Community Van offered by Hopelink Transportation

Provides trip coordination for the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park and Duvall-Carnation Community Vans in partnership with King County Metro. Community vans provide residents with customized options for getting around when bus service can’t meet their needs. Vans are driven by Metro approved volunteer drivers and are dependent on volunteer availability. They can travel anywhere within a two-hour destination.

Physical Address

14812 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98007

Hours

M-F, 7:30am-4:30pm.

Website

https://www.hopelink.org/community-van

[email protected]

Application process

Call or fill out the online trip request form. Trips must be requested at least two business days before the trip date.

Fee

Pay with Transit GO mobile tickets, any monthly ORCA card, or Human Services Bus Tickets. A standard Metro fare covers round-trip transportation in the Community Van, which is $2. 75 for the standard adult fare. Children age 5 and under ride for free. Cannot accept other forms of payment including cash or e-purse versions of ORCA cards.

Eligibility

Community Van trips require at least two riders to schedule a trip. Community Van trips must originate in their home jurisdiction, but can pick up other riders along the way. Accessibility accommodations available upon request including ramp and wheelchair securement. Parents/guardians must provide and install any needed car seats for their accompanying children.

Service area

Carnation, WA Shoreline, WA Lake Forest Park, WA Duvall, WA

Agency info

Hopelink Transportation

Hopelink Transportation includes three programs: DART Transit, Medicaid Transportation and Mobility Management. Hopelink also offers transportation services such as the Community Van, and Find a Ride. From critical trips to kidney dialysis and chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients, to daily trips to Children’s Hospital and for seniors who must have routine medical visits to avoid nursing homes, transportation can make the crucial difference between being homebound and isolated, or healthy and active.