Skip to content

Phone (320) 251-1612 | Toll Free (888) 765-5597 | FAQ | Contact Us

Donate

Find Us

Translate

WHO WE ARE
ABOUT US

Mission, Vision, Values

Community

About Poverty

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

BOD FAQ

Leadership Team
WHAT WE DO
BASIC NEEDS

Energy

Food Resources

Housing

Public Transportation

Volunteer Driver

SELF SUFFICIENCY

DRIVE

Money Management

Rebuilding Lives

Taxes

BUILDING STABILITY

FAIM

Home Ownership

Weatherization
APPLICATIONS
PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

Energy Application

Auto Repair

Other Forms
RESOURCES
GET INVOLVED
CAREERS
NEWS

WHO WE ARE
ABOUT US

Mission, Vision, Values

Community

About Poverty
LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

BOD FAQ

Leadership Team
WHAT WE DO
BASIC NEEDS

Energy

Food Resources

Housing

Public Transportation

Volunteer Driver
SELF SUFFICIENCY

DRIVE

Money Management

Rebuilding Lives

Taxes
BUILDING STABILITY

FAIM

Home Ownership

Weatherization
APPLICATIONS
PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

Energy Application

Auto Repair

Other Forms
RESOURCES
GET INVOLVED
CAREERS
NEWS

Search

Huge Gaps in Rural Transportation

Tri-CAP
March 12, 2012

Although the rural life of wide open spaces, small towns and knowing your neighbors is very appealing, living in a rural area has its disadvantages as well. The grocery store isn’t always open 24/7, it would be hard to find a designer purse at the local L&M Fleet, and there isn’t a bus stop on every block. The lack of bus stops or lack of buses in general, can pose big problems for those who have chosen to discontinue driving – for a few months, years or permanently. How are they supposed to get to the grocery store? Doctor’s appointments? Errands? Work? If they lived in the city, the options would include the bus, a cab, biking, walking, etc. but for rural residents most of those opportunities are not readily available for them to use.

Tri-CAP is working to address these gaps in services through the creation of the Transportation Resource Center. Whether we are collaborating with other volunteer driver programs, providing rural public transit bus service, or gathering the local transportation resources into one site for easier access, Tri-CAP and the TRC is there to help anyone with a transportation need. This is becoming increasingly more difficult each year as transit funding for Greater Minnesota is more and more difficult to secure and even harder to expand. The main goal of this program is to gather the existing resources and attempt to use them more efficiently, if possible, and help to ensure Greater Minnesota transportation efforts continue to move in the right direction. If you have any resources to offer or suggestions on better efficiency, please feel free to contact the TRC at 320-257-4456.

PrevPreviousHappy Holidays from Tri-CAP

NextIs Honesty the Best Policy?Next

TRI-CAP CORPORATE OFFICE:
1210 23rd Ave S.
P.O. Box 683
Waite Park, MN 56387

320-251-1612
888-765-5597
Fax : 320-255-9518

Email Us
Directions

TRI-CAP TRANSPORTATION:
1200 23rd Ave S
P.O. Box 683
Waite Park, MN 56387

320-251-1612
888-765-5597
Fax : 320-255-9518

Email Us

TRI-CAP TRANSIT GARAGES:
Elk River
Little Falls
Milaca
Sauk Centre
Waite Park

EMPLOYEE LOGIN
TAX VOLUNTEER LOGIN
FAQ
NEWS
Contact Us
ADA Compliance and Forms

EMPLOYEE LOGIN
TAX VOLUNTEER LOGIN
FAQ
NEWS
Contact Us
ADA Compliance and Forms

MetroBus has a daily route to Tri-CAP. Click for map and schedule.

Terms
Privacy Policy
990 Form
Donor Privacy Policy
Feedback Survey
Appeals Process

Terms
Privacy Policy
990 Form
Donor Privacy Policy
Feedback Survey
Appeals Process

COPYRIGHT © 2023. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.