[Press Release] : Columbia Transit offers ‘Try Transit’ day

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2010
 
CONTACT: Public Works Department
(573) 874-7250
 
Columbia Transit offers ‘Try Transit’ day
        
(COLUMBIA, MO) – Haven’t tried Columbia Transit? Here is your
opportunity to try it…for free. Columbia Transit is hosting a free “Try
Transit” Thursday on May 6, all day, anywhere Columbia Transit goes.
Save gas, avoid parking hassles, reduce traffic congestion and improve
the environment. 
“On May 6 we are asking residents to try a money-saving commute option,”
said Ken Koopmans, transportation manager for the city of Columbia.
“Trying Columbia Transit is one of the things we want people to
consider when looking for an alternative mode of transportation.”
Fares for Columbia Transit are $1 for adults and 50 cents for students,
seniors, Medicaid recipients, low-income individuals and certified
handicapped. Columbia Transit buses and Paratransit vans are equipped
with either a wheelchair lift or ramp, and buses "kneel" to lower the
first boarding step. City buses are also equipped with bicycle racks to
let you combine bicycling with transit. 
For more information on Columbia Transit or to view the map and
schedules, visit www.GoColumbiaMo.com (search GoBus) or call (573)
874-7282. You can also follow Columbia Transit at
www.Twitter.com/Columbia_MO_Bus. 
 
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