TRAIL: Get on Board!

Transportation Resource to Aid Independent Living

TRAIL (Transportation Resource to Aid Independent Living) provides transportation services for developmentally disabled adults to recreational and educational programs sponsored by AR&LE (Adaptive Recreation & Learning Exchange).

TRAIL's riders live on their own in Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina and Richfield. Through donations and fundraising, TRAIL subsidizes the cost of transportation, so riders pay a nominal fee for each ride.

TRAIL is a nonprofit service organization formed in 1990 by parents, consumers, and professionals.

Fun facts

Ninety-five percent of TRAIL's fundraising proceeds go directly to transportation costs! Board members are non-paid volunteers.
Riders pay $3 roundtrip, with TRAIL paying over 80% of the actual transportation costs. Without TRAIL's help, riders would pay $10 per trip.
In 1991, TRAIL provided 18 trips.
In 2009, TRAIL provided 232 trips!

How you can help

Financial support.
Join the TRAIL Board of Directors.
Help with fundraising.
Sponsor-a-Ride for $62. A certificate will be displayed on the TRAIL bus of your choice!

TRAIL brochure

Download a TRAIL brochure (223KB, 2-page PDF)

Contact TRAIL

9691 Belmont Lane
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Phone: 952-828-0983; Fax: 952-828-9624
E-mail: RideTrail@msn.com

For more information, contact:

Kari Hemp, Recreation Supervisor
PH: 952-563-8891, TTY: 952-563-8740
E-mail: khemp@ci.bloomington.mn.us