The recruitment event is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the RTA facility at 700 Scaramella Circle.

The focus will be on recruiting up to 50 “community bus drivers” who can operate the agency’s mid-size fleet, serving routes across western Riverside County, officials said.

“The starting hourly rate is $26.27, with a generous benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance coverage, CalPERS retirement, paid holidays and sick days, basic life insurance and more,” according to an RTA statement.

Applicants should be prepared to present their driver’s licenses, as well as printouts of their driving history provided by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

“Walk-ins are welcome,” the RTA stated. “We will conduct on-site assessments, and qualified applicants may receive same-day offers.”

Additional information can be obtained at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/riversidetransit, or www.riversidetransit.com.

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The youth ride free promotion, which lasts through December 31, 2026, gives free rides to any youth age 18 and under as well as students at Cal Baptist University, La Sierra University, Moreno Valley College, Mt. San Jacinto College, Norco College, Riverside City College and UC Riverside.

The promotion offers free rides on RTA buses anytime they operate.

“Whether it’s a trip to entertainment destinations, across town to a friend’s house, there’s plenty of places to go,” according to a news release announcing the program.

Youth passengers can board any RTA bus at no cost simply by showing a valid RTA Youth ID, school ID, or other proof of age when they ride. The program covers all destinations served by RTA, including schools, parks, malls, libraries, and community centers throughout Riverside County.

To learn about ride schedules, visit: www.riversidetransit.com.

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Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) is getting its system and its customers ready for a new farebox system and mobile app, both of which will launch is January 2023.

RTA is installing Genfare Fast Fare fareboxes on all of its more than 220 fixed-route buses. The new Fast Fare fareboxes are like RTA’s current fareboxes, but are capable of accepting more fare options.

The new fareboxes will link to a new mobile ticketing app called GoMobile where customers can buy passes, pay fare, plan a trip and check the next arrival time of a bus. Plus, riders can log into a personalized web portal to buy paper passes and reloadable smartcards that can be used on the new fareboxes.

RTA says it will communicate further when the GoMobile app is ready for download and reminds riders that until the new system is fully deployed, they should continue to pay for services as they currently do by using cash, paper passes and Token Transit mobile ticketing. RTA’s current mobile app, Token Transit, will be phased out of its system. Riders will not be able to purchase passes on Token Transit after Nov. 30 and all Token Transit passes will expire at the end of December.

RTA says U-Pass and Go-Pass mobile passes will also transition to the GoMobile app beginning Jan. 2, 2023. When fully deployed, the fareboxes will accept all kinds of payment types, including paper passes, mobile app tickets, smartcards, tap-enabled credit and debit cards and Apple Pay and Google Pay. Cash and coin will also be accepted.

Smartcards, payments using tap-enabled credit and debit cards, and Apple Pay and Google Pay are expected to be introduced in February 2023.

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