U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin was in Racine on Friday to highlight the solar project for RYDE Racine's electric buses and the Racine Community Health Care Center. During her visit, Baldwin rode one of the city's electric buses from the Corinne Reid Owens Transit Center to...
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RYDE continues transit modernization effort with grants for solar array and fare system.
RACINE — The city’s transit department is steaming ahead in its effort to modernize public transportation. A $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy will fund a solar array at the 1900 Kentucky St. facility. A $160,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of...
City of Racine Council Approves Solar Array
RACINE — City Council voted Tuesday to accept more than $1.2 million from the United States Department of Energy to build a solar array at the city’s transit garage, 1900 Kentucky St. The motion passed 10-1. The solar array will be used to power the city’s already...
Bus rides now free for military veterans in Racine
RACINE — Bus rides are now free for military veterans in the Racine area. The Racine City Council Tuesday evening unanimously approved a measure that will waive the fare for veterans. According to figures released by the Racine County Veterans Services Office,...
RYDE Racine partners with RUSD, Gateway to provide transit for students
RACINE — RYDE Racine wants to get students to the classroom. Local educational institutions have partnered with RYDE Racine to provide transit services before. After almost a two-year hiatus from such a partnership due to COVID-19, Racine Unified School District and...
RYDE Racine announces it received federal grant to buy four more electric buses
RACINE — The City of Racine was awarded $3.8 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Vehicle Program to buy four additional all-electric buses, Mayor Cory Mason announced during his State of the City...