Free Ride Day encourages people to choose public transit, reduce emissions and save money. Conveniently for Padres fans, this year’s coincided with a wild-card series game.
Rider along the tracks as a trolley arrives at Old Town Transit Center in Old Town on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in San Diego, California. San Diego County residents got to ride the trolley, bus and commuter rail for free Wednesday, as part of an initiative from local transportation agencies to promote public transit and reduce emissions.
Early Wednesday evening, minutes before the first pitch, hundreds of fans flooded off the Blue Line trolley downtown and headed to Petco Park. Service was expanded before and after Wednesday’s game, with trolleys running every 15 minutes on all three lines. Riders coming off the bus along the Old Town Transit Center in Old Town on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in San Diego, California.
NCTD has also seen higher numbers on the day of the promotion. More than 30,000 rides were recorded that day last year, up 24% from the roughly 24,500 weekday average and up 4% from a year earlier. Early Wednesday evening, Oceanside residents Nicole and Eric Anderson were among the Padres fans headed to the stadium by public transit — they hadn’t known it was Free Ride Day and were surprised by the number of people when they boarded the trolley.
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