The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) runs fixed-route bus service across Milwaukee County and operates Transit Plus, its ADA paratransit program for riders who cannot use fixed-route buses, including many seniors. Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties rely on their own separate county transit and paratransit programs.
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MCTS's service area covers Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, West Allis, Greenfield, Oak Creek, Franklin, Shorewood, and Whitefish Bay, so a senior living in one of those Milwaukee County cities has a fixed-route and paratransit option available; a senior in Waukesha, Ozaukee, or Washington county needs to check that county's own transit program instead, since MCTS doesn't extend there. Milwaukee County's Department on Aging also separately publishes a broader transportation-options flyer covering senior-specific rides beyond MCTS, worth requesting from the ADRC of Milwaukee County if fixed-route or paratransit service doesn't fully cover a specific need like a medical appointment outside the regular service area.
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