The Sacramento Regional Transit District’s fare-free transit program has been extended through September 30, 2021.
The City of Sacramento provided SacRT with $1 million, as well as additional funds from other cities and school districts to counter revenue loss for the year-long RydeFreeRT program.
Officials will conduct research and submit a report by April 2020 on offering the service to young students for free.
Although the technology has been around for some time, advances allow for more real-time tracking and simplified reporting.
The possibility follows the company's announcemnent that they plan to sell Greyhound last May.
RydeFreeRT waives youth fares on bus, light rail, and SmaRT Ride microtransit service across SacRT’s service area.
The new rideshare option for students will operate seven days a week during the fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Many institutions offer bus and shuttle services to provide transportation for students and staff, and they face the same challenges of providing consistently high rider satisfaction levels that municipal transit authorities and operators do.
Transit agency is launching a circulator on a one-mile pedestrian walking loop on the campus of Texas Southern University.
In a recent VCU survey, 95.4% of students and employees expressed support for a continuation of the existing transportation agreement.