Sarnia Transit now free for kids 12 and under

Journal Staff Children age 12 and under can now ride Sarnia Transit buses for free. Traditionally, riders five and older were required to pay $3 cash or provide a ticket ($2.40), the same as an adult fare.

Journal Staff

Children age 12 and under can now ride Sarnia Transit buses for free.

Traditionally, riders five and older were required to pay $3 cash or provide a ticket ($2.40), the same as an adult fare.

During a trial run this summer, the eligible age for free rides was raised to 12 for kids who rode with a fare-paying passenger.

Just 83 children took part, less than one percent of total ridership, city staff said.

Council made the move after being contacted by a local single mother of two on a disability pension having difficulty affording the cost of public transit.

“This adjustment can make travelling through the city less of a burden on families, which may result in increased ridership,” city staff said in a report.