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Local Attractions offering ROC Transit Day deals, this Friday!

ROC Transit Day

Several local attractions are offering discounted admission this Friday, June 16, to celebrate ROC Transit Day.

In years past Reconnect Rochester has organized the event, aimed at encouraging Rochesterians to leave their cars and instead use public transit for their daily travels. While we have no big festivities planned for this year, you can still participate in the “car-free holiday”. Simply leave your car at home this Friday, ride the bus, walk, bike, enjoy the fresh air – and wish your friends a “Happy ROC Transit Day!”

You can also take advantage of several great deals being offered at local attractions when you show your RTS bus pass (plan your trip using Google Transit or the RTS mobile app)…

Show your RTS fare card at these participating locations, Friday (6/16):

ARTISANworks
$2 off admission
Route 48 University – bus stop at Blossom and University

George Eastman Museum
$5 off general admission, $3 off for seniors, $1 off for students, $2 off for Dryden admission
Route 57 East Ave.

Memorial Art Gallery
$1 off admission
Route 48 University

National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

$5 off admission
Route 25 Thurston/MCC – bus stop at Main and Madison

Seneca Park Zoo

$1 off admission for bus riders who show their bus pass when purchasing a ticket
Route 35 St. Paul

Show your support for public transit and a healthier community. Ditch your car this Friday, and use #RocTransitDay to tell the world why you participate in ROC Transit Day!

 


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ALERT: Trump 2018 Budget Proposal Takes Aim at Public Transit

The Trump Administration has released its full fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget proposal and it includes significant cuts to public transportation including…

  • Eliminating Federal funding for all 15 long-distance passenger rail routes, including the Lake Shore Limited that stops here in Rochester each day
  • Eliminating the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Program (New Starts) that helps cities of all sizes build new transit lines
  • Eliminating the competitive TIGER grant program which has helped fund previously unattainable local projects such as Rochester’s new Amtrak station

Transportation professionals and advocates around the country are sounding the alarm…

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