The Susi Q is closed until further notice, but our channels of communication are wide open. Email Martha Hernandez, LCSW, Director of Care Management, with your concerns and needs, or call her at 949.715.8104.

CAREFREE LAGUNA: TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR SENIORS

Experts Say That's the Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles. 
When the time comes, will giving up our car keys feel like a fate worse than death? A growing number of people emphatically say, "No!" Many are pioneers: people who still drive, but find ways not to. What they have learned—that we are healthier, wealthier, and easier on the planet when we don't drive—is good news. And when seniors stop driving, Laguna Beach has a number of transportation options to help them get around town, to the Susi Q and to their medical appointments.
ACCESS (ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY)
Paratransit service for people who can’t use regular bus service and who meet ADA criteria. Eligibility Help Desk 714.560.5956.

AGE WELL SENIOR TRANSPORTATION
Free from Laguna to and from both Mission Hospital campuses. Other medical facilities in South County for $2 each way. Call 949.855.9766.

CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH TRANSIT
Bus service to residential neighborhoods in North and South Laguna, and neighborhood trolleys to three other residential areas of the City.

SALLY'S FUND 
To and from the Susi Q, medical appointments, & shopping. 
Sally’s Fund Van
Hours of Operation: M-F, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. 
Free transportation to community and Susi Q Center, lunch and program. Local businesses & “Afternoons Out" to discount stores: Donation or waived based on ability to pay
Sally’s Fund Car
Hours of Operation: M-F, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. 
Medical appointments within 40 miles of Laguna Beach. Deliveries of personal shopping & groceries. Donation or waived based on ability to pay. To schedule a ride or for more information: 949.499.4100

CAR(E)FREE LAGUNA
Laguna Beach Seniors has created an educational program called CAR(E)FREE LAGUNA to "drive" home the point that smart seniors don't need cars to keep living it up in Laguna Beach. 

CAR(E)FREE LAGUNA is first and foremost a call to action: 
  • Let's reach out to friends and neighbors who have stopped driving to make sure they don't become isolated—which is the enemy of aging gracefully.
  • Let's give people we trust permission to tell us when we should stop driving—because we may not be the first to know. (Need help having the talk? Start here.)
  • Let's use our cars less. There are all kinds of great ideas out there from carpooling to car holidays, walking, biking, and public transportation.
  • Let's extend our "safe driving" years by taking driver safety refresher classes, like the ones AARP offers four times a year at the Susi Q.
  • Let's listen to those who have stopped driving. They have a lot to teach us.
  • Let's put our heads together to improve our hometown transportation system so that it works more efficiently for everyone.

With CAR(E)FREE LAGUNA, we are joining a conversation that has been going on for years about how we can become a less car-centric community. We are grateful to all of you who have been part of this dialogue, and look forward to working together in the years to come. And it will take years—just as it did to "buckle up" without thinking about it—for alternatives to driving to become an unremarkable part of everyday life, as well as lifelines for the car-free.