TriMet honored citizen
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A TriMet honored citizen qualifies for deeply discounted TriMet fares either because he or she is over age 65 or has a disability.
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[edit] TriMet phasing in photo ID requirement
In January 2011, TriMet began issuing plastic photo IDs for all new honored citizen cards, replacing the previous paper cards. Under a proposal being considered by the TriMet board in January and February 2011, the agency would require:
- Honored citizens 65 and over to begin showing either a new TriMet photo-ID pass or proof of age, in the form of a government-issued photo ID, unless they also have a disability or have a valid Medicare card.
- Honored citizens who are on Medicare to show both a valid Medicare card and either (a) a new TriMet photo-ID pass, or (b) another government-issued photo ID.
- Honored citizens with disabilities to begin using a new TriMet photo-ID pass by December 2015.
The new rules would take effect 30 days after adoption, or as soon as March 2011.
[edit] Cost of photo ID
An honored citizen's first TriMet photo ID is free. Replacements cost $5.
[edit] TriMet's non-photo passes unusual
A 2010 survey by TriMet found that of 20 "peer transit agencies," TriMet was the only one not providing a photo ID for its discount program.
[edit] Special types of honored citizen passes
- "A" pass: A pass with an "A" on it means that the rider is entitled to bring a non-paying rider on board as their assistant.
[edit] How to qualify for honored citizen discounts
As laid out in Chapter 19 of TriMet code, the following 11 types of riders can qualify for a discount:
- Persons who have a valid Medicare card.
- Persons 65 years of age or older who show valid identification showing proof of age, or a TriMet Honored Citizen Card.
- Persons under 65 years of age registered legally blind by the Commission for the Blind who show a valid TriMet Honored Citizen Card.
- Persons under 65 years of age registered disabled by the Social Security Administration who show a valid TriMet Honored Citizen Card.
- Persons under 65 years of age who are certified disabled by the State of Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Division, State of Oregon Senior and Disabled Services Division or by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board when each applies the same standards of disability as are applicable to persons who are registered disabled by the Social Security Administration and who show a valid TriMet Honored Citizen Card.
- Veterans under 65 years of age certified 100% disabled by the Veterans Administration who show a valid TriMet Honored Citizen Card.
- Persons under 65 years of age qualifying as "Temporarily Disabled" under criteria established by TriMet, and so certified by a licensed physician, and who show a valid TriMet Honored Citizen Temporary Identification Card.
- Persons qualified eligible by the Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah or Washington County Association for Retarded Citizens, or the Clackamas, Multnomah or Washington County Mental Health Association under the criteria established by TriMet and those agencies, who exhibit a valid TriMet Honored Citizen STAR card (marked with a star).
- Persons under 65 years of age, not verified disabled by the Commission for the Blind, Social Security Administration, United States Railroad Retirement Board or the Veterans Administration, but who qualify as disabled under criteria established by TriMet and are so certified by a licensed physician, and who show a valid TriMet Honored Citizen Card.
- Persons certified by a licensed physician or health or social service professional to qualify for a TriMet Honored Citizen "A" Card (marked with an "A") under criteria established by TriMet and who show a valid TriMet Honored Citizen "A" Card.
- Persons qualified eligible by C-Tran who show a valid C-Tran Senior, C-Tran Disabled, or C-Tran/C-Van Identification Card, and persons in possession of a C-Tran agency monthly pass.
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