Transportation to Work

St. Charles Area Transit (SCAT)

Who can ride?
Anyone, you do NOT need to be a resident of St. Charles City
Service area:
Fixed route inside City of St. Charles plus transportation to North Hanley MetroLink Station

Days of Operation:

  • Monday-Friday
  • Local schedule runs 9:00am - 4:00 pm
  • I-70 route runs 5am - 7pm

Phone:(636) 949-3364
http://www.stcharlescitymo.gov/Residents/SCATTransitSystem/tabid/343/Default.aspx

Additional Information

  • Curb-to-Curb service provided for all riders.
  • All buses are wheelchair-lifr equipped.
  • Anyone wishing to be picked up or dropped off of a fixed/deviation route must notify the City 24 hours in advance at (636) 949-3364.

RIDE FINDERS FOR CARPOOL AND VANPOOL

For carpool and vanpool information, please visit the Ride Finders website at http://www.ridefinders.org/

CARPOOL

A carpool consists of at least 2 commuters who rideshare to and from work using their personal vehicles by either sharing the driving/riding or driving/riding only.

Sharing the Driving/Riding
The most common carpool arrangement involves commuters sharing the driving and riding duties. For example, in a two-person carpool one commuter drives one week using his or her personal vehicle and pays for the vehicle operating costs, while the other commuter rides. The next week the commuters’ roles are reversed.

Driving/Riding Only
The other carpool arrangement involves one or more commuters driving only and one or more commuters riding only. For example, in a two-person carpool one commuter does all the driving using his or her personal vehicle, while the other commuter only rides and pays an equal share of the driver’s vehicle operating costs.

VANPOOL

A vanpool consists of at least 7 commuters who rideshare to and from work in vans provided by RideFinders for a low monthly fare. One commuter is the primary driver van and the other commuters are the riders, with at least one rider also serving as a back-up driver.

Primary Driver
The primary driver is responsible for driving the van and paying the vanpool's monthly lease cost that includes the maintenance, insurance and administrative costs. However, this lease cost is covered by the monthly fares that the riders pay to commute in the van. In return for a free commute, the primary driver is responsible for the administration of the vanpool, which includes:

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Maintaining and submitting monthly vanpool mileage and ridership information

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Collecting monthly vanpool fares from passengers, and submitting lease and fuel payments

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Fueling, washing and obtaining preventative maintenance for the van

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Ensuring riders adhere to vanpool rules

Riders
The riders pay a monthly fare that covers the primary driver’s monthly lease cost and the vanpool’s monthly fuel and car wash costs.

Back-Up Driver
At least one rider must also serve as the back-up driver of the van when the primary driver is unable to drive. The back-up driver(s) may also share the driving duties with the primary driver.

For carpool and vanpool information, please visit the Ride Finders website at http://www.ridefinders.org/

 

City of St. Charles Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

The City of St. Charles provides Delta Center for Independent Living with a small grant from their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.  The funds are primarily used for Work-Related transportation. 

To qualify, consumer must:

  1. Live in the Corporate City Limits of the City of St. Charles; and
  2. Be an active consumer on the Delta Center transportation program with a disability verified by a letter from a physician and meet the low-income financial means qualifications.

To find out if you qualify, please contact Vito Lucido at 636-926-8761 ext 246 or send email to vitolucido@dcil.org.