EVEN THOUGH ALL SIX BUDGETED SPARE THE AIR DAYS WITH FREE RIDES HAVE BEEN USED, THERE ARE WORDS THAT PRIVATE COMPANIES HAVE CONTACTED THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND INQUIRED ABOUT DONATIONS. SO STAY TUNED, MORE FREE DAYS ARE POSSIBLE!
TODAY, Friday, July 21 is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ground-level ozone air pollution is forecast to exceed 100 AQI (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) TODAY.
Hoy es un día "Spare the Air." Por favor, maneje su carro lo menos posible hoy.
The Air District, MTC, buses, ferries, and BART are offering FREE commutes all day! For details, go to http://www.511.org.
To help prevent smog TODAY, please: - Drive less, bike or walk - Take public transit - visit 511.org to plan your trip!
Participating Transit Providers (updated for 7/21/06 Spare the Air Day)
ACE AC Transit AirBART Alameda Harbor Bay Alameda Oakland Ferry BART Benicia Breeze Caltrain Cloverdale Transit County Connection Dumbarton Express Emery Go Round Fairfield/Suisun Transit Golden Gate Ferry Golden Gate Transit Muni Petaluma Transit Rio Vista Delta Breeze SamTrans Santa Rosa CityBus Sonoma County Transit Tri Delta Transit Union City Transit Vacaville City Coach VTA The VINE WestCAT Wheels
For the first time, the free ride goes on for the WHOLE DAY today, not just the morning commute. Enjoy the free ride.
baileysf
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2006 @ 3:53p
Tomorrow, Friday, June 23, is another Spare the Air Day! Free rides again!!!
Tomorrow, Friday June 23, is another Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. For the second day in a row, ground-level ozone air pollution is forecast to exceed 100 AQI (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) tomorrow.
Mañana es un día "Spare the Air." Por favor, maneje su carro lo menos posible mañana.
Again -- the Air District, MTC, buses, ferries, and BART are offering FREE commutes all day on this second "Spare the Air" weekday! For details, go to http://www.511.org.
Tomorrow, Monday June 26, is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ground-level ozone air pollution is forecast to exceed 100 AQI (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) tomorrow.
WOW... three workdays in a row. Unfortunately, this will be the LAST Spare the Air Day with free rides in 2006!!!
Wow...what happened if another day that is worse than the past few days? They should make it spear the air day everyday! Free rides!
baileysf
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 26, 2006 @ 9:39a
Ivanist said: Wow...what happened if another day that is worse than the past few days? They should make it spear the air day everyday! Free rides!
the air quality management district will keep calling those spare the air days, but just no free rides. i heard from the news that the district is trying to request more funding from the federal government for more free days, but it's unlikely the money will come.
don't forget, each free day costs $2.5 million to reimburse the transit agencies. so, all three days thus far cost $7.5 million.
baileysf
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 13, 2006 @ 12:10a
this just in -
3 more spare the air days are tentatively approved so cross your fingers and we will enjoy 3 more free days of rides!!!
Here's the article from KTVU.com
MTC Votes To Fund Additional Spare The Air Days
POSTED: 12:14 pm PDT July 12, 2006 UPDATED: 4:17 pm PDT July 12, 2006
OAKLAND -- Two Metropolitan Transportation Commission's committees voted Wednesday to spend nearly $7 million for three more "Spare the Air" free transit days in the event of more smog-inducing weather this year.
The action must still be approved by the full MTC board on July 26 and by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District on July 19.
But Wednesday's votes by the MTC's Administration and Programming and Allocations committees means that if hot weather creates high smog levels in the next two weeks, funding will be available so the Air District can declare a Spare the Air day if necessary.
MTC officials report that their agency has already spent most of the $7.5 million it had allocated for Spare the Air days this year on three fare-free days on June 22, 23 and 26.
Agency officials had hoped that that money would last until mid-October.
Money to pay for the additional free-fare days will come from about $5.3 million in unanticipated, one-time state transit systems funding.
Another $688,000 will come from a $4 surcharge on vehicle registrations in the Bay Area.
According to MTC officials, the Spare the Air days last month were successful because they resulted in a 10 percent increase in transit ridership throughout the Bay Area on those days.
Air District spokesman Jack Colbourn said he's "elated" by the MTC committee votes today because his agency now will be able to declare additional Spare the Air days if necessary.
More hot weather is forecast over the weekend and into next week, but Colbourn said there's no way to predict if and when his agency will be declaring any Spare the Air days.
The Air District typically issues Spare the Air advisories on hot, windless days that can lead to the buildup of unhealthy concentrations of ground-level ozone.
The free transit offer is designed to get drivers out of their cars on those days.
baileysf
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 14, 2006 @ 11:38p
it's official! three more spare the air days with free rides have been added!!! watch this post for exact days.
Tomorrow, Monday, July 17, is Spare the Air Day -- free rides to over 25 public transit agencies. Enjoy!!!
I love this!!!
Two more left.
CountryJuneBug
Thrifty Member
posted: Jul. 17, 2006 @ 2:30p
bump
photolover
New Member
posted: Jul. 17, 2006 @ 5:10p
thoro said: wooow, too bad tomorrow isn't a holiday....
If I understand it correctly, the Spare the Air Day only on Weekday and Non holiday, is that correct? I wish they do it on holidays and weekend, too. =(
Tomorrow, Friday, July 21, is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ground-level ozone air pollution is forecast to exceed 100 AQI (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) tomorrow.
baileysf
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 21, 2006 @ 1:10a
bump... hurray for the last spare the air day with free rides!!!
do you think there will be more money to fund additional days this summer?
EVEN THOUGH ALL SIX BUDGETED SPARE THE AIR DAYS WITH FREE RIDES HAVE BEEN USED, THERE ARE WORDS THAT PRIVATE COMPANIES HAVE CONTACTED THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND INQUIRED ABOUT DONATIONS. SO STAY TUNED, MORE FREE DAYS ARE POSSIBLE!
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