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SPRINTER - Promotions
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SPRINTER North County Events | The Green Alternative | SPRINTER College Pass
North County Events Near the SPRINTER
Month of May Events on the SPRINTER Line
Extra trains to run for May 4 Cinco De Mayo event at the Oceanside Pier
Take North County Transit District’s (NCTD) SPRINTER light rail train to reach special events in North County this May. The Oceanside – Escondido SPRINTER train runs half-hour service on weekdays from approximately 4 a.m. to 9 p.m., with hourly service on the weekends.
On Sunday, May 4, the SPRINTER will add additional trains into service to offer half hour service from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., to provide extra transportation options for Oceanside’s popular Cinco de Mayo Fiesta En La Playa. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oceanside Pier, which is within walking distance of the SPRINTER station at the Oceanside Transit Center. With large crowds expected to attend this annual event, the SPRINTER makes it easy to access the beach and pier area, while leaving the stress of traffic and parking behind. Parking is free and plentiful at 13 of the SPRINTER’s 15 stations located along the Highway 78 corridor.
May events that are accessible from SPRINTER stations include:
• Sat. May 3, Fiesta, Vista Townsite Community Partnership Center, (760) 806-8980, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Sun. May 4, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta en la Playa, Oceanside Pier Amphitheater, (858) 576-1919, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sun. May 11, Mother’s Day Home Tour, Old Escondido Neighborhood, (760) 735-8072, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (accessible by BREEZE buses from the SPRINTER station)
• Sun. May 11, Antiques on Mission Street Fair, Oceanside (760) 754-4512, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Sat. May 17, Wind in the Willows (production for kids), Hearth Theatre, San Marcos Community Recreation Center, (760) 744-9000, 2 p.m.
• Sun. May 18, Escondido Downtown Street Fair, (760) 945-9288, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sun. May 18, Wind in the Willows (production for kids), Hearth Theatre, San Marcos Community Recreation Center, (760) 744-9000, 2 p.m.
• Sat. May 24, Vista Village Business Association Baking Contest, Downtown Main Street, (760) 414-9391, 11 a.m.
• Sun. May 25, Vista Village Chocolate Festival, Downtown Main Street, (760) 726-1122, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Sat. May 31, Community Concert Outreach, Oceanside Pier Amphitheater, (760) 639-0304, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
To add an event to this listing, call 760-966-6602.
To download a PDF of this listing, click here.
THE GREEN ALTERNATIVE
The SPRINTER helps with the "greening" of North County. Here's why:
The SPRINTER improves air quality by reducing pollution. Compared with private vehicles, public transportation produces, on average, per passenger mile, 95 percent less carbon monoxide, 92 percent fewer volatile organic compounds, 45 percent less carbon dioxide and 48 percent less nitrogen oxide. The new SPRINTER trains emit at a stringent Euro III
emissions level, and when compared with automobiles or
with heavy rail, fuel consumption
per seat is very low.
The SPRINTER reduces gasoline consumption. Each year, public transportation use saves the equivalent of 34 supertankers of oil, or a supertanker leaving the Middle East every 11 days. By the end of the first year of service, it is projected that the SPRINTER will be taking 5,000 cars off Highway 78 each day.
The SPRINTER helps ease traffic congestion in North County. In 2003, public transportation in America's most congested cities saved travelers 1.1 billion hours in travel time. It is estimated that the
SPRINTER line will result in a reduction of 57,757
vehicle miles traveled every day by the end of the first year of
service.
The SPRINTER helps passengers save money. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) found that public transportation use saves 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline every year, and can reduce household expenses by $6,200 - more than the average household pays for food in a year. A SPRINTER Day Pass costs about what the price of a single gallon of gas currently costs.
The SPRINTER works to promote personal wellness.
Public transportation fosters a healthy and active lifestyle, encouraging more people to walk, bike and jog to transit stops. An analysis of 2001 National Household Travel Survey data for transit users finds that walking to and from transit helps inactive persons attain a significant portion of the recommended minimum daily exercise they need.
The SPRINTER lead to improvements in North County's open space. SPRINTER construction mitigation efforts in the
Rancho Del Oro and Harmony Grove areas have
created more than six acres of new wetlands/open
space and garnered an environmental project award
from the American Public Works Association. Under
an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers after
upgrading the old rail line, NCTD transferred 35,000
cubic yards of material to the Rancho Del Oro area to
create new wetlands. After transferring the soil, the transit district created an irrigation system to
facilitate the growth of many species of native plants.
Conditions were created to provide habitat for the
various species of birds, fish and wildlife that were
affected by the new rail line. In Harmony Grove, land
which once had been a decaying mobile-home park,
has been transformed into a lush field planted with
live oak and other native plants.
Take the challenge: try transit just one day a week and you too can help ease congestion, save gas money and even help the environment. Click here to see what your transit benefits calculation is.
To learn more about the benefits of public transit, visit the www.publictransportation.org web site hosted by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
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SPRINTER COLLEGE PASS
If you're a college student, you know that every penny counts! Now you can avoid having to pay expensive parking permit fees by taking the BREEZE bus and the SPRINTER to college. When the SPRINTER begins operations on March 9, 2008, students from Cal State San Marcos, Palomar College and MiraCosta College will have easy access to campus from a nearby SPRINTER station! Fares and monthly passes (listed below) will be the same for the BREEZE bus system and the SPRINTER trains, making it easy to transfer between the two modes.
College Monthly passes offer a great discount and are currently available through the following colleges:
MiraCosta College BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $39
This pass is sold in association with MiraCosta College and the Associated Student Governments -- available the 25th through the 15th of the month, or until passes are sold out, at the Student Account's Office on the main campus. Call (760) 757-2121 x 6835 for specific sales locations. A college student I.D. is required and this campus may require a minimum number of units.
Many BREEZE bus routes serve MiraCosta College and passengers using the SPRINTER have an easy 5 minute BREEZE connection from the Rancho Del Oro station on BREEZE route 319.
Palomar College BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $42
More than six BREEZE routes serve the transit center at Palomar College and now the SPRINTER! Palomar College monthly passes are sold at the Student Affairs Office on the main campus in San Marcos the 25th through the 10th of the month, or until passes are sold out. A college student I.D. is required and this campus may require a minimum number of units. For more information from the Palomar College web site, click here.
Many BREEZE bus routes serve Palomar College in both San Marcos and Escondido. The main campus in San Marcos conveniently has a SPRINTER station located just south of Mission Road.
Cal State San Marcos
A BREEZE/SPRINTER monthly pass for $44 is now available for CSUSM students with valid ID and enrollment verification through the Parking and Transportation Services office (FCB 107). The SPRINTER features an elevated station on the northeast corner of campus. CSUSM also runs a shuttle system that links the station with the heart of campus, from 6:45 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (shuttle service provided during the regular school year).
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