Tarrant County Partners with Arlington to Provide Free Transportation Through Via or Handitran on Election Day
By Tarrant County Communications
Posted on October 31, 2019, October 31, 2019

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Tarrant County voters will be able to catch free rides to the polls on seven transit services, including Arlington's Via Rideshare and Handitran.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Tarrant County voters will be able to catch free rides to the polls on seven transit services, including Arlington's Via Rideshare and Handitran.

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved a partnership with several transportation services in Tarrant County to pay for customer trips to voting locations on Election Day.

Riders can show their voter registration card or current Texas ID on Nov. 5 and ride for free to vote.

The Commissioners Court approved the plan, which is not to exceed $20,000, on Oct. 15.

“It is important that every eligible voter in Tarrant County has the opportunity to vote,” said Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley. “We have included as many public transit providers as possible within Tarrant County, from accessible services for the elderly and mobility-impaired, to on-demand service in Arlington.”

The seven transit services included in the program are Trinity Metro’s fixed-route bus, TEXRail, ACCESS paratransit, Tarrant County Transportation Services (TCTS), and Northeast Transportation Services (NETS), and Arlington’s Via and Handitran.

Those who qualify and want to ride to vote on ACCESS, TCTS, NETS or Handitran should call the provider at least 48 hours ahead of the trip to schedule their free ride to any of the Tarrant County Vote Centers. Click here to learn more about Handitran.

To use Via’s on-demand service in Arlington to vote on Election Day, riders simply download Via’s app and enter the address of a Vote Center within Via’s service area or call 817-794-7382 to hail a ride by phone. The rider will not be charged for trips scheduled to or from a Vote Center location.

Click here to learn more about Via in Arlington.

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