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Greater Arlington Chamber Of Commerce: Via Celebrates Valentine's Day By Providing Free Rides All Day
It's a deal that's sweeter than a heart-shaped box of chocolates! To celebrate 1 million trips on Arlington's Via Rideshare public trans ...
February 11, 2022
It’s a deal that’s sweeter than a heart-shaped box of chocolates! To celebrate 1 million trips on Arlington’s Via Rideshare public transportation service, all rides will be free this Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2022.
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Since 2017, Arlington’s on-demand, rideshare public transportation service has helped residents, students and visitors reach neighborhoods, shopping centers, offices, restaurants, medical facilities and other key destinations across The American Dream City. The service also helps riders get to and from the CentrePort TRE Station, where they can connect to Dallas, Fort Worth and beyond.
Now in its fifth year, the service continues to provide an equitable and flexible on-demand transit offering that is free from fixed routes and schedules. Via’s platform routes passengers in real time to convenient pickup and drop off locations within just a couple blocks, enabling multiple passengers headed in the same direction to efficiently share a single vehicle.
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Via Rideshare is available Monday through Saturday for those who need transportation out of convenience or necessity. Here’s what some customers had to say recently about why they choose Via:
Riders can book a shared ride six days a week using a smartphone application or a dial-in phone number, 817-784-7382. The service operates from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays.
Fares are based on trip distance, with a minimum of $3 per trip for rides up to 1.5 miles in length and a maximum of $5 per ride for trips over 6 miles in length. Via Pass, a weekly pass that allows riders to take up to four trips per day, costs $25. Click here to visit the Arlington Via Rideshare webpage for more details.
The countdown to 2 million starts now! Head to the Via app or call 817-784-7382 to book your next ride.
Thank you to the City of Arlington for sharing all of this wonderful information with us! We are so excited to see Via continue to expand in the Greater Arlington area.
This press release was produced by Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.