No fares for Skagit Transit passengers 18 and under
MOUNT VERNON — Skagit Transit has joined a growing list of public transportation agencies allowing anyone 18 and younger to ride for free.
The Mount Vernon-based agency, which reaches north to Bellingham and south to Everett, made the change this week. The Legislature’s transportation package, Move Ahead Washington, offered more public transportation money for agencies that adopted policies that struck youth fare.
“We at Skagit Transit see a lot of value in youth riding for free,” executive director Dale O’Brien said in a statement. “We believe that more young people will discover how convenient public transit can be and will ride for years to come with rides being so accessible.”
Community Transit and Everett Transit expect to see a boost of millions of dollars from the move.
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