Bay Area: Free Rides On Mass Transit Today (June 19, 2008)

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"Bay Area commuters can circle Thursday, June 19 on their calendars and get ready to plan their free trip on transit. June 19 is the only day this year that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will provide free rides on the region’s 30 transit systems. Transit will be free all day on Bay Area bus and light-rail systems, and until 12 noon on AirBART, BART, Caltrain, the ACE train, Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains, and on the Golden Gate, Alameda-Oakland, Alameda-Harbor Bay and Vallejo ferries. This marks the first year that Amtrak Capitol Corridor has participated in the Bay Area’s free transit day campaigns. The June 19 date for free Bay Area transit coincides with the third annual “Dump the Pump” day, a national promotion sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association to encourage the use of transit."