From KSouza at yctd.org Sat Aug 17 16:52:14 2013 From: KSouza at yctd.org (Kathy Souza) Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:52:14 -0700 Subject: [Yolobus Public Announcement] Sunday August 18 is a SPARE THE AIR DAY Message-ID: <341F5A080070074DBFF7D7F0E5E118D5B47F84@DCExchange.YCTD.com> Yolobus Public Service Announcement Reminder: You have subscribed to the Yolo Public Service Announcement List. If you wish to unsubscribe, please visit: http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/yolobus The Unsubscribe Section is toward the bottom of the page. Sunday August 18, 2013 has been designated by the Yolo/Solano Air Quality Management District and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District as a "Spare the Air" day. Rides on YOLOBUS and Unitrans fixed route services will be provided at no charge to riders because of this "Spare the Air Day" designation. Also, riders of YOLOBUS paratransit services will not be charged a fare on those days. This summer, when the Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to exceed "127" for ozone levels, the Air District sends out an announcement at least the day before. Additionally, because the temperature forecast is significant for Tuesday, both YOLOBUS and Unitrans are advising passengers to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water and staying indoors as long as possible (until their buses arrive), particularly in the afternoon. How can a rider find out if their bus is on time without being out there in the heat of the day? YOLOBUS riders can get real time information on where their bus is simply by going to the Yolobus.com web site and clicking on "automatic vehicle location system", or going to http://avl.yctd.org/ . This free-ride incentive program on YOLOBUS is funded by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments and the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District. Likewise, Unitrans, which serves the City of Davis, surrounding area, and U.C. Davis campus, will offer free rides on Spare the Air days as well. This free-ride offer does not apply to Sacramento Regional Transit buses or light rail and free transfers to that system will not be issued. Five-day forecasts for ozone are available at www.sparetheair.com and Spare the Air days are determined a day in advance which helps people plan to use alternative transportation, including bus, carpooling, walking and bicycling. Residents can also receive personal notification through Air Alert, a free service available by signing up at www.myairalert.net . On declared "Spare the Air" days anyone can ride YOLOBUS for free. Bus schedules are available by contacting YOLOBUS at 530-666-2877 or www.yolobus.com , as well as UNITRANS at 530-752-2877 or www.Unitrans.com . Yolobus Staff To unsubscribe, please visit: http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/yolobus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2724 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2879 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3166 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: