Summer youth passes in Utah, Discord for transit in the Bay Area, and new transit leaders in Virginia
Utah offers unlimited summer rides for youth. A Discord server updates Bay Area riders and it’s graduation season for brand new transit leaders.
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Sources:
- https://www.rideuta.com/Rider-Info/Riders-License
- https://www.caltrain.com/news/caltrain-launches-bay-area-transit-discord-server
- https://vatransit.com/VTLI
Transcript
Utah offers unlimited summer rides for youth.
Julie Gates:A Discord server updates Bay Area riders and it's graduation season
Julie Gates:for brand new transit leaders.
Julie Gates:Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.
Julie Gates:As families prepare for summer, Utah Transit Authority is offering
Julie Gates:a UTA rider's license for youth.
Julie Gates:It provides unlimited rides across the system all summer long for $49.
Julie Gates:Keeping up with innovation in social media, Caltrain created a Discord
Julie Gates:server to inform and engage riders in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Julie Gates:The server features service alerts from nearby transit systems,
Julie Gates:including BART, VTA, AC Transit, WETA, Caltrain, and Samtrans.
Julie Gates:Over 1, 200 people signed up for the Discord server in the first 48 hours.
Julie Gates:And it's graduation season!
Julie Gates:Congratulations to this week's inaugural graduates of the Virginia
Julie Gates:Transit Leadership Institute.
Julie Gates:The goal of the institute is to cultivate the next generation of public
Julie Gates:transportation leadership in Virginia.
Julie Gates:This Transit Unplugged News Minute is being brought to you by Modaxo.
Julie Gates:I'm Julie Gates.