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Provides limited transit service to rural areas of Whatcom County. There are no eligibility requirements for using zone service; anyone within the designated area can request a ride. Service is only available to each zone on certain days of the week. Advance reservations are required.

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Transportation
Transit
Starting May 7 2025, REAL ID compliant identification will be required for air travel inside the USA and entry into some federal locations. Enhanced driver's license and enhanced identification cards from WA DoL do qualify as REAL IDs. For more information, visit the Department of Licensing.

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Understand Government Programs
Navigating the System
Transportation
Citizenship & Immigration
Provides curb-to-curb (and if needed, door-to-door) transportation to riders whose disability prevents them from riding fixed route bus system. ​Everyone who rides paratransit must qualify and be approved before riding. Read about paratransit eligibility online.

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Disability
Transportation
Transit
Free WTA 6-ride passes distributed as available at the Community Resource Center. Limit 2 per person per visit. A limited supply is also available at East Whatcom Regional Resource Center.
Provides charitable, need-based commercial airline assistance for non-emergency medical transportation to on-going or critical treatment.

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Transportation
Transportation for Healthcare
Help Pay for Transit
Organizing for a future where nondrivers can access our communities.

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Transportation
Disability
A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.

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Employment
Housing
Legal
Work
Financial Assistance
Veterans
Navigating the System
Health
Emergency Payments
Government Benefits
Transportation
National Guard
Active Duty
Armed Forces
Burial & Funeral Help
Allows groups of people to "lease" a WTA-owned van for the purpose of commuting to and from a common worksite. The vanpool group pays a fare based on the number of miles the van travels each month. Fares cover all costs to operate the van, including fuel, maintenance and insurance.

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Transit
Transportation
Free non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid eligible recipients. At least two full business days' notice required. Assistance for bus passes and gas vouchers also available.

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Help Pay for Transit
Bus Passes
Help Pay for Gas
Transportation
Transportation for Healthcare
Fixed routes provide service to designated bus stops using large transit buses.​​ ​WTA provides service seven days a week, with more limited service on Saturdays, Sundays and evenings.​ Fixed routes serve Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine and Birch Bay, Lummi Nation, Sudden Valley, Kendall, Everson, Nooksack and Sumas.

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Transit
Transportation
Reunites runaway, homeless and exploited youth (ages 12-21) with their family or legal guardian or helps them get to an alternative living arrangement (ALA), such as a community-based transitional living program, through a free bus ticket.

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Teens
Bus Passes
Runaways
Children
Transportation
Help Hotlines
Free WTA 6-ride passes distributed as available at the Community Resource Center. Limit 2 per person per visit. A limited supply is also available at East Whatcom Regional Resource Center.
Discounted ferry tickets for eligible Lummi Island residents. Call for an appointment.

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Transportation
Transit
Help Pay for Transit
Low-Income
A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.

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Employment
Housing
Legal
Work
Financial Assistance
Veterans
Navigating the System
Health
Emergency Payments
Government Benefits
Transportation
National Guard
Active Duty
Armed Forces
Burial & Funeral Help

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