Dial-A-Ride operations plan update
City of Sault Ste. MarieMichigan- Detected
- Jul 19, 2026
- 107 days ago
- Sector
- Transportation
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THE 30-SECOND BRIEF
Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Agency submitted an updated operations plan for the City of Sault Ste. Marie Dial-A-Ride service, effective October 1, 2026. The plan details demand-response and flexed-route bus services, expanded service area, fare changes in USD and CAD, and the Rides to Wellness non-emergency medical transport program, under an operations contract dating to 1986.
This indicates an ongoing contracted transit operation with defined bus maintenance, fueling, dispatch, and scheduling processes. Vendors in transit operations, dispatch software, scheduling, fleet maintenance, fare collection, and NEMT coordination can look for needs around supporting or modernizing the described services and systems as the updated plan is implemented.
The plan requests written approval from the City for the updated operations, including expanded service area and fare adjustments, and notes Rides to Wellness operations for long-distance non-emergency medical trips.
From the meeting
- Meeting date
- July 19, 2026
- Agency
- City of Sault Ste. Marie
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