B.C. Country
B.C. Country is available for riders who live outside of the Triple Cities. These buses travel to different rural areas of Broome County during scheduled days of the week.
B.C. Country Rural Dial-A-Ride Brochure
About The B.C. Country
B.C. Country is available for riders who live outside of the Triple Cities. These buses travel to different rural areas of Broome County on scheduled days of the week. These areas include Whitney Point, Lisle, Port Crane, Harpursville, Kirkwood, Deposit, Windsor, Maine, Glen Aubrey, Chenango Forks, Chenango Bridge and certain locations in Vestal. The only limitation for people using the B.C. Country is that they must live in the rural areas of Broome County and need to travel to the urban core of the triple cities. All of our buses are wheelchair accessible. However, your mobility aid (wheelchair, scooter, etc.) must meet the measurement requirements below:
- Width - cannot exceed 30 inches
- Length - cannot exceed 48 inches (measured two inches above the ground)
- Weight - cannot weigh more than 600 pounds when occupied
For information about days and hours of operation for a specific location please call 607.763.4464.
Fares
The fare for the service is $2.00 for each ride. Children 5 or under ride free when accompanied by an adult. If you are disabled and can provide proof from a physician, there is a discounted fee of $1.00 for each ride. If you are 60 and older and show the Office for Aging identification card you will receive an envelope to make a confidential contribution of $1.00 toward the cost of the service. However, service will not be denied if you are unable to contribute. To receive an application for a card either call the Office for Aging at 607.778.2411 or download it from this site. Fares must be paid by using exact change. Drivers do not have change.
How To Schedule A Ride
Call the B.C. Country office at 607.763.4466 Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for ride reservations. Call at least one day in advance or up to two weeks in advance.
Please be advised that the B.C. Country vehicle times fill up quickly. The more in advance you call for a ride, the better your chances are for getting the times you want.
To speed the process along, please be ready to leave the following information: Your name, the date of the ride, the time you want to be picked up and returned (if you have an appointment, please leave the appointment time as well), where you want to be picked up and returned and where you want to go.
Remember that this is a shared ride service. The vehicle may stop along the way to pick up other riders, so plan on extra time for your trip.
How To Cancel A Ride
If your plans change, and you cannot go on a previously scheduled trip, it is very important that you call and cancel your reservation at least one hour before your scheduled pick up time. This will allow us to give the ride to someone else. If the driver goes to your pick up place and you are unavailable to ride, they are required to wait five minutes past your scheduled time and then you will be recorded as a "no-show". Please be aware that three no-shows in a thirty-day period may result in a thirty-day suspension of service.
Here Comes The Bus
Your scheduled pick up time is only approximate. The driver will get to you as close to the schedule time as possible. However, there are factors beyond the driver's control such as traffic, weather, etc. that may affect your time.
You need not wait outside, but you must be where you can see the bus because the driver cannot go inside to get you. The bus may also pick you up as much as fifteen minutes after you scheduled pick up time without being considered late.
The B.C. Country is a CURB TO CURB service. You need to be able to get to and from the vehicle by yourself, if you use a wheelchair you need to be able to get on to and off the wheelchair lift without the driver's assistance. The driver is only required to operate the wheelchair lift and to secure the wheelchair once you are on board or else you need to arrange ahead of time to have someone there to help you. We will be glad to let a friend ride with you. The fee will be $2.00 each ride, however a ride needs to be reserved for them as well as for you.
Safety Guidelines
The following activities are prohibited on any B.C. Country bus:
- Eating or drinking of any substance on the bus.
- Consumption of alcohol and/or illegal substances.
- Smoking.
- Possession of weapons.
- Boarding the bus with hazardous or dangerous materials or devices.
- Behavior that is considered to a reasonable person to be dangerous, disruptive, obscene, threatening, violent, inciting or insulting language and/or gestures.
- Fighting or mock fighting.
- Throwing objects in the bus or out the windows.
- Using sound producing devices without earphones. (radios, boom boxes, mega-phones, etc).
- Panhandling and soliciting.
- Harassing or intimidating any person.
- Putting hands out the window.
- Putting hands on or touching other passengers without consent.
- Bicycling, rollerskating, rollerblading or skateboarding on the bus.
- Animals, except service animals.
- Lack of shoes, shirts, other appropriate attire.
- Placing of any objects in aisles or other places where a reasonable person would consider dangerous.
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