Working Employed Parents Ride Cost-free

Mobility Management Services

Attention Customers:  Because of the new hours at the BC Junction, the Mobility Manager will have new hours starting November 14, 2011.  The hours are:

  • Monday 7AM to 4:30PM
  • Wednesday 1PM to 4:30PM
  • Friday 1PM to 4:30PM

About our Mobility Management Program

BC Transit's Mobility Management program strives to provide innovative approaches for delivering, coordinating and managing access to various available transportation services in the community.   Our goal is to find ways to enhance mobility of individuals using public transportation as well as other available providers. 

BC Transit provides instruction

Travel training for individuals and/or groups is available.  Contact our Mobility Manager at 607.778.6515 to schedule today.

Need a ride when BC Transit buses are not running or servicing where you want to go?  

Visit Broome-Tioga Greenride and sign up to see others who may be traveling near you.

Learn about other regional transportation providers.

What ways can you assist businesses and employers?

Our Mobility Manager works with several major area employers to keep them informed of transit and transportation updates happening in the community.  Presentations are available on request.

Employers may also want to review the Community Transportation Association of America toolkit to develop ideas on resolving local transportation issues.

Are you a working parent with dependent children?

Working Employed Parents Ride Cost-free (WERC) pass program provides working parents with minor dependents a free bus pass to help them retain their job.  The bus pass can be used on any of our B.C. Transit Fixed Route Buses to help working parents travel to work, school, daycare, shopping or other places around our community where you go, after all, WE GO WHERE YOU GO!

How do I qualify?
Eligible enrollees must meet all the following:

You must be employed with taxable earned income must be at or below the 200% income criteria and,

  1. You must be a parent of child(ren) under age 18, or under the age of 19 if the child is attending secondary school; and,
  2. You must be an U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen 

How do I sign up?           

You must complete the following:                                                                                     

  1. Non-Custodial Parent Information Referral  (Complete this only if you children do not live with you). 
  2. Employment Verification (Recent paystub or other information to verify you are currently employed with earned income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.

Return the completed information to the BC Junction Office located at 81 Chenango St, Binghamton  or mail the information to 413 Old Mill Rd, Vestal NY  13850.


For additional questions please call our Mobility Manager at 607.778.6515 or email .

Do you need more help understanding how to ride BC Transit?  

Travel training for individuals and/or groups is available.  Contact our Mobility Manager at 607.778.6515 to schedule today.

What are people saying about the W.E.R.C. Pass Program?

"Transit is great. The bus pass helps so much."
Rondek Zakholi,
Binghamton Resident

"For me as a Home Health Aide Provider, riding the bus was expensive. The bus pass helps a whole lot. I ride the bus six times a day."
Denise Lawson,
Binghamton Resident

"I'm very grateful for B.C. Transit and its convenience for me to get to work."
Ronald Reeves,
Binghamton Resident

B.C. Transit is working harder to get you to work!


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