MTD Connect vs QuestCircle

The purpose of SafeRides Connect is to provide safe transportation to individuals who are generally traveling alone and when no other means of safe transportation are available within the designated SafeRides Connect boundaries. There is a maximum limit of three persons per pick-up location. SafeRides Connect does not duplicate fixed-route service already provided by MTD. SafeRides Connect does not provide emergency transportation services to medical facilities. SafeRides Connect does not provide service to and from bars. West Connect is a van service that operates within a designated service boundary (shown) not served by fixed routes. West Connect provides curb-to-curb service that connects outlying areas to fixed route service. If your trip is within the West Connect boundaries or at the Round Barn Road or Stephens Family YMCA transfer locations, just enter the trip information into the app and get the details of your trip. For any questions about SafeRides, the West Connect, or MTD’s fixed-route service, please call 217.384.8188 or visit mtd.org.

Find something real to do this weekend. QuestCircle is where you discover local experiences run by real people — a sunrise trek, a pottery afternoon, a street food walk through parts of the city you have never seen. Not a list of places. Things that actually happen, with someone showing you. DISCOVER WHAT IS NEAR YOU Open the app and see what is happening around you, sorted by how close it is. Pick a day, switch to the map to see everything at a glance, or filter by price, distance, or the kind of thing you are in the mood for — treks, food, art, music, wellness and more. BOOK IN SECONDS Found something? Book it and pay over UPI in a few taps. Your seat is confirmed straight away, and you get the host's number and the exact meeting point so you can sort out the details directly with them. Some quests are free — those you simply join. EVERYONE ON THE QUEST, IN ONE CHAT Every booking puts you in a group chat with the host and everyone else going. Ask what to bring, say you are running late, find each other at the gate. When it is over the thread stays open for a day so you can say thanks and swap photos. MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT Every experience has a host — someone who knows the thing they are showing you. Read what previous guests said, see their rating, and subscribe to the ones you like so you hear about what they are running next. HOST YOUR OWN Know a route, a recipe, a skill, a corner of the city worth showing? Anyone can host. Set your price, set how many people can come, and QuestCircle handles the bookings and the payments. Track what you have earned in your creator studio. BUILD A STREAK Every quest you book earns XP. Level up, collect badges, keep a daily streak alive, and see where you land on your city's leaderboard. It is a small thing that makes going out feel worth it. KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING My Quests holds the ones you are going to, the ones you have hosted, the ones you saved for later, and everything from the hosts you subscribe to. BUILT TO BE SAFE Report or block anyone from their profile. A block is immediate and works both ways — you disappear from each other's view. Everything you post is yours, and you can delete your account from inside the app at any time. WHAT YOU NEED A phone number to sign in. Location access is optional — the app works without it, you just will not see what is nearest.