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# RTA lets youth ride free through 2027
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/rta-lets-youth-ride-free-through-2027/
- Published: 2026-08-12T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T14:06:42.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: City Hall, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:6a72304e6762fb0001aa117b:0

As students head back to class, [RTA's Youth Ride Free program](https://www.riversidetransit.com/index.php/news-a-publications/latest-news/849-youth-ride-free-all-year-long?ref=raincrossgazette.com) lets anyone 18 or younger board fixed-route and GoMicro buses free through June 30, 2027, while college students at Cal Baptist, La Sierra, RCC, UCR and other U-Pass/Go-Pass schools ride free too — a program that carried more than 1.8 million youth and student trips in 2025.