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SPRINTER - Promotions
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SPRINTER North County Events | The Green Alternative | SPRINTER College Pass
North County Events Near the SPRINTER
Take North County Transit District’s (NCTD) SPRINTER light rail train to reach special events in North County this season. The Oceanside – Escondido SPRINTER train runs half-hour service on weekdays from approximately 4 a.m. to 9 p.m., with hourly service on the weekends (half hour service on weekends begins July 12!).
Parking is free and plentiful at 13 of the SPRINTER’s 15 stations located along the Highway 78 corridor.
Upcoming events that are accessible from SPRINTER stations include:
JULY 2008
• Fri. July 4, O'fest Summer Beach Festival, Oceanside, (760) 754-4512,
10 AM until dark (9 PM Fireworks, special late night SPRINTER service to be
provided after fireworks).
Click here for the rider alert for July 4 service.
• Sat, July 12, Flow Rider Competition, The Wave Waterpark, Vista,
(760) 940-WAVE, 8 AM
• Sun. July 13, Summer Shorts, Sunshine Brooks Theatre, Oceanside,
(760) 529-9140, 2 PM
• Sun. July 20, KIFM Jazz at the Beach (21 & older), Oceanside Pier
Amphitheater, (619) 291-9797, 4:30 PM - Sunset
• Sat. July 26, Christian Music Festival, Oceanside Pier Amphitheater,
(760) 477-3901, 2 PM to 6 PM
• Sun. July 27, La Guelaguetza Oaxaca Celebration, Oceanside Pier
Amphitheater, (760) 809-3498, 10 AM to 8 PM
AUGUST 2008
• Sun. August 3, Rod Run & Classic Car Show, Downtown Main Street,
Vista, (760) 414-9391, 9 AM to 2 PM
• Sun. August 10, KIFM Jazz at the Beach (21 & older), Oceanside
Pier Amphitheater, (619) 291-9797, 3 PM – Sunset
• Sat. Aug. 16, Stone Anniversary Celebration and Invitational Beer Festival (21 & older), Cal State San Marcos, 760-471-4999, stonebrew.com, 11:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. and 3:15 – 6:15 p.m.
• Fri., Sat, Sun. August 15, 16 & 17, Oceanside Longboard
Surfing Club Surf Contest & Beach Festival, Oceanside Pier
Amphitheater, (858) 792-5541, 8 AM to Dusk
Limo Service from Escondido Transit Center
Catch the Escondido Downtown Business Association free limousine service, which connects Sprinter passengers with Grand Avenue, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. The Saturday limo rides are free to anyone holding a Sprinter ticket at the Escondido Transit Center. The limos drop off and pick up in the downtown area every 30 minutes. The next free shuttles will be available June 14.
Vista Art & Sculpture Walking Tour
At the Vista Transit Center, exit the SPRINTER and walk east of the platform to Main Street to visit art galleries or view large scale outdoor sculptures interpreting kites. Click here to download a PDF map and brochure from the City of Vista (2MB).
Wave Water Park Discount
At the Vista Transit Center, exit the SPRINTER and walk east of the platform. Cross Vista Village Drive to reach Main Street take a right toward Wave Drive. Valid SPRINTER/BREEZE Day Pass holders receive a $2 discount at Vista’s Wave Waterpark all summer long, (760) 940-WAVE.
To add an event to this listing, call 760-966-6602.
THE GREEN ALTERNATIVE
The SPRINTER helps with the "greening" of North County. Here's why:
The SPRINTER improves air quality by reducing pollution. Compared with private vehicles, public transportation produces, on average, per passenger mile, 95 percent less carbon monoxide, 92 percent fewer volatile organic compounds, 45 percent less carbon dioxide and 48 percent less nitrogen oxide. The new SPRINTER trains emit at a stringent Euro III
emissions level, and when compared with automobiles or
with heavy rail, fuel consumption
per seat is very low.
The SPRINTER reduces gasoline consumption. Each year, public transportation use saves the equivalent of 34 supertankers of oil, or a supertanker leaving the Middle East every 11 days. By the end of the first year of service, it is projected that the SPRINTER will be taking 5,000 cars off Highway 78 each day.
The SPRINTER helps ease traffic congestion in North County. In 2003, public transportation in America's most congested cities saved travelers 1.1 billion hours in travel time. It is estimated that the
SPRINTER line will result in a reduction of 57,757
vehicle miles traveled every day by the end of the first year of
service.
The SPRINTER helps passengers save money. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) found that public transportation use saves 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline every year, and can reduce household expenses by $6,200 - more than the average household pays for food in a year. A SPRINTER Day Pass costs about what the price of a single gallon of gas currently costs.
The SPRINTER works to promote personal wellness.
Public transportation fosters a healthy and active lifestyle, encouraging more people to walk, bike and jog to transit stops. An analysis of 2001 National Household Travel Survey data for transit users finds that walking to and from transit helps inactive persons attain a significant portion of the recommended minimum daily exercise they need.
The SPRINTER lead to improvements in North County's open space. SPRINTER construction mitigation efforts in the
Rancho Del Oro and Harmony Grove areas have
created more than six acres of new wetlands/open
space and garnered an environmental project award
from the American Public Works Association. Under
an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers after
upgrading the old rail line, NCTD transferred 35,000
cubic yards of material to the Rancho Del Oro area to
create new wetlands. After transferring the soil, the transit district created an irrigation system to
facilitate the growth of many species of native plants.
Conditions were created to provide habitat for the
various species of birds, fish and wildlife that were
affected by the new rail line. In Harmony Grove, land
which once had been a decaying mobile-home park,
has been transformed into a lush field planted with
live oak and other native plants.
Take the challenge: try transit just one day a week and you too can help ease congestion, save gas money and even help the environment. Click here to see what your transit benefits calculation is.
To learn more about the benefits of public transit, visit the www.publictransportation.org web site hosted by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
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SPRINTER COLLEGE PASS
If you're a college student, you know that every penny counts! Now you can avoid having to pay expensive parking permit fees by taking the BREEZE bus and the SPRINTER to college. Students from Cal State San Marcos, Palomar College and MiraCosta College now have easy access to campus from a nearby SPRINTER station! Fares and monthly passes (listed below) are the same for the BREEZE bus system and the SPRINTER trains, making it easy to transfer between the two modes. Discounted monthly passes are subject to college requirements, check with your campus.
College Monthly passes offer a great discount and are currently available through the following colleges (fares effective July 1, 2008):
MiraCosta College BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $44
This pass is sold in association with MiraCosta College and the Associated Student Governments -- available the 25th through the 15th of the month, or until passes are sold out, at the Student Account's Office on the main campus. Call (760) 757-2121 x 6835 for specific sales locations. A college student I.D. is required and this campus may require a minimum number of units.
Many BREEZE bus routes serve MiraCosta College and passengers using the SPRINTER have an easy 5 minute BREEZE connection from the Rancho Del Oro station on BREEZE route 319.
Palomar College BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $47
More than six BREEZE routes serve the transit center at Palomar College and now the SPRINTER! Palomar College monthly passes are sold at the Student Affairs Office on the main campus in San Marcos the 25th through the 10th of the month, or until passes are sold out. A college student I.D. is required and this campus may require a minimum number of units. For more information from the Palomar College web site, click here.
Many BREEZE bus routes serve Palomar College in both San Marcos and Escondido. The main campus in San Marcos conveniently has a SPRINTER station located just south of Mission Road.
Cal State San Marcos BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $49
A BREEZE/SPRINTER monthly pass is now available for CSUSM students with valid ID and enrollment verification through the Parking and Transportation Services office (FCB 107). The SPRINTER features an elevated station on the northeast corner of campus. CSUSM also runs a shuttle system that links the station with the heart of campus, from 6:45 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (shuttle service provided during the regular school year and summer session).
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