History of BRS Transportation
Welcome
Our Services
Mission Statement
Contact Information
Hours and Days of Operation
Corydon Bus Schedule
Fares
Guidelines for Riders
Routes
Links
Newsletter
Download our Rider's Guide: (468 KB PDF Document)
SITS Grievance Procedures (32 KB PDF Document)

History of Blue River Transportation

Blue River Services, Inc. public, medical, and deviated route transportation services were established to bring transportation opportunities to local counties. The Southern Indiana Transit System (SITS) serves Crawford, Harrison, Scott and Washington Counties with demand-response public transportation at affordable rates. Medical transportation is also offered in these counties to individuals for doctor’s appointments and hospital visits. In addition, Blue River Services provides deviated route transportation for adults who receive services or those who are employed at Blue River Services Sheltered Workshops and transportation for children with special needs who attend Rainbow’s End Preschool Centers.

Welcome!

We would like to welcome you to Southern Indiana Transportation System (SITS). We have regular mini-vans, fourteen passenger vans, and wheelchair accessible vans. We look forward to meeting your transportation needs within our coverage area.

Our Services

SITS provides demand response service for pick up and drop off at:

• Shopping centers, grocery stores and banks
• Hospitals and Clinics in Southern Indiana
• Automobile repair shops
• Recreation areas

Our services include:

• Friendly and courteous drivers with CPR/First Aid certification
• Drivers with Public Passenger Chauffeur License
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Compliance, including routine drug and alcohol screening
• Mini-vans, fourteen passenger vans, and wheelchair accessible vans with air conditioning
• Group transportation to local events
• Special events shuttle service
• Transportation arrangements for employers to transport their employees to and from the workplace.

SITS Mission Statement

Southern Indiana Transit System (SITS) will provide safe, effective, and reliable transportation for all residents within our service area. SITS will prioritize its services for people with disabilities, medical needs, elderly, low income, and others facing transportation barriers, as well as the general public. SITS will continuously maintain the highest transportation standards for our customers.

To Contact Us for Trip Requests, Cancellations, or Complaints:

Please use the emergency number only if there is an immediate problem with your scheduled transportation. This number is not for reservations.

Hours and Days of Operation

SITS is open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (fast time) After hours, please leave a message on the answering machine. It is very important that you leave a message when calling. If you choose to cancel your transportation, please call to notify us so we do not send a driver out unnecessarily. SITS is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Fares

• 0 to 10 miles: $2.00 per one way, per person
• 11 to 20 miles: $3.00 per one way, per person
• More than 20 miles: $4.00 per one way, per person

If you go outside our service area, there will be an additional charge of $1.25 per mile per one way, per person. Fares will be collected by driver prior to departure. The drivers do not carry cash and cannot make change, so please have the exact change. If you are paying by check, please make check payable to Blue River Services.

Passenger Conduct

It is SITS’ policy to provide the safest and most efficient service to all passengers and to meet the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. SITS must rely on certain guidelines that ensure quality service for all passengers. Passengers who abuse these guidelines can adversely affect the SITS community as a whole.

• Unsafe Conduct: Any act which creates the potential for injury or other risk to any passenger, driver, or the general public will not be tolerated.
• Abusive Conduct: Any disruptive or intrusive act toward any passenger, driver, or the general public will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, any acts that are generally offensive, invading the privacy rights of others, or touching another person in a rude, insolent, or angry manner.
• Passengers may not operate any audio or visual equipment which infringes upon other customers’ comfort or safety, or impairs the driver’s ability to transport passengers safely. Examples include audio/visual equipment without headsets, portable video games, etc.
• No eating, drinking, chewing tobacco, smoking is allowed on the vans.
• No weapons of any type may be brought onto the vans.

SITS has established these policies so that another passenger’s negative conduct will not affect other passengers using transportation services.

When requesting a ride, please be ready to provide the following:

• Your name
• Your pick-up address, including county
• Your telephone number
• The time of your scheduled appointment
• Where you will be going
• The time you want to be picked up for your return trip
• Whether you use a wheelchair or other mobility device
• Dimensions of wheelchair, if applicable
• Whether anyone else will be riding with you

If there are no openings for the time you requested, you may be offered an alternate time as close as possible to the original time you requested. If there are no openings for the day and time you requested, please feel free to call SITS at a later time to ask if there have been any cancellations.

Please Remember:

• SITS is a curb-to-curb service. No assistance can be provided beyond the curb. For the safety of our passengers, drivers cannot leave the vehicle. If you require further assistance, you should be accompanied by a personal care attendant or traveling companion. This must be arranged in advance when you schedule your trip.
• You may ride from any origin in the SITS service area for any legal purpose as long as a reservation has been made.
• Drivers are only permitted to wait 5 minutes. Additional stops may be made along your route before reaching your destination.
• The driver is required to collect the fare upon departure. Please have exact change ready.
• Prior to departure you must fasten your seat belt/ shoulder strap. If you are in a three-wheeled mobility device, you may be asked to transfer to a seat in the vehicle. Please note that the choice to transfer to a seat is yours.
• • SITS permits riders to carry portable oxygen tanks on vehicles. It is the responsibility of the rider to assure that portable oxygen tanks are properly secured to prevent injury.

Available Routes

• Harrison: Route 1, Route 2, Route 3, Route 4
• Crawford: Route 1, Route 2
• Washington: Route 1, Route 2, Route 3
• Scott: Route 1, Route 2

Links:

• The American Public Transportation Association provides links to other transportation agencies in Indiana and other states
  
• Community Transportation Association of America
  
• INDOT (Indiana Department of Transportation)
  
• Orange County Transit Service provides transportation in Orange County, Indiana
  
• Ride Solution provides transportation in Daviess, Greene, Martin, Pike, and Sullivan Counties in Southern Indiana
  
• TARC (Transit Authority of River City) provides transportation in Clark and Floyd Counties in Southern Indiana, as well as the Louisville, KY, metropolitan area.

Blue River Transportation (SITS) Newsletter

• #1 -Winter 2006 Newsletter (Blue River Transportation Newsletter #1 - Winter 2006, 287 KB PDF document)
• #2 -Winter 2007 Newsletter (Winter 2007 Newsletter 266 KB PDF document)
• #3 -Summer 2009 Newsletter (Summer 2009 Newsletter 2177 KB PDF document)

For additional information on the Transportation Services Blue River offers please contact Roland Lemus, Regional Director of SITS at (812) 734-1000 or brrtrdir@brsinc.org.