Reduced Fare ID

Disabled persons and senior citizens are eligible to receive a Reduced Fare ID that allows them to ride any fixed-route bus for just under half the price of a normal fare - $0.60. Using a Disabled and Senior bus pass requires that you present the driver with either a SMTD-issued Reduced Fare ID or a Medicare card with some other photo ID.

Requirements for Disabled Reduced Fare ID

1. Proof of Disability

Proof of disability we will accept:

  • Letter from doctor
  • Social Security benefits approval letter
  • Capital Township approval letter
  • Drivers license with "disabled" designation
  • Medicare card
  • ADA eligibility card

Proof of disability we will NOT accept:

  • Social Security card

2. Photo Identification

Forms of identification we will accept:

Forms of identification we will NOT accept:

  • Store reward or credit cards
  • Social Security card
  • Medicare card (Although Medicare cards are accepted as proof of disability, we cannot accept them as a form of identification)
  • Previously-issued SMTD Free or Half Fare ID in poor condition (you are unrecognizable in the photo and/or the printed name is illegible)

Requirements for Senior Citizen Reduced Fare ID

1. Photo Identification Showing Age 65 or Older

Forms of identification we will accept:

Forms of identification we will NOT accept:

  • Store reward or credit cards
  • Social Security card
  • Medicare card
  • Previously-issued SMTD Free or Half Fare ID in poor condition (you are unrecognizable in the photo and/or the printed name is illegible)

Reduced Fare ID Policy

The following policies apply to both Disabled Reduced Fare IDs and Senior Reduced Fare IDs.

Replacements

You can get a replacement Reduced Fare ID if yours was lost or stolen. The first ID replaced in a given 2-year period is issued free of charge. Any subsequent replacements issued during the same period will cost $20.00. The intent of this policy is to assert responsibility upon the passenger for the safekeeping of their ID and to deter fraudulent use of the ID.

Use With Other Agencies or Services

Some other transit agencies may accept the SMTD Reduced Fare ID as proof of disability. However, SMTD can only guarantee that the ID will be accepted by our fixed-route service and are not responsible for other services/agencies accepting or refusing them. 

It's also important to note that SMTD Reduced Fare IDs are only accepted on our fixed-route buses and cannot be used for the Access Sangamon paratransit service.