Visalia to launch low-cost ride-sharing platform

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A caller on-demand transit work designed to "provide convenient, flexible service" is launching successful Visalia adjacent week.

The metropolis says that with Visalia Connect, users volition beryllium capable to petition rides utilizing a mobile app akin to ride-sharing platforms similar Uber oregon Lyft for conscionable $5 per person.

Starting June 11, riders tin petition trips done the Visalia Connect app. Service volition run during the aforesaid hours arsenic Visalia Transit’s fixed-route service.

“We recognize that Visalians request options erstwhile it comes to nationalist transportation. Whether it’s commuting to work, moving errands, oregon heading retired for appointments, Visalia Connect aims to marque getting astir Visalia easier than ever,” Mayor Brett Taylor said.

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