News, Notices & Announcements

Effective Tuesday, July 5, passengers will begin paying fares on Pointe Area Assisted Transportation Services (PAATS). Fares have been waived since spring 2020.

The new fees are:

• $1 each way within Harper Woods and the Grosse Pointes

• $2 each way within the area bounded by 8 Mile Road to 11 Mile Road and Kelly

Road to Gratiot Avenue

• $3 each way to 

St. John Surgery Center

Henry Ford Main Campus

Detroit Medical Center

V.A. Hospital

City County Building

The New Center

Fares remain free for the Friday Shop the Gratiot Loop services which takes riders to

the Gratiot shopping corridor which includes Walmart, Meijer, Kroger, Target and

Macomb Mall.

PAATS riders must be a resident of Harper Woods or the Grosse Pointes and at least

60 years of age or disabled adult. It is a curb-to-curb service. Passengers are picked up

at their home, taken to their appointment, picked up and brought back to their home. All

buses are sanitized before and after each pickup and at the end of every day. All riders

and drivers must wear a mask while in the bus. Physical distancing is maintained within

the bus as well.

All appointments must be made at least two days in advance. To reserve a ride, call 313-

394-9712 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The PAATS mission is to provide safe and reliable transportation, ensuring area

residents continue to live their daily lives with independence and dignity.

The Helm at the Boll Life Center, located at 158 Ridge Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, is a

501(c)3 nonprofit, non-residential senior community center dedicated to making the

Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods areas a great place to grow older. The organization

serves as an essential resource to older adults in those communities by providing

opportunities and services in the areas of health, nutrition, education and recreation,

such as transportation, Meals on Wheels, home maintenance, social activities, health

screenings and lifelong learning classes. For more information, visit www.HelmLife.org

or call 313-882-9600.