Catch a ride to stay cool

Free Rides around Rochester

It's scorching hot today ?

"* ad a lot of places where people usually cool off ?

"* like the library and public pools ?

"* ae closed because of the virus.

There is a place in rochester where you can hide from the heat for free... you can catch a ride.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson shows you how.

She joins us live.

Annalise?

Katie ?

"* george ?

"* i'm here rochester public transit bus stop.

If you need a place to cool off ?

"* you can hitch a ride on a city bus for free.

Just tell the driver you're looking for "a cool place to be" ?

"* and you can ride aroun on the bus in the air conditioning for as long as you need to stay cool.

As of today ?

"* masks are required on the bus and you must load from the back entrance in order to social distance.

Anyone is welcome to ride and there will be no fare charged.

Really this is an opportunity for people who are in distress or at risk of suffering distress from the heat to have an opportunity just to cool off for a little bit while today is free because of the heat ?

"* rides are actually fare?

"* free until further notice because of the social distancing measures being taken on the bus to protect riders and the driver from each other.

Live in rochester annalise johnson kimt r?

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"*t is working on implementing a barrier system at the fare box in the buses.

Whenever those are installed ?*- buses will resume fare collection.

A rochester elementary school is gearing up to welcome kids back into the classroom!

Longfellow elementary has released its plans for the upcoming academic year and will begin the new year on july 27th