Senior Citizen Reduced Fare Permit Applications are now available at Nunda Township.

What is the RTA reduced fare permit?

-The reduced fare permit, offered by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), allows senior citizens and qualified persons with disabilities to ride all RTA services at a reduced rate. These services include CTA buses and rapid transit, Pace buses, and Metra trains in the six-county region served by the RTA: Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, and Will.

What are the benefits of using the reduced fare permit?

-The RTA reduced fare permit allows qualified users to ride CTA, Pace and Metra services at approximately half the full fare.

Who is eligible to receive the permit?

-All senior citizens who are within three weeks of their 65th birthday or older.
-Veterans who are entitled to 100 percent service-related diability benefits.
-Persons with disabilities who have been prequalified by the Social Security Administration, the Veterans Administration or their doctor. These persons may have significant difficulty with, or are unable to do the following:

Walk more than one block
Get on or off a standard bus or train.
Stand in a moving vehicle.
Use stairs or escalators.
Sit down or stand up.
Read information signs or symbols.
Hear announcements by conductors, operators or attendants while in public transit or facilities.

How do you apply for a reduced fare permit?

-We have permit applications here at the Nunda Township Supervisor's Office. Our address is 3510 Bay Rd. Crystal Lake, IL 60012. Please call us at 815-459-4011 if you have any questions.

You can also call teh RTA Travel Information Center at 836-7000 (voice) or 312-836-4949 (TTY) for information on how to apply for a reduced fare permit.
If you are a senior citizen, you must register for the reduced fare permit in person at one of the RTA registration centers located throughout the RTA's six-county region. Contact the RTA Travel Information Center to find the registration center nearest to you.
If you are disabled, you may call the RTA Travel Information Center to request that an application be sent to you by mail.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 815-459-4011. We will be happy to answer any of your questions and/or concerns.