Try Transit Week features free rides on BRITE Bus on Sept. 21

September is a great time to give public transportation a try throughout Virginia, with special giveaways and free rides available during Try Transit Week, September 19-23, 2016.

The week-long, educational event is designed to encourage Virginians to reduce their use of single-occupancy vehicles and try a form of public transportation such as vanpool, bus, rail, or ferry.

The CSPDC is joining with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and transit operators across the Commonwealth to spread the word about public transportation accessibility and its numerous benefits. Public transportation riders not only save time and money, but they can multi-task, avoiding all of the hassles of traveling by car alone and arriving at their destinations stress- and hassle-free.

To celebrate Try Transit Week, the following transit services will provide free rides all day on Wednesday, September 21st.

• East and West 250 Connector – connects to the Staunton trolleys, the Waynesboro Circulator, the 340 Connector and the Blue Ridge Community College Shuttle, and provides service between the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro in the Rt. 250 corridor, with stops including Augusta Health and the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center Campus.
• Stuarts Draft Link– provides service within Stuarts Draft, and connections with Fishersville and Waynesboro. Stops include apartment complexes, Augusta Health facilities, and employment centers.
• Blue Ridge Community College Shuttle– the Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) Shuttle offers two routes. The BRCC South Shuttle provides service between Staunton and the BRCC Campus in Weyers Cave. A BRCC North Shuttle provides service from the campus to Harrisonburg through Bridgewater, Dayton and Mt. Crawford.  
• Waynesboro Circulator– travels within the city limits of Waynesboro, providing connections to employment centers, retail, and medical facilities.
• Staunton North & West Loops and Downtown Trolley— The Downtown Trolley serves historic downtown Staunton destinations; the North and West Loops serve outlying neighborhoods and medical and retail destinations; the Saturday Night Trolley operates Saturdayevenings providing connections to retail and entertainment destinations.

Virginians can pledge to try a form of public transportation by going to trytransitweek.org during the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Eighth Annual Try Transit Week, a week-long, educational event designed to encourage Virginians to try a form of public transportation such as bus, rail, vanpool or ferry.

Participants who pledge to try transit are automatically entered for a chance to win a year of free transit service from a participating Virginia transit operator, as well as a pair of round-trip tickets aboard Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train.* Pledges will be accepted through September 23, 2016.