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
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
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2020 GET Announces Reduced Service Schedule Bakersfield, CA — Golden Empire Transit will continue to provide an essential service to our community. GET is taking extraordinary efforts to protect the health and safety of riders and employees while working tirelessly … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2020 GET – Coronavirus, Committed to Keeping Riders Healthy Bakersfield, CA – Golden Empire Transit (GET) is committed to keeping riders and drivers healthy and safe this spring as concerns of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) moves through our country. Golden Empire Transit … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2020 GET Board Approves Policy to Purchase Alternative Fuel Buses Bakersfield, CA — The Golden Empire Transit District (GET) Board of Directors at the February 18, 2020 Board meeting adopted a policy to purchase Alternatively-Fueled Vehicles. This policy will serve … Read More
News Release FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sanders Office: 661.869.6304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 Kern Transit Passes available at GET Downtown Transit Center Bakersfield, CA — The Golden Empire Transit District (GET) announced the sale of Kern Transit 31-day passes for Local and All Route buses including the Reduced Pass are all now … Read More