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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>For those of you who live in Aurora and are thinking about using the new pilot transportation program Aurora Rides for those 60 and older, I want to pass on a few tips to make the service easier to use. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Several of our chapter members have signed up for the limited service and reported back to the chapter of our concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>First of all, the vehicles are high, making it difficult for some to get into. Although they are ADA compliant, they are not wheelchair accessible. They are a five-passenger van, much like a small suburban. The vehicles make it difficult for those who are unable to raise their leg high enough to enter the vehicle easily.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Secondly, there is a rule that only one grocery or shopping bag per person. If you are taking a trip from the grocery store, this may not be the service for you. Aurora has asked Via, the transportation provider to raise this limit to two bags. As of yet, the one bag rule is in effect. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>If you take Aurora Rides to a doctor appointment and plan a trip back home before three, but the appointment goes longer than you planned and you cannot get out before three, you need to find another way home, yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>This is a pilot program and they are working out the bugs. We will be discussing the Aurora Rides service more at our chapter meeting this Saturday and in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Peggy Chong<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>303-745-0473<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>