myRide Travel Training
MyRide Travel Training (myRide) is a support program that prepares people to make safe, independent journeys using public transit. MyRide responds to individual needs and abilities, with services ranging from familiarization group sessions on how to use transit, to intensive one-on-one sessions to provide essential skills and verify that the trainee can safely and independently use transit for important trips.
Travel training can empower people to use transit so they can travel spontaneously, become more independent and improve their quality of life. By encouraging transit use, travel training enables people to participate more fully in their community.
Who is Travel Training for?
MyRide is for people of all ages and abilities who need additional knowledge and skills in order to use YRT/Viva services effectively. The following groups are potential candidates for the myRide program:
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Individuals with physical disabilities
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People with certain sensory disabilities
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People with cognitive or intellectual disabilities
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Individuals with communication disabilities
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Seniors not familiar with taking transit
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New immigrants
The myRide program is also offered to Mobility Plus registrants to help them learn how to use YRT/Viva services. By participating, registered Mobility Plus users do not lose eligibility for Mobility Plus door-to-door service, even if they use conventional transit services for a portion of their trips.
Video: myRide -- YRT/Viva Travel Training Program
myRide eNewsletter
Download the spring 2013 edition of the myRide eNewsletter here (PDF).
Topics in this edition include:
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Success Story: Students at Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School
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Information on York Region Transit Discount Program
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Initiatives to improve pedestrian safety
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Service changes effective April 21, 2013
Contact Us
To participate in the myRide program or for agencies interested in partnering with YRT/Viva in the myRide program, please contact Piragal Thiru, Planner - Accessible Services by phone at 905 762-1282 ext. 5826 or email at Piragal.Thiru@york.ca