Wednesday, June 18, 2008

6/19/08: Free rides on public transit in 20+ cities/counties for Dump the Pump Day

If you've been thinking about switching to a commute on public transit but aren't sure it'll work, tomorrow is a great day to try. Not only will you be joining others across the country in celebrating public transportation, but in many areas your trip will be free! (And if you already ride public transit daily in one of these areas, well, enjoy your freebie.)

Over 100 public transit agencies are celebrating Dump the Pump Day on June 19th in one way or another-- many including raffles and free food or other giveaways-- but a few dozen places (see below) are taking it to the next level by offering completely free transit. They want to entice customers to give their system a try and see how well it could work for them. (Want to see how commuting costs compare for you between public transit, including variables like different gas prices and maintenance costs? Try this very helpful calculator.)

In just a minute I'll get to the list of the systems that I could find which are offering free transit. But first I must admit that the whole time I was researching and writing this post, I couldn't help singing to myself "Come onnnnn and take a freeeeeeeee ride..."

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Florida:

Indiana:

Kansas:
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Maryland:

Massachusetts:

Michigan:

Missouri:

Ohio:

Pennsylvania:

Texas:

Washington State:

Have any to add to the list?

2 comments:

jen x said...

Thanks for going to the trouble of rounding up a list of cities and counties offering free rides. (I started to do this but I was too lazy!) Terrific resource -- I linked to your post.

jen x said...

P.S. -- I found two more:

CALIFORNIA
Mendocino County

SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston CARTA

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