Seventh Annual Try Transit Week is September 21 - 25

Sep 04, 2015

Try Transit Week, September 21 -25, 2015, is a week-long, educational event designed to encourage Virginians to reduce their use of single-occupancy vehicles and try a form of public transportation such as vanpool, bus, rail, or ferry. Virginians can visit www.trytransitweek.org and pledge to try a form of public transportation during the seventh annual statewide Try Transit Week. Participants who pledge to try transit are automatically entered for a chance to win a year of free transit service from the Virginia transit operator of their choice, along with a pair of round-trip tickets aboard Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train.* Pledges will be accepted through September 25, 2015. 

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is working with transit operators across the Commonwealth to spread the word about the accessibility of transit and the benefits of using it. Passengers who use public transportation not only save time and money, but they can work, read, listen to music and text while traveling.