Ride The Bus For Free On Fridays
In an attempt to increase ridership, public transit buses in Maine will be free on Fridays through the end of 2008.
Free Fare Fridays is a month-long campaign designed to educate Mainers about low-cost transit options available throughout the state. This is the third promotion of free rides, following previous campaigns where ridership was up as much as 38%, as hundreds of new riders got to travel for free in their local communities.
The Free Fare Fridays campaign is a partnership between the Maine Department of Transportation, the GO MAINE commuter assistance program, and the Greater Portland Metro Services. In addition to the increase in transit riders, more and more commuters are visiting the GO MAINE commuter website in search of carpooling and vanpooling options. Since 2008, the GO MAINE database has increased by more than 100% and has had over one million hits to its website.
For more information about Free Fare Fridays, the GO MAINE commuter assistance program, and a complete list of participating transit services, please call 1-800-280-RIDE or visit: www.gomaine.org.
