The Windsor Town Council has approved funding to subsidize fares for all riders on Route 66, the “Windsor Shuttle,” through June 30, 2020. When riding the local route in Windsor, passengers will no longer need to worry about having the correct change, having a transit pass or paying a fare at all!   The new “Fare-Free” program is designed to make using local transit services easier and to encourage hop-on, hop-off, travel without the need to pay a fare.

Sonoma County Transit introduced its “Fare-Free” program in June on Route 24, the “Sebastopol Shuttle,” followed by Route 67, the “Healdsburg Shuttle” in July.   The program has resulted in increased ridership on both routes, as well as, introducing new riders to Sonoma County Transit.

Sonoma County Transit’s College Student Subsidized Fare program allows unrestricted use of Sonoma County Transit for all Sonoma County College Students attending either Santa Rosa Junior College or Sonoma State University.

Funding for the program comes from a partnership between Sonoma County, the Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State University. The colleges fund approximately 55% of the program costs for their students using Sonoma County Transit.

A companion program for Sonoma County Veterans was made permanent in December 2015.

Upon boarding a Sonoma County Transit bus, College Students are required to show their current semester identification card. For Veterans, a Veterans Administration identification card or a Sonoma County Veterans identification card is required.

Route 29, Sonoma County Transit’s seasonal coast route, began Saturday, June 9th and will continue on weekends through September 2nd.

Route 29 operates two segments:

Route 29A originates at Coddingtown, then serves the Santa Rosa Transit Mall, the Sebastopol Downtown Transit Hub, town of Bodega, Doran Park and The Tides. See schedule Route 29A for bus stop locations. http://sctransit.com/maps-schedules/route-29a/

Route 29B originates in Guerneville and then serves Monte Rio, Duncans Mills, Jenner, Portuguese Beach, Salmon Creek, The Tides and Doran Park. See schedule for Route 29B bus stop locations. http://sctransit.com/maps-schedules/route-29b/

For trip planning assistance, please contract Sonoma County Transit information at 707-576-7433.

The City of Healdsburg has approved funding to subsidize fares for all riders on Route 67, the “Healdsburg Shuttle,” for a two-year period beginning July 1, 2018. When riding the local route in Healdsburg, passengers will no longer need to worry about having the correct change, having a transit pass or paying a fare at all!   The new “Fare-Free” program is designed to make using local transit services easier and to encourage hop-on, hop-off, travel without the need to pay a fare.

Sonoma County Transit introduced a “Fare-Free” program on June 4 on the “Sebastopol Shuttle,” the local route in Sebastopol. The “Sebastopol Shuttle Fare-Free program is subsidized by the city of Sebastopol.

The Sebastopol City Council voted unanimously on May 15 to subsidize fares for all riders on Route 24, The Sebastopol Shuttle, through June 30, 2019. The “Fare-Free” program went into effect on Monday, June 4 to coincide with the introduction of a new weekday schedule that expands afternoon service to 6:37pm. With the new schedule, the route serves two new stops on McKinley Street and provides access to The Barlow, Community Market, Taylor Made Coffee and the Rialto Theatre.