An Elmhurst City Council committee decided Monday night to recommend that an increasingly popular pilot program that allows senior citizens and the disabled a chance to travel more easily through Elmhurst and surrounding areas be continued.
During the program’s three-month trial run, which ended May 31, the city contracted with the Wheaton-based transportation company Range of Motion to provide vans that carried senior citizens from their homes twice a week to previously scheduled destinations for $1.50 a ride. In addition to being less costly than a taxi, the program allows seniors to travel to destinations outside Elmhurst, a major change from the city’s subsidized taxi program.
The council’s Public Affairs and Safety Committee urged other council members to support it. The full council is to vote on the recommendation next Monday.
Council members paid $4,500 for the pilot program and have budgeted $20,800 for the service during 1997-98 if officials determine that it should continue.
