Do I have to live within 3/4 of a mile from a bus stop to be eligible for STAR (Paratransit Bus)?
No. You could live in Florida or California, in fact. Where you live has nothing to do with being approved for paratransit eligibility. How your disability affects your mobility is how paratransit eligibility is determined by Federal law. Once you are approved, you can use paratransit all over the US when traveling tool, as a visitor! (for up to 21 days in each area) I am blind. STAR mailed my re-certification application to me in normal print and I didn’t even know I received it. They suspended my service. Help! Call us. We’ll talk to STAR to reinstate your service pending receipt of an appropriate form that you can READ. This is required by law. We can also assist you with filling out the application. STAR sent me a letter saying I no-showed 10% of my trips last month and gave me a bunch of dates. They say if I do this again in the next 4 months I’ll be suspended. What do I do now! The new STAR Policy was put into effect Dec 13, 2007. There is a pretty extreme STAR no-show policy now