December
8,
2003
CONTACT:
José Ubaldo/Marc Littman
MTA MEDIA RELATIONS
(213) 922-2707/922-2700
www.metro.net/press/pressroom
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTA Offers Free Rides On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Safest Way To Go!
MTA will offer free rides on
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve on Metro Buses and Metro Rail to boost safety
and reduce traffic congestion during the holidays.
On Christmas Eve patrons may ride for free from 9 p.m. until closing - generally around 2 a.m. - on the Metro Rail system, and from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the Metro Bus system.
On New Year's Eve all Metro
Rail lines will operate all night to encourage easy travel to the Rose Parade in
Pasadena. However, free rides will only be from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. Metro Bus
rides will be free from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Metro Rail and Metro Buses
will operate on Sunday schedules Christmas and New Year's Day, both which fall
on Thursday this year.
For more information, call 1
(800) COMMUTE or go to MTA's web site Metro.Net.
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