EasyRide, Broomfield’s free ride service for seniors and disabled residents, is expanding to select medical centers in Boulder County.

Starting Monday, the EasyRide program will expand to include Boulder Community Health, Rocky Mountain Cancer Center and Erie Medical Center in its list of service locations for transportation to and from medical appointments.

“We serve our older community members, anyone over 60 is eligible to ride and there is no cost to them,” program supervisor Jennifer Hussey said. “We also transport adults with disabilities in Broomfield.”

The program has been around for decades and is funded by a combination of grant funding, city funding and anonymous contributions. Hussey said that residents who use EasyRide tend to be in their 70s and 80s, with some clients in their 90s and into the 100s. The program makes it possible for them to make it to all manner of appointments once they can no longer drive.

“We take them grocery shopping, we take them to their hair appointments, to their medical appointments. We bring people here to the community center for lunch and wellness activities and educational activities,” she said.

In addition to transportation within Broomfield, transportation to medical appointments can go past county borders, and with the new expansion, there will be additional medical centers for residents utilizing the service. Service to the newly expanded locations will run three days a week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

To enroll in the program, residents are asked to fill out the online form at broomfield.org/2687/Senior-Transportation or by calling 303-464-5534. Forms can also be picked up at the Community Center.

The program is currently averaging about 1,300 rides per month, with summer months being busier for the service.

“We certainly would love to transport as many people that are out there,” Hussey said. “ We’d love to see our ridership increase, and certainly don’t want somebody staying home and not coming out to exercise or getting lunch or going to the grocery store when we’re right here and probably we’re driving by their home.”