TheRide's Memorial Day Transit Schedule Announced

The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (TheRide) will not operate regular fixed-route bus, A-Ride paratransit, Good As Gold senior taxi or ExpressRide services on Monday, May 28, 2012 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. All regular services will resume on Tuesday, May 29. On Memorial Day, AirRide service between Ann Arbor and Detroit Metropolitan Airport will operate on its regular schedule.

Passengers may take advantage of TheRide’s HolidayRide shared-ride taxi service on May 28 for just $5 a person. Seniors and persons with disabilities with an identification card issued by TheRide may ride for $2.50. Individuals with a go!pass may ride for $3, with the balance funded by a grant from the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority.

HolidayRide taxi service operates within the city limits of Ann Arbor and east to downtown Ypsilanti between Clark Road/Huron River Drive on the north and Ellsworth Road/Michigan Avenue on the south. To schedule a HolidayRide trip, call 734.528.5432.

TheRide will close its offices at 2700 South Industrial Highway and the Blake and Ypsilanti Transit Centers on May 28, in observance of Memorial Day.

The three facilities will re-open for business on Tuesday, May 29.

Bus route and schedule information is available at 734.996.0400 and on TheRide’s web site at www.TheRide.org.