News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2020 Golden Empire Transit Providing Free Rides for Veterans in November Bakersfield, CA — Golden Empire Transit District (GET) announced today that all GET fixed-route and GET-A-Lift services will be free to military veterans during the entire month of November. … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2020 Golden Empire Transit offering FREE rides on Election Day Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Bakersfield, CA — If you live in Bakersfield and do not have a car, you now have a helpful option to get to a polling place. Golden … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2020 Golden Empire Transit Labor Day Service Bakersfield, CA — Golden Empire Transit District (GET) will operate on a holiday schedule on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day. Holiday schedules for all routes are indicated in the GET Bus book. … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders 661.869.6304 661.428.5801 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2020 Golden Empire Transit Resume Fare Collection Due to lower AQI Bakersfield, CA —Golden Empire Transit District (GET) will suspend FREE rides starting Tuesday, August 25, 2020 due to an Air Quality Index (AQI) of under 150. All GET Services … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders 661.869.6304 661.428.5801 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2020 Golden Empire Transit Providing FREE Rides Due to Air Quality Bakersfield, CA —Golden Empire Transit District (GET) will provide FREE rides Friday, August 21, 2020 due to an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 153. Bakersfield residents are encouraged to … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders / Marketing Manager Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2020 GET Board Approves Purchase of Driver Shields At the May 19, 2020 GET Board meeting the Board approved spending up to $160,000 to retrofit 88 buses with polycarbonate shields to protect drivers from COVID-19 and other … Read More
GET is continuing to stay up-to-date regarding the COVID-19 Virus. As information becomes available we are prepared to meet the changing recommendations available in our operations and business during this statewide “stay-at-home” order. The safety, health and well-being of our employees, customers and community is a top priority for GET and we are implementing a … Read More
REVISED NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING April 21, 2020 A Board Meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Golden Empire Transit District, 1830 Golden State Avenue, for the purpose of considering the District’s proposed Capital Planning projects. The proposed improvements are: CSUB: California State University Award Contract Zero Emission Bus Fleet … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2020 Golden Empire Transit – “Sound the Horn” April 16, 2020, at noon (12pm) Bakersfield CA – On Thursday, April 16, 2020 at noon (12 p.m.), Golden Empire Transit buses will give two horn blasts to honor public transit workers … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GET CEO Accepts Position as Chair of COVID-19 Crisis Relief Task Force for California Transit Association Bakersfield, CA — The Golden Empire Transit District (GET) announced today that Karen King, CEO has accepted the position as Chair of the COVID-19 Transit Crisis … Read More