SolTrans Provides FREE Rides March 5th

NEWS RELEASE
February 27, 2024

Solano County Transit (SolTrans) will offer FREE rides on all Local and Paratransit services on Election Day, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. It is SolTrans’ commitment to offer free rides this election day to increase community access to the polls. Exercising the right to vote is so important, that SolTrans wants to make it as easy as possible to get you to the polls.

Free rides will be on all local fixed routes for all riders and Paratransit trips will be free for all ADA-eligible persons. Reservations are required for Paratransit service, please follow normal protocol to book a Paratransit trip on or before March 1, 2024.

“All Local rides are free March 5^th, whether it’s to work, store, or for recreation. But we do hope you use the free rides to vote, too. No matter how you choose to cast your vote, access to transportation should not be a barrier. We are happy to provide passengers safe transportation to and from the polls this March and again in November.” Said SolTrans Executive Director, Beth Kranda.

To find your Solano County polling place and check your voter status, visit https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/sample_ballot_polling_place_lookup.asp. For help planning your trip, visit SolTrans’ trip planner, available on the home page of SolTrans.org. Have your starting address and the address of the polling place you will be traveling to available.

Solano County Transit (SolTrans) has been the public transportation provider for south Solano County since July 2011. SolTrans provides local and SolanoExpress fixed routes and complementary paratransit. The agency is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) governed by a six-member Board of Directors, composed of two representatives from the cities of Benicia and Vallejo, Solano County’s representative on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), and a representative from the Solano Transportation Authority.

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