GET Announces Reduced Service Schedule

GET will move to a reduced weekend schedule running daily. With the decrease in ridership due to
the COVID-19 virus and the precautions the community is taking, GET will reduce service starting
Monday, March 23, 2020.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2020
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 to maintain essential services to our community.
GET will move to a reduced weekend schedule running daily. With the decrease in ridership due to
the COVID-19 virus and the precautions the community is taking, GET will reduce service starting
Monday, March 23, 2020. Customers should refer to our Saturday schedule for information. The
weekend schedule is in the GET bus book, on our website (www.getbus.org) or through the Transit
App for the fixed route bus and the TransLoc App for Ryde.
Reduced Schedule as of March 23, 2020
• Fixed Route buses will operate 6:30am – 7:00pm daily.
• GET-A-Lift will operate for medically necessary appointments ONLY (Doctors Appointment,
Pharmacy and Grocery Store).
• RYDE will follow the weekend schedule of 7am-7pm daily.
• X-92 to IKEA will run a regular schedule.
These changes will result in the temporary furlough of approximately 30 employees.