Eligibility Requirements:

Any Cambridge resident who can document that he or she is at least 60 years old or who has a disability can register for the taxi discount program. Eligibility can be established by providing any one of the following forms of identification:

How the Program Works:

Eligible Cambridge residents may register at the Council on Aging or at the Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Registration may also be conducted over the telephone. Addresses and phone numbers are listed below.

Coupons are issued in books of 10. Each coupon is worth $2.25, and can used instead of cash to pay for part of a taxi fare provided by a licensed Cambridge taxi driver. If the fare is $2.25 to $6.50, passengers will subtract $2.25 from the meter, pay the remainder in cash, and give the driver a $2.25 coupon. If the fare is over $6.50, $4.50 may be subtracted from the meter, two coupons used, and the balance paid in cash. A maximum of two coupons may be used for any one-way trip, regardless of the amount of the fare.

Coupons may be used to travel to or from any destination, provided you are using a licensed Cambridge taxi.

Passenger Responsibilities:

Passengers may not loan or give their coupons to another person. Also, passengers use the coupons they have been issued before ordering additional coupons. No replacements will be issued for coupons that are lost or misplaced.

Before turning coupons in to a taxi driver, the passenger must write his/her name on each taxi coupon. Taxi drivers must complete the information on the bottom of the coupons.

Passenger Rights:

All passengers have the right to courteous service. Should any service problems occur, they should be reported to the Cambridge License Commission (349-6140). Be sure to note the medallion number of the cab.

General Information:

Seven wheelchair-accessible taxicabs are now available for use by Cambridge residents and visitors. These taxicabs serve the general public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Priority service is given to elderly and disabled passengers. Cambridge accessible taxicabs operate as any other Cambridge taxi: they may be flagged down on the street, boarded at a taxi stand, or contacted by telephone. To phone for an accessible Cambridge taxicab, call:
Ambassador Brattle Taxi: 492-1100
Cambridge Checker Cab: 497-9000
Regular Cambridge taxi meter rates are in effect for all accessible taxicab service. The taxi meter starts at $1.75 and $.30 is charged for each 1/8 mile; the first travel mile costs $4.15 with $2.40 charged for each mile thereafter.

To receive additional coupons, or if you have other questions please call:
Cambridge Council on Aging
806 Massachusetts Avenue
349-6220 (Voice)
349-6054 (tty/TDD)

Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities
51 Inman St., 2nd Floor
349-4692 (Voice)
492-0235 (tty/TDD)