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SolTrans extends youth ride‑free pilot; back‑to‑school event set for Aug. 8 at Vallejo Transit Center
Summary
SolTrans executive director Beth Crandy told the committee the agency extended its youth ride‑free pilot for two years, that riders 18 and under may board without ID by telling the operator, and that a back‑to‑school event is planned for Aug. 8 at the Vallejo Transit Center.
Beth Crandy, executive director of SolTrans, told the Vallejo 2x2 committee on June 16 that the agency extended its youth ride‑free pilot at the May 2025 board meeting for an additional two years and that the program allows riders 18 and under to board SolTrans, local and Solano Express lines without an ID by telling the operator they are youth.
The nut graf: Crandy said SolTrans will host a back‑to‑school event on Friday, Aug. 8 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Vallejo Transit Center to provide information for students and parents about getting to and from school; she asked district partners to include SolTrans in any districtwide back‑to‑school events.
Crandy also said SolTrans is in the middle of a change‑of‑operations review that will not affect the upcoming 2025–26 school year but could affect later schedules; staff will work with the district to announce any changes before the 2026–27 school year. On qualification, she told the committee, “To qualify, the youth just need to board the bus and tell the operator they are youth and they could board for free. No ID is necessary.”
Ending: Crandy invited district and city staff to coordinate outreach for the Aug. 8 event and for future information campaigns about any schedule changes under SolTrans’s operations review.
