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Bay Area residents will be offered a second day of free transit service on Thursday following Wednesday’s first summer Spare the Air day, designed to encourage commuters to ride transit instead of driving cars.
From 5 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bay Area Rapid Transit, ferries and trains will provide free service, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Chair Mark Ross said.
Buses will be free all day, according to Ross.
Spare the Air days are implemented when the Bay Area experiences extreme heat and low wind, causing emissions to linger in the air, which subsequently causes smog and long-term pollution problems, Ross said.
