Readers suggest more alternatives for seniors — and others — who don’t want to drive.
, my mother drives, but for evening events at friends’ houses, or a lift to the airport, she uses GoGoGrandparent.
She does not use a smart phone so can’t call Uber or Lyft. She has a GoGoGrandparent account, calls them by landline, and they call Uber/Lyft on her behalf.Q: I recommend GoGoGrandparent, designed to help seniors who don’t use a smart phone summon an Uber or Lyft. The drivers provide the extra care that seniors need, getting into and out of the vehicle, and up to the door of their building.
Q: A Clipper card provides one “ticket” to public transit throughout the Bay Area at a discounted rate. The senior Clipper card is one of the best bargains in the area, especially once one has learned the many travel options it makes available. Fremont provides training in using it and a senior Clipper card can be issued when a person takes the class.
A perk of completing the class is the local field trips available only to those who have taken the class. Travel for these trips, about one a month, is via transportation that uses the Clipper card. The best one I took was a tour of Oracle Park.Q: The Stanford Marguerite shuttle service is free, one doesn’t need to be a Stanford affiliate of any kind, and it has multiple routes.
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