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Free bus rides during Go Green Week
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Turlock and county residents can ride for free on all fixed-route and commuter buses during the month of December.

The City of Turlock and other local municipalities are encouraging residents to ‘go green’ next week by leaving their personal vehicles at home and riding the bus.

In honor of Go Green Week, bus rides in Turlock and Stanislaus County are free March 13-19. This includes all commuter bus services, but excludes ADA Paratransit, Medivan, and Dial-a-Ride services. 

 Funding for the joint, free ride promotion is made possible through a grant from the California Department of Transportation under the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.   

 “We’re excited to coordinate our efforts with our regional partners to make it easier than ever for all County residents to experience the benefits of transit, particularly for those residents that have never stepped foot on a bus before,” said Wayne York, Transit Manager for Turlock Transit. “We look forward to showing the public how using public transit can be a positive, cost-effective transportation alternative to single-occupant motor vehicles.” 

The goal of the free ride promotion is to reduce the use of single occupant vehicles in an effort to reduce traffic congestion, pollution, and countless hours wasted on freeways. In addition to this free ride promotion, regional transit operators plan to coordinate an additional free ride promotional opportunity for Dump the Pump Day on June 17, 2022, under the same LCTOP grant program. 

“We are thrilled to offer free rides during Go Green week in March,” said Adam Barth, StanRTA CEO. “Public transportation is an effective way to mitigating traffic congestion, improving air quality and getting around Stanislaus County.”  

Residents are encouraged to make the most of this free ride promotion by planning their trips in advance.  Trip planning tools are available on the websites of the transit operators, as well as through smartphone apps such as Google Maps or the Transit app.  These tools make it easy to determine the closest bus stop, the correct route, and in some cases real-time bus arrival information. 

For more information on Turlock Transit and its services, visit www.turlocktransit.com or call (209) 668-5600. For more information on the StanRTA and its services, visit www.stanrta.org or call (209) 521-1274.