Lompoc Transit Extending Free Fares, Showcasing New Routes
Jarrod Zinn
LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – Lompoc’s Transit Division is inviting locals to try out some recently expanded routes throughout the city, for free.
Residents had direct influence on these recent additions.
City Of Lompoc Transit, or COLT, is offering free fares through the end of February.
Lompoc city officials say public transit is designed to make residents’ lives easier, and it’s also good for the environment.
Locals can check out what’s new and enjoy the free fares through next month.
“It’s a great opportunity to get out and see all of the new routes that we’re offering,” says the City of Lompoc’s community relations manager Emily Prueitt.
The new additions are in direct response to public input gathered last month at the Unmet Transit Needs Workshop held at City Hall.
“We are excited for the opportunity to have so many routes that connect to so many different places across the city,” says Prueitt. “Restaurants, hospitals, parks, schools, all of them are connected by public transit.”
Lompoc’s public transit is specifically designed to fit into locals’ daily activities — from work commutes to running errands and even social occasions.
“We have additional stops that we’re adding,” says Prueitt. “We also have the new Bridge House route. The H Street shuttle has also become a completely dynamic route.”
The city continually accepts input such as hiccups in the system that need to be addressed, and ideas for new routes or methods.
“All of our busses are ADA accessible, which is huge,” Prueitt says. “And we also offer ADA and para-transit services. And the free fares are also applicable to those services. The only route that the free fare promotion does not apply to is for Clean Air Express.”
City officials say this is the best time to engage with all outlets of public transit to see the new routes and stops, at no cost.
You can find more information and route schedules on the city’s website by clicking this link.
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