Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority recently announced the Wheels in Motion network expansion project. Various bus services will be improved, expanded and increased in frequency.
The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) has approved a proposed Wheels in Motion expansion of Tri-Valley bus service, with the changes expected to be implemented in late March.
Daisy Rodriguez of Hartford takes the bus across town for her jobs full-time on weekdays, part-time on weekends as a patient care assistant. She was paying $63 for a 31-day bus pass.
But the state’s fare-free bus program, which began on April 1, has been a godsend. She said the money she saves can go towards the higher costs of groceries and other necessities.
She noted that before the program began, “Sometimes you don’t have the money for the bus fare, and you have to walk.”
It’s hard to find a bus rider who doesn’t share her good opinion of the program.
“There’s no question customers are really enjoying it, and benefitting from it,” said Doug Holcomb, general manager of the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority.