(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Feb. 22, 2024 – Trinity Metro will offer free rides for voting on all local services in the Primary Election, which is on Tuesday, March 5. Customers who are riding to or from the polls are eligible for free rides on Trinity Metro buses, ZIPZONE on-demand rideshare services, ACCESS paratransit, TEXRail and Trinity Railway Express stations in Tarrant County, including CentrePort.
“We are offering free rides to remove any transportation barrier that would prevent anyone in our community from voting,” said Trinity Metro President and CEO Richard Andreski. “The ability to vote is one of our core rights, so we want to do our part to help residents exercise that right.”
To obtain a free ride, customers should notify their driver or train conductor that they are traveling to or from a voting location.
About Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is a regional transportation system that provides public transportation to meet the mobility needs in Tarrant County. The agency offers connections throughout the North Central Texas region, providing passenger trips on buses, TEXRail, ACCESS paratransit, ZIPZONEs, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, vanpools and Trinity Railway Express (TRE), a 34-mile commuter rail line jointly owned and operated with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Trinity Metro is the sole owner and operator of TEXRail, a 27-mile commuter rail line that runs between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal B.