Oakmont’s Riverview Community Action Corp. has a way for folks to ride in style.

The nonprofit partnered with ACCESS, a shared-ride, door-to-door paratransit service in Allegheny County sponsored by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, to bring senior residents the Twin-Boro Van Service.

Having launched in April, the van holds about 14 people and can accommodate boxes and bags if riders need to go shopping or pick up packages. The van is wheelchair-accessible and equipped with a wheelchair lift.

The first month in operation was a bit of a slow start for the center. Barbara Miller, executive director of RCAC, said that while everyone who uses the van has given good reviews, new ridership has been low. She attributed the sluggish numbers to the new booking system.

“I think this bus is going to help us,” said Miller of Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington County. “It’s just that change is very difficult.”

The service is tailored for people with disabilities and seniors trying to navigate around Allegheny County. RCAC’s branch of the service will take riders to locations in Verona, Oakmont and the Verona Hilltop neighborhood of Penn Hills.

Rides cost $1 per one-way trip.

To schedule a ride, travelers need to make an ACCESS account by calling 412-562-5353. Once the account is created, riders can put funds in their account to book future van rides through ACCESS.

“You can’t book trips through (RCAC), but we can explain what’s going on,” said RCAC volunteer Carol Broz of Oakmont.

People don’t need to be an RCAC member to use the service, she said.

This service replaces RCAC’s own bus service. The program became too expensive for the nonprofit to maintain since the bus needed consistent maintenance.

“There’s a learning curve for the staff, too, because we used to take the reservations,” Miller said.

About 18 people regularly use the Twin-Boro Van Service. The center needs to have at least 24 people using the van per month to maintain a partnership with ACCESS.

Board members at the RCAC have gotten creative when trying to get the word out about the van service. Marsha Cuckler of Penn Hills keeps a set of magnets in her purse with information about the service.

“I give them to people as I see them,” she said. “I say, ‘Here, ride our van.’ It’s very important we get our ridership up.”