San Diego, CA - Usuku Lwamahhala Lwezithuthi zokuhamba zomphakathi lonke libuyile! NgoLwesithathu, Oct. 2, bonke abagibeli bazobe bekhululekile ezinsizakalweni zeSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) neNorth County Transit District (NCTD), kufaka phakathi iTorley, COASTER, SPRINTER namabhasi ahamba ngomgwaqo. Usuku luzofaka nezephulelo ezibalulekile kusuka eLyft naseNyoni kwezixazululo zokuqala nezokugcina.
Kulonyaka, kubanjwa uSuku Lwamahhala Usuku Lomoya Oluhlanzekile LaseCalifornia, lapho abahlali kulo lonke elaseCalifornia bezothatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuphuma nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yomoya.
"I-Free Ride Day yithuba lokuthi wonke umuntu ahlole iSan Diego ngokuhamba," kusho uGeorgette Gómez, uMongameli woMkhandlu waseSan Diego kanye noSihlalo weBhodi labaqondisi be-MTS. "NgeFree Ride Day, amaSan Diegans anethuba lokuzibophezela ekulweni nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ngokukhetha indlela yokuya emsebenzini, esikoleni noma lapho befuna ukuya khona."
Ohlelweni lokuqala lwe-Free Ride Day ngonyaka ophelile, ama-MTS abona ngaphezulu kohambo olwengeziwe lwe-53,000 oluthathwe phakathi nosuku lwenkonzo emabhasini naseTrolleys. Lo nyaka, ama-MTS ne-NCTD athembela ukukhulisa ukubamba iqhaza nge-10%.
"Sinenhlanhla esifundeni sethu ukuba nezinhlelo zokuhamba zomphakathi ezifinyelela esifundeni esiningi kangaka," kusho uTony Kranz, uSihlalo weBhodi leNCTD kanye ne-Encinitas Councilmember. “Ngokugibela mahhala ngo-Okthoba 2, sifuna abantu bashiye izimoto zabo emakhaya ngalolo suku bazame ukuhamba. Kubalulekile emphakathini wethu nasekhwalithi yethu yomoya ukuthi samukele ezokuthutha futhi sibone ukuthi zingangena kanjani ohambweni lwethu lwansuku zonke. ”
Endaweni, Usuku Lomgibeli wamahhala nalo lusekelwa yi-SANDAG ICommute Rideshare Isonto, amadolobha, iDolobha laseSan Diego nabaqashi abakhulu esifundeni sonke.
"Sijabule kakhulu ukusebenzisana ne-MTS ne-NCTD ukukhuthaza uSuku Lwamahhala njengengxenye yeRideshare Week, umcimbi waminyaka yonke wokugubha izibonelelo eziningi zezindlela zokuhamba," kusho uSekela Sihlalo we-SANDAG neMeya ye-Encinitas uCatherine Blakespear. "Abagibeli bayakhuthazeka ukuthi bahlanganyele ukugibela isonto lonke futhi bathathe uhambo, carpool, noma i-vanpool basebenze esikhundleni sokushayela bodwa ukusiza ukunciphisa ukuminyana kwezimoto kanye nokuphuma komoya komoya."
Abakwa-MTS ne-NCTD bazoba nemicimbi eziteshini eziningi zokuhamba ngaphesheya kosuku ngalolo suku ukunikela ngemiklomelo futhi banikeze ukusekelwa kwamakhasimende kulabo abasebenza okokuqala ngqa. Abantu abangena kwi-Free Ride Day Giveaway (umuntu ose-MTS pop-ups noma kwimidiya yokuxhumana nabantu esebenzisa i-hashtag #sdfreerideday19) bangawina umklomelo omkhulu - wokuhamba mahhala konyaka! Imiklomelo eyengeziwe ifaka phakathi ukuhlala ubusuku obubodwa eSycuan Casino Resort, amathikithi ebhola e-SDSU, ama-MTS Day Passes nokuningi.
Umphakathi uzokwazi nokuthola izaphulelo ezivela kubalingani bendawo abalandelayo:
- The Isixhumi seCarlsbad izokhululeka kubagibeli ngekhodi yephromo “FREETRansIT.”
- Izinyoni zizonikeza abagibeli abasha beZinyoni uhambo lwamahhala (kufika ku- $ 5) ngekhodi yephromo “SDMTS.”
- ILyft izonikeza abagibeli abancishisiwe ukusiza ngezixazululo zokuqala nokugcina. Abahlanganyeli bangasebenzisa ikhodi yephromo- "FREERIDEDAY" ukuthola i-25% isebangeni yokugibela emibili ukusuka nokuma kokuhamba kokuhamba.
Ukuthembisa ukugibela ku-Free Ride Day, futhi uthole imininingwane engaphezulu ngomcimbi, vakashela sdmts.com/freerideday.
