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Coyote Run

Coyote Run is located at the Public Works Facility at 12941 Pusch Mountain View Lane in Oro Valley. CoVan with Chair Liftyote Run serves Oro Valley residents who are 62 years of age and older, who are transportation dependent and/or residents eligible under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Riders can take advantage of the valuable door-to-door service by requesting rides two working days to two weeks in advance. Passengers are asked to be ready for pick-up at least 10 minutes before their scheduled pick-up time to ensure efficiency.  In addition we ask passengers to please give at least 24 hours notice of the need to cancel a trip (48 hours preferred). Please note that although it is rare; at times Coyote Run experiences a demand for our service that exceeds our supply or ability to meet all the request for trips.

Casey Davis with Coyote Run since 2004Although most of Coyote Run’s destinations are to medical appointments, a variety of trip destinations are granted. For many Oro Valley residents, Coyote Run is their lifeline to healthcare such as kidney dialysis, chemotherapy, physical therapy, etc.  We also provide transportation to social service agencies such as Tucson Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Beacon Foundation, Project Origin, the Blake Foundation, and Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging and the University of Arizona.

Many of our passengers rely on Coyote Run to go to the grocery stores and department stores for essential items & to restaurants and social visits.

The population of elderly within the Town of Oro Valley is increasing. Currently, those residents age 60+ make up 30% of Oro Valley’s population. Although all of those 60+ may not be eligible riders, Oro Valley expects the number of eligible Coyote Run riders will increase in time.

As of January 2008 Coyote Run has over 1,000 eligible riders and makes approximately 65-100 trips per day. All Coyote Run drivers are certified in providing basic first aid and CPR and are required to complete a Paratransit driver training class.

All Coyote Run drivers are in safety sensitive positions which means they are routinely tested for illegal drugs and as a division of the Town of Oro Valley; Coyote Run is a drug free work place.

Coyote Run is a proactive idea made possible by hard work on the part of residents of the Town, Town staff, personnel from the City of Tucson, Pima County Department of Transportation, Pima Association of Governments, and receives funding in part from the Federal Transit Administration www.fta.dot.gov as a sub-recipient of the City of Tucson.