[Yolobus Public Announcement] Ride Yolobus and Unitrans free on Spare the Air Day (Monday, June 29 2009)

Terry Bassett Tbassett at yctd.org
Sun Jun 28 23:56:24 PDT 2009


 

Monday, June 29th is a Spare the Air Day

 

TO:                                 YOLOBUS Riders

 

FROM:                          Terry Bassett, Executive Director, Yolo
County Transportation District 

 

 

WHAT:                          Ride YOLOBUS and Unitrans free on Monday,
June 29th:  "Spare the Air" Day

 

                            Yolo Area Transit Operators Also Advise
Riders to Stay Hydrated and Cool

 

                            YOLOBUS to offer real time bus location
information on Monday afternoon

 

 

Monday, June 29, 2009  has been designated by the Sacramento Air Quality
Management District as a "Spare the Air".  This Summer, when the Air
Quality Index (AQI) is expected to exceed "150" for ozone levels, the
AQMD sends out announcements at least the day before.

Rides on YOLOBUS and Unitrans fixed route services will be provided at
no charge to riders on June 29th because of this "Spare the Air Day"
designation. Also, riders of YOLOBUS paratransit services will not be
charged a fare on Monday, as well.  

Additionally, because the temperature forecast is significant for
Monday, both YOLOBUS and Unitrans are advising passengers to stay
hydrated by drinking plenty of water and  stay indoors as long as
possible (until their buses arrive), particularly in the afternoon.  How
can a rider find out if their bus is on time without being out there in
the heat of the day?  YOLOBUS riders can now get real time information
on where their bus is simply by going to the Yolobus.com web site and
clicking  "automatic vehicle location system", or going to
http://avl.yctd.org/.  YOLOBUS is the first public bus system in the
Sacramento area to offer system-wide real-time bus location information.
In the coming months, Unitrans and Elk Grove will be implementing real
time bus location systems, as well.

This free-ride incentive program on YOLOBUS is funded by the Sacramento
Area Council of Governments and the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management
District.  Likewise, Unitrans, which serves the City of Davis,
surrounding area, and U.C. Davis campus, will offer free rides on
Monday, as well.  This free-ride offer does not apply to Sacramento
Regional Transit buses or light rail. 

Five-day forecasts for ozone are available at  www.sparetheair.com
<http://www.sparetheair.com/>  and Spare the Air days are determined a
day in advance which helps people plan to use alternative
transportation, including bus, carpooling, walking and bicycling.
Residents can also receive personal notification through 

Air Alert, a free service available by signing up at www.myairalert.net
<http://www.myairalert.net/> .  On declared "Spare the Air" days anyone
can ride YOLOBUS for free.

On  Monday, June 29th, YOLOBUS will provide its normal weekday bus
service for  Woodland, West Sacramento, Davis, U.C. Davis, Winters,
Sacramento International Airport, downtown Sacramento, Madison, Esparto,
Capay, Cache Creek Resort and Casino, Dunnigan, and Yolo.  The program
applies to YOLOBUS and Unitrans fixed route buses and YOLOBUS smaller
buses that serve the disabled.     Bus schedules are available by
contacting YOLOBUS at 530-666-2877 or www.yolobus.com
<http://www.yolobus.com/> , as well as UNITRANS at 530-752-2877 or
www.Unitrans.com <http://www.unitrans.com/> .

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