner/Shell Lake with periodic route service connecting communities including; Barnes, Cable, Drummond, Hayward

Click here for schedule of Barnes-Cable service (exit NCIL web site)
Or call Namekagon Transit for details at: 866-295-9599

Rural Transportation Toolkit is here!

If you would like our rural transportation toolkit, please contact transportation coordinator Bob Olsgard at; bob@northcountryil.org . NCIL will send it your way vial email. Or if you would like it sent to you via snail mail, we’ll get your shipping information and send it on its way. The toolkit continues to be a great resource for everything from setting up your first consortium meeting to initiating a voucher program. It also includes template documents for you to use in your own program. Many thanks to Wisconsin’s Department of Health and Human Services’ Pathways to Independence Program for their generous support for our transportation program and for producing the toolkit.

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