Free Fare on All UTA Services Begins Today!

In partnership with the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ), the Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR), and the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) Utah, the Utah Transit Authority has announced two Free Fare for Clean Air days this week.

This Thursday and Friday, September 1 and 2, the fare will be free on all UTA services, including bus, TRAX, FrontRunner, the S-Line Streetcar, paratransit, the Park City-SLC Connect, and UTA On Demand. GREENBike is also offering a special promo code during the free fare day, providing 24 hours of free service. Just enter promo code 8121 at any GREENbike station.

Funding for the Free Fare for Clean Air days is made possible by House Bill 353 sponsored by Representative Joel Briscoe and passed during the 2019 Legislative Session. HB353 authorized this pilot program to provide free fare on UTA services on qualifying days.

The decision to declare free fare days is coordinated between UTA and DAQ based on science and health risk. The DAQ constantly monitors Utah's air shed to identify when levels of ozone as well as particulate matter are unhealthy. When unhealthy pollution levels are forecast, the Division calls a Mandatory Action Day, which indicates critical periods when Utahns should avoid high-emitting activities such as wood burning, operation of gasoline-powered yard equipment, and extensive automobile usage. For more information, visit air.utah.gov.

If you’re new to using UTA

The easiest way to plan your trip is by downloading the Transit app, available in the App Store of Google Play. You can even sign up for service alert notifications. You can also visit Schedules and Maps on www.rideuta.com to see route maps and schedules, stop locations and more. If you still have questions, please call Customer Service at 801-743-3882 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

If you’re a regular rider

We encourage you to double your impact by inviting a friend, colleague or family member to try riding transit on the free fare days or join you on your ride to work, school or entertainment activity.

We also encourage you to help us spread the word by sharing this page or our social media posts letting your community know that this Thursday and Friday are great days to take transit and support efforts to improve our air quality.

Thanks to our partners!

All the partners are excited about this program and the opportunity to increase awareness and engagement with the community about the impact we can have on our air quality by changing our transportation habits.

For more information call 801-743-3882, or download the Transit app at www.transitapp.com/download to track your bus.

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