Sacramento Regional Transit\u2019s wheelchair-accessible ride-share service will soon be available for expanded weekday hours and Saturday service.<\/p>\n
Starting July 1, the SacRT Flex program will operate from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, adding one hour of early morning service, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. It will mark the first time the microtransit service, which provides curb-to-curb trips for $2.50, will operate on weekends.<\/p>\n
Flex, which launched at the end of 2024<\/a>, provides on-demand rides for riders 62 and older, low-income residents, people with disabilities and children ages 13 to 17 in low-income households. Eligible customers who apply and are approved<\/a> can schedule rides in wheelchair-accessible vans within nine transit zones, including Arden-Carmichael and Elk Grove.<\/p>\n Many Flex riders are also eligible for RT\u2019s Go Paratransit Service, but Flex is more convenient and costs about half as much, RT spokesperson Jessica Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n \u201c(Flex) also helps SacRT manage demand for paratransit, which is expensive to operate and experiencing growing ridership,\u201d Gonzalez said in an email.<\/p>\n Rider feedback and ridership trends indicated a need for more early morning weekday service. Gonzalez said RT selected Saturday service because \u201cdemand for transit is consistently higher on Saturdays than Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n