What if you can’t use Uber, Lyft, or public transportation?

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Individuals or families can join the Riders’ Club Co-op, which also partners with retirement communities such as Cathedral Village, the Hill at Whitemarsh, Abington VNA Aging at Home, and the Wayne Senior Center, as well as the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Rhawnhurst NORC, to transport clients for shopping, weddings and funerals, medical appointments, social functions, and religious services.

“We also provide special-needs transportation for two suburban school districts and work with a number of private schools and their student families,” said Paxton Wray, who founded the co-op.

During the last year, Riders’ Club Co-op provided more than 29,000 rides, operating under the same member-owned-and-operated concept as Mount Airy’s Weavers Way Co-op. Though the organization is based in Montgomery County, drivers travel to other counties, as well.

There are two classes of Riders’ Club membership: household/individual, and corporate/supporting.

Each membership class pays a $99 yearly fee, plus per-ride charges based on time and distance. One-way or round-trip rides are provided by insured drivers — mostly retirees, Wray added — who use their own cars or minivans. Each driver must have three years’ accident-free and ticket-free driving, and must pass a criminal-background check. Drivers carry photo IDs and signs showing that they drive for the co-op.

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