[Yolobus Public Announcement] YOLOBUS Fare Changes, Effective September 1, 2005

[Terry Bassett]

RT's fares go up, effective September 1, 2005.  The basic RT regular monthly
pass goes up from $60 to $80.   There is also a  $20 surcharge for a YOLOBUS
express sticker, as currently exists.

For seniors and disabled riders, the RT senior/disabled monthly sticker goes
up from $30 to $40, while the student monthly sticker goes up from $15 to
$24.   Seniors and disabled riders don’t need to buy the $20 YOLOBUS express
bus sticker, but students ages 5-18 do.

The regular daily pass also goes from $3.50 to $4.50, while the discount
daily pass for seniors and the disabled goes up from $1.75 to $2.25.  All of
the above increases were established by RT.  Because we honor RT monthly and
daily passes on YOLOBUS, our riders must pay the same price for these
passes.

On the other hand, if you buy a regular RT monthly pass (valued at $80 in
September) but ride YOLOBUS only, there is an alternative.  We are
introducing a $60 YOLOBUS-only monthly pass.  It is NOT valid on Regional
Transit.  If you ride a YOLOBUS express bus, you will also need to pay the
extra $20 for the express sticker--the same as before.  

Sorry, but we are not offering a YOLOBUS-only discount sticker for
seniors/disabled or students.   If you are a senior citizen, disabled, or a
student age 5-18, the RT monthly discount sticker is still available to you.

As of August 23rd, the following are outlets we've established for the sale
of YOLOBUS-only monthly pass:

*	County Fair Mall, Woodland (1-3 p.m. at the mall-side entrance to
Gottschalks, Saturday, August 27, 2005 and Saturday, September 3, 2005)
*	YCTD Office at 350 Industrial Way, Woodland
*	Cache Creek Resort & Casino (for Cache Creek employees only)
*	Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) at U.C. Davis (available
for employees and general public)

State Offices:

*	CalTrans 1820 Alhambra Blvd (for Caltrans employees only)
*	CA State Auditor's office (for State Auditor employees only)
*	Sac County (for Sacramento County employees only)

We are currently negotiating with other outlets that could sell a
YOLOBUS-only pass.  Meanwhile, if you work for a state department that is
not yet a designated sales outlet of YOLOBUS-only monthly passes, contact
the transportation coordinator of that department and have them contact Kwai
Reitz at (530) 661-0816, extension 17, or at kreitz at yctd.org, and she will
work with them in becoming a sales outlet.

For general questions on fares, contact our Customer Service Department at
(530) 661-0816.

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