Public Transportation in Boone County is provided by the Tri-River Transit Authority, which serves about 50 per cent of the county. Tri-River operates two 12-passenger, handicap accessible buses. The cost to ride the bus is only $1. The Boone County Commission, Boone County Community and Economic Development Office, Regional Family Resource Network/WV Community Voices, Boone Memorial Hospital, and private sources provide local funding for the service. To obtain a copy of the bus schedule, please contact the Boone County Community and Economic Development Office at 369-9118 or 369-9127, or toll-free, 1-877-212-0815. You may also download a bus schedule for the Wharton, Van, Uneeda, Madison, Danville, Julian and Southridge Routes at www.tririver.org follow the "Bus Schedule" link.