The Huntington Town Board held its August 16 meeting, where they approved a free fare week on the Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) Bus fixed routes and scheduled public hearings for the September 13 and October 12 meetings.
Supervisor Ed Smyth established a Free Fare Week, approved by the Town Board, to promote the Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) fixed route bus service from Monday, September 19 through Saturday, September 24 to support and promote sustainable transportation for International Car Free Day on Thursday, September 22.
“The Town of Huntington is a leader in sustainable and climate-smart initiatives and HART Bus’ Free Fare Week is another way to go green while simultaneously reducing commuting costs,” said Supervisor Ed Smyth. “We expect this effort to go green and waive our fixed route bus fares will get more ‘cheeks in the seats’ and reduce the number of vehicles congesting our roads.”
The Town of Huntington has partnered with Transit Solutions and 511NYRideshare annually to promote Car Free Day and has been a leader in municipal pledges to go “car-free” or “car-light” in recent years. Transit Solutions will have a table in the lobby at Huntington Town Hall on Tuesday, August 23rd from 11:30am to 2:00pm taking pledges from employees and members of the public who commit to going “car-free” or “car-light” for Car Free Day.
More information on HART Bus fixed routes can be found at https://www.huntingtonny.gov/hart.