RTC outlines paratransit, Silver Star and on-demand options for Las Vegas seniors

Antoinette Braddock, senior director of paratransit and specialized services at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, told the Senior Citizens Advisory Board on Nov. 6 that RTC operates fixed‑route buses, a federally governed paratransit program and a set of senior‑focused services across the Las Vegas Valley.

Braddock said paratransit eligibility is based on a person’s ability to access fixed‑route service rather than age or a specific medical diagnosis. "It's not age related. It is really just based off of a person's ability to access our fixed route service," she said. Eligible riders may use paratransit anywhere inside the RTC service area, which Braddock said covers much of the valley from Henderson to the northern VA hospital area and in parts of Summerlin and Boulder City.

The agency operates paratransit 24 hours a day, seven days a week including holidays, and does not ask trip purpose. Braddock said the flat fare for trips booked through RTC is $3 per one‑way trip (round trip $6) and that the agency subsidizes the remainder for partnered on‑demand providers. "If a customer is getting a…